1. Analysing Music
Magazines

2. Analysing Front
Covers

3. The Masthead “Kerrang” is the
name of this music magazine. The
masthead is sans serif and white.
This is contrasted against the dark
black background. The shatter
pattern across the title connotes
that the music magazine genre is
rock.
The header of the magazine has
been used to promote a.
competition. The yellow
background enables the black font
to be bold and easy to read.
Similarly, the same technique of
choice in colours has been used to
highlight “Hayley” name.
This is the main cover line is bold
and black which contrasts against
the white background. This has
been down this way in order to
show you that “Paramore” is the
main feature of this magazine. By
making the name eye catching it
will attract “Paramore” fans.
This is the main choice of colours
that feature on the front page are
yellow and black. There is a
connection between the cover
image and text due to the fact
Hayley is wearing a yellow shirt with
the word “security” in black on it.
This allows there to be a house style
across the page and the colour
scheme is yellow and black which
the magazine stick to across the
front cover.
Rule of thirds have been
used for effect as the other
two cover features are bold
and eye-catching. Placing
them on this side of the page
allows them to be seen more
clearly. This allows more fan
bases to see this magazine
and purchase it.
In the footer of the magazine it is
a final indication of what can be
seen inside the magazine. This
allows Kerrang to put further
information that is important and
will grab the readers attention
since it is on the front cover.
This is the main cover image is a
medium shot of “Hayley” the lead
singer of “Paramore”. She has and
iconic face which her fans will
recognise. Being the main image
suggests she is likely to have a
feature about her in the magazine
which then attracts her fan base
audience to purchase this
magazine.
This Pug gives attention to a feature in the magazine.
The black contrasts against the yellow around the pug
and the yellow on the t-shirt.
The barcode on the magazine
positioned at the bottom right of
the magazine. Doing this make
the magazine look aesthetically
pleasing. Another use of the
barcode is for the date line and
the Issue number.

4. The masthead “Vibe” has been
slightly covered by “Janet
Jackson”. This suggests that “Vibe”
is a well known music magazine.
The pink follows the house style
and bring continuity to the colours
as the same pink from the mast
head is used in the cover lines.
The number 15 has been put in a
large font in order to make it
stand out and emphasise the fact
there is “15 crucial video game”.
The black font also help the
attention go straight to the
number as the black is a strong
contrast against the light pink.
The cover lines follow the house
style of pink and blue. In order to
make the colours stand out there
is a slight white edging around the
letters which makes the cover lines
pop and stand out.
The barcode on the magazine
positioned at the bottom left of
the magazine. Doing this make the
magazine look aesthetically
pleasing. Another use of the
barcode is for the date line and
the Issue number.
The black font is used here as it is a strong contrast against the blue which
allows the words “the untold story of” to be noticeable. Doing this emphasise
the untold story making you interested and want to read it.
The Masthead “Kerrang” is the
name of this music magazine. The
shatter pattern across the title
connotes that the music
magazine genre is
The main Cover line is in a larger
font suggesting it’s the bigger
feature in this magazine. Shadows
have been used on the words
“Janet Jackson” in order to make
the name literally stand out at you
. The blue font is chosen as it is
the colour that stands out the
most on the magazine compared
to the salmon pink colour.
The main cover image is of “Janet
Jackson” . This image is a medium
shot and she is looking directly at
the audience. Do this allows there
to be a connection with the
magazine and audience as is it
looking directly at creating a more
personal connection.
The cover lines also use the colours
black and white as it helps break up
the text on the page but allows is to
stand out against pink and blue font .

5. The masthead in in a bold white
sans serif font. This is then
contrasted with the red filled “b”
and the yellow filled “d”. The fact
that the masthead has been
slightly covered by the main cover
image of “Rihanna” the fact this
has been done shows us that
“Billboard” is a recognisable and
well known music magazine.
The “Billboard” is another word
used to describe the charts.
Having “Rihanna” chosen to be
the main image is highly
appropriate as she herself has
been top in the chart many times.
The cover lines are very clear as
they are bold black font which has
then been put on a contrasting
white back ground. This allows
that font to read and stand out
better. They have been put into a
column on the left side of the
magazine in order to keep it stand
out if the left side is showing
when stacked.
The bar code is a conventional image to have on
the magazine as it is used to purchase the
magazine.
The header at the top of the
magazine in order to add that
little bit of extra information as to
what the magazine is about. The
yellow font is distinguished from
the white.
The main cover line is “Rihanna” is
written in gradient and in a bold
white font The heading take up
most of the front cover whereas
the masthead doesn’t. This shows
us that the singer herself is more
popular than the magazine. The
bigger the font, the more likely it
is to be noticed.
The use of the quote “My fans
don’t really know who I am” has
been cleverly used in order to gain
interest and curiosity as to who
“Rihanna” really is. Also, it allows
us to get a small insight as to what
her article is really about.

