3. Giveaways are
appealing to not just The proxemics has
the audience of the the lead singer at
magazine, but the front of the
maybe people who magazine, with the
also like to attend guitarist and
the Download Music drummer in the
Festival, attracting back of the photo.
different buyers.
Direct mode
of address
as the artist
The chosen image shot
is looking
is a medium close up of
directly at
the lead singer of the
the camera.
band. This is usually as
the lead singer is a more
recognisable face.
Also the bold text of
the word FREE!
The colour scheme of Grabs the attention of
the magazine is black people who may be
white and red, this suits looking at magazines,
the genre of the this may appeal to
magazine as it is for them and make them
rock music. So colours want to purchase it
such as blue, yellow or more.
pink may not appeal to
it’s attended audience.

4. Music Genre
 Kerrang! magazine is dedicated to the rock
music genre.
 Kerrang! was initially devoted to the New
Wave of British Heavy Metal and the rise of
hard rock acts. In the early 2000s it became
the best-selling British music newspaper.
 Kerrang! Magazine is closely linked to other
music magazines such as Q.

5. How is Kerrang! Doing?
 The magazine has shown not to be doing
very well over the last past couple of years
with sales slowly falling.
 Sales of Kerrang! fell 4.5% period on period
and 6.6% year on year to 40,203.
 Kerrang! first became published 6th June
1981 and is now a weekly published
magazine.

6. Magazine Developers etc
 Editor – James McMahon
 Publisher – Bauer Media Group
 Founder – Geoff Barton
 Country – United Kingdom
 Based In – London
 Language – English
 Website – www.kerrang.com

7. People’s opinions about
Kerrang! Magazine
vary between different
forums.

8. The top of the page clearly states
the typical title that would be found
Magazine Website on the magazine, making this
recognisable to the audiences.
The website
helps to
promote bands
that will often
feature in the
magazine.
The website
gives you the
option to view
certain things that
may not appear
in the magazine.
The colour scheme does
not change much
throughout the style of the
magazines, it sticks to its
original dark shades so
that it will appeal to it’s rock
music audiences.