2. Images
There is a large variety of images on the
page (including posters and the
subscriptions, there are 14 images)
although there are three main ones. We
can tell that these are the main images
due to the size of them and they are found
at the top of the page. Due to their size
they are the first thing we can see. Due to
the size of the Marilyn Manson picture we
can assume that he was the cover image,
however it doesn’t tell us. The Marilyn
Manson shot is an on location shot, taken
in a mid-long shot. We can see the iconic
mismatched eyes that were his signature
for many years. He is holding tarot cards,
as if to suggest he is some kind of psychic
or magician- this aids the idea of rock
music being dark and scary. This is also
emphasized by the dirty walls. Marilyn
Manson stands out against the red of the
sofa. This image is accompanied by text
inside the contents itself, in the Features
section. The article is called Marilyn
Manson and the subheading reads: “Ten
years on, how Holy Wood took on the
world…” Holy Wood was an album from
Marilyn Manson and this demonstrates
that they will be talking about it ten years
on, to commemorate it. Due to the
albums dark influences, it makes sense for
Manson to be holding tarot cards.
The two other main pictures are shots of
the articles themselves, one for The
Damned Things and the other one for
Anberlin. We can assume these are
particularly important articles considering
they are boxed and at the top. The
Damned Things article is accompanied in
the Features section. The article is called
The Damned Things and the subheading
reads: “Rock’s newest supergroup get
ready to prove their worth!”
This demonstrates that the article is going
to be about their rise to fame. Anberlin
does not have any subheading but it
featured in the Features section.
The next biggest image is a boxed mid-
shot picture of the editor Nichola Browne
and is above her editor’s piece describing
the magazine.
Further on, there is a picture of the lead
singer of the band Skunk Anansie, Skin,
doing an excited face. We can assume
Skin is going to take on the K! Quiz as it is
in that section. This also shown by the
subheading of “Beauty and brains? We
put Skin to the test!” This highlights
she’ll be taking the quiz. We can assume
the mid-shot picture was taken in a studio
on a green screen as she has been placed
among the text.
The pictures of the posters do draw the
eye due to the use of the red “paint
mark” underneath it, which explains the
bands who will be on the posters (Stone
Sour, Avenged Sevenfold, Rammstein,
Every Time I Die AND MORE!). Each of
the poster is boxed. In a very similar way,
the pictures that advertise the
subscription are also eye-grabbing.
Finally, the smallest image on the
contents page is the picture of the album
cover for My Chemical Romance’s album
“Danger Days: The True Lives of the
Fabulous Killjoys”. The article’s headline
is labeled as “My Chemical Romance” and
the subheading reads: “Prepare
yourselves, Danger Days… is here!” This
demonstrates that they will be reviewing
the album, as does the fact that it is in the
section Album Reviews.
3. Layout
Our attention is directed towards
Marilyn Manson as he has the largest
image which takes up about a quarter of
the page. However, when looking at
“Kerrang! This Week” our eyes are
drawn to the posters and the
subscription box due to their different
colours.
The contents page is very neatly
presented, with everything having it’s
own place, which makes it very uniform.
All the articles are put into neat columns
which makes it easier to read and there
is a mix and match concerning which
articles have subheadings and which
don’t. The headings are differentiated
from the subheadings by the use of bold
capitals on the headlines, and normal
grammatically correct sentences
underneath. This makes it easier to
read the titles and scan through to find
what you need. This also true by the
idea of putting pictures at the top of the
page rather than among the writing, as
this makes everything much simpler and
less distracting from the text. The use
of numbers by the pictures helps the
reader to quickly go to the right page
depending on picture.
The use of the sans-serif house style also
makes everything more unformed and
easier to read, and the use of black and
yellow makes the section titles stand out
a lot more.
4. Sections
There are 8 sections used to categorize
the magazine. The section that has the
most articles in it is News with 5 articles
and the one with the least is Win and
The K! Quiz. This makes sense, as there
would be lots of news to talk about,
whereas you can only have one K! Quiz.
For each article the page number will be
in red to distinguish it from the text.
The section titles themselves will be in
yellow with a black background, in all
capitals in a sans-serif font. The
titles/headings of the article (which are
usually band names) are in a bold, black
sans-serif font. The descriptions/
subheadings are in the same black sans-
serif font as the headings. However,
they are not in bold so that there is a
noticeable difference between the two
which makes it easier to read. They are
also in a smaller font size.
The cover stories are identified by a
black star with a red circular background
and white font that goes across the star.
The font says “cover story” which makes
it very obvious.
There is a small section advertising
subscriptions so that Kerrang will be
delivered for £6 a month if you quote a
specific code, which would mean a
discount in the long run. However,
there is a small footnote explaining that
this only applies to direct debit. There
is also a small footnote on the page
which shows who took the pictures.