6. Analysing
Contents Page

7. The contents also include a quote
taken from the artists article.
This allows the audience to get a
sneak peek as to what the article
is about, but also highlight who
the person is in the contents
page photo.
The Masthead “Spin” from the magazine
cover is also featured on the contents
page. This is done so that you are
reminded that “Spin” is the magazine you
are reading
The date line has also been put on
the contents pages which is very
common to see.
The contents page includes a
column titled “features” . This is
used so that they only have to
mention the main pieces in the
magazine which can quickly be
found. The features are in bold
and a bigger font in order to stand
out against the information bellow
it, but also because it help to
make it stand out and eye
catching to the reader.
The main image feature on the
magazine shows Duffy as looking
quite glamorous. Her make up and
hair are flawless. The glamour
formal vibe is contradicted with
the casual choice of clothing. This
can then be suggested that the
magazine itself isn't extremely
formal.
The page numbers have been put in
blue as it is a colour that helps it
stand out against the greyish back
ground and the black text.
This part of the contents page allows
credit to be given to the people who
contributed to the cover image such as
the photographer and stylists. It also
allows to you see where the clothing has
been purchased and where you can get
them from by their websites.
The information has been put in a box to
show it separate from the contents
information which then allows it to stand out
with the bold white text.
The main image shows Duffy
holding a ukulele. This helps
indicate to the reader that this is a
music magazine. The pink colour
stands out and contrasts with the
colours used in the contents page,
but also emphasizes her
femininity. This helps draw our
attention to the musical
instrument.

8. The Faint light grey background is
contrasted by the darker shade of
grey of the letter “V”. This
reminds you that this magazine is
“Vibe” magazine. The “V” from
“Vibe” is used on the contents
page as it enables continuity
during the transfer from the front
cover and the contents page.
A greyscale colour scheme has
been used allowing the bold red
heart to be the only colour on the
contents page. Due the reds
boldness is means it is the first
thing the viewer notices. The
single heart-shaped prop in the
woman's hand suggests love and
that a women has captured his
heart. This raises the idea that the
article on Kanye West is about his
love life .
The main image of “Kanye West”
suggests that within the magazine
there is a feature from “Kanye
West” the image promotes them.
Using a large image of him that
takes up the entire left side of the
page makes it clear that he is
there main feature which fans will
be able to spot quickly.
The word “contents” has a stylish
and bold layout out on the page.
This is an abstract way of present
the word as most magazine simple
write the word “contents” across
the page. “Vibe” do this with all
their magazines which makes
them doing it this was iconic to
that magazine. This helps make it
recognizable to fans.
The contents page includes a
column titled “features” . This is
used so that they only have to
mention the main pieces in the
magazine which can quickly be
found.
The “features” and “fashion” are in
bold serif. The fact they are in the
same font enable continuity in the
contents page.
The contents page has a single
column on the right hand side of
the page. When reading the
contents page your eyes follow
from left to right. Vibe clearly
wanted Kanye West being the
main focus feature to be seen
first. The contents are the last
thing you see.

9. There is an image of the front cover of the
“Kerrang” front cover. This enables there to be a
link between the front cover and contents page.
This paragraph is from the editor
and is telling us about the editor
which could give us an insight as to
what the magazine is about. The
audience will find this interesting as
it makes a connection between the
audience and the creators of
“Kerrang”.
This focus of the magazine is drawn
straight away towards this image
compared the rest of the other images.
Having our focus more drawn to this
suggest there is a bigger feature about
“you me at six” compared to other
bands as they are more likely to be the
main feature in the magazine.
Also, comically, the magazine has give
their article the page number “6”
which also happens to be the same
number that appears in the bands title.
The picture of the band seem to be
portraying a Halloween spoof look
which connote a laid back
attitude, but they know how to have
some fun. Doing the picture this
way gives a insight into the bands
personality and what they are like at
people. many different article shown
There are
with the corresponding image. This
suggests that even though they are the
main feature of the magazine they are
however important features that deserves
a lot of attention which is given to them as
the first thing you see is the image.
The title “contents” and the
different category titles use the
same colours, yellow and black.
This is because the theme of the
colours of the magazine are these
colours, using these colours helps
keep the house style making the
magazine look far more
professional and coherent, but it
also make the use of these colours
iconic to this magazine.
The quotation from the artist is
quite comical and will make the
audience laugh. This shows that
the magazine can be laid back and
fun. The use of the ellipsis shows
the audience there is more to the
quote which make the reader want
to read the rest of the article to
find out more.
The different subject titles have
been used here to help separate
the articles into different
categories of the magazine. This
helps the audience to separate the
articles they want to read about
and what they don’t want to read
about. This makes it quicker for the
audience to find what they want.
The magazine subscription is being
advertised here and offers a
discount on future purchases of
the magazine. This creates and
interest to the audience and the
discount may persuade them to
buy more issues and get a
subscription to the magazine.

10. Analysing Double
Page Spreads

11. The main and only image
on the double page
spread fills up the entire
left side of the page and
part come across on to
the next page also. This
is similarly seen in the
“vibe” contents page of
kanye west as he is also
taken up most of the left
side of the page. With
the righting then being
placed on the right.
The colour scheme used fits
the house style as the
contents page of Kanye
West is in greyscale apart
from the red heart.
Here, the same has been
done, everything is in
black, white or grey except
for the red stripes on the
white table cloth and
Florence's hair. Doing this
allows the image to stand
against the plain grey
background. This makes
our eye draw straight away
to the image which shows
us who the article is about
before reading.
The feature headline is made up of two different font one being a translucent, large, bold font.
The second is a smaller, opaque, italic script type font. The second part of the heading draws
more attention to itself, due to the bold black font. Also, the heading has been cleverly worded
as it is referring to one of Florence songs; ‘You Got the Love’.
The Text on the right
hand side has been
neatly aligned into three
column which are in
black font.
The drop cap here matches
the same font used in the
second part of the heading.
This helps to keep the
house style across the
double page spread
The introduction to the
article highlights “Florence
Welch” in a blue font as it
helps her name stand out
against the rest of the text
which it just black. The
colour blue fits the house
style across the double
page spread since “USA”
colours are blue, white and
red, all these colours
feature somewhere on the
double page spread.

12. The headline of the double
page spread consists of two
different fonts. The words
“dirty little” are in a serif
font and pale pink. The
effect of this make the title
seem quite feminine and
innocent. This is then
contrasted by the word
“secrets”. “Secrets” has
been written in a grunge,
masculine burnt red font.
This suggest that there are
two sides to the band , half
being innocent and the other
half being quite rebellious
rockers.
The text has been placed
into columns and look very
orderly making it easier to
read. The colours used on
the text indicate when a
question is being asked and
also who is answering. This
structured colour coded
question and answer make
it easy for the read to see
what the article is about.
The title has been cleverly chosen as not only does it accurately
reflect what the article is about which is the confession to their
secretes, but it is also the title to one of their songs.
The pull quote “I was
tripping balls” gives a
quick insight as to
something one of the
band member said. This
makes the read question
what is it they were doing
for them to have said this
which then make the
reader go on to read the
article to find out what
was making him “tripping
balls”.
The smaller black and white images
around the main image help give the
reader a better perspective as to who
they are as a group and individually.
The red outline around the image help
define the image and again to define
the individual.
The colour scheme used on the double page
spread coincides with the colours of the clothing
that the lead singer of the band is wearing. This
makes the double page spread look coherent
and makes a connection between the image and
the text about the image.

13. The article headline takes up
almost a third of the page.
The bold white font has
cracks and splatters which
makes it look quite edgy . This
connotes the genre of the
magazine is also quite edgy.
The back ground is white. The
plain background helps Pete to
stand out. The background
being white helps separate the
two pages as the background on
the other page is white.
The image of Pete
supports the edge rock
theme that the title and
colours chosen connotes
as he is tired, has messy
black hair, unshaven, and
shirt look untidy with the
collar not straight. His
facial expression mocks
the traditional magazine
pose, this mocking give
the impression he is quite
fun, quirky and immature.
The drop cap here
matches the same font
used in the heading.
This helps to keep the
house style across the
double page spread.
The dark background also
supports the dark edgy vibe
that the headline font
suggests. The dark background
helps the white stand out as it
is its contrasting colour. This
make the text easy to read.
The colour of the shirt and the colour of the
highlighted text are the same. The effect of the
magazine doing this keep the link between the
image and the text. The image shows you who he
is and the highlighted text give a brief outline as
to who he is. Using the same colours create
continuity and keep the house style across the
double page spread.
There is a picture
credit here. This is to
tell the reader who
took the photo and the
picture has been taken
of.