Kerrang magazine cover, music magazine research

This magazine is called 'Kerrang' and this is the second magazine i am going to analyse. The first technique i am going to comment about it the masthead. This masthead is big and bold to stand out and catch the public eye. The word 'Kerrang' is in black upper case letters and has an exclamation mark at the end and this shows us that it is as if the title is being shouted out at as, also this might mean that this makes the reader think the magazine is an informal magazine. you can also tell it is an informal magazine from the font that is used. The word 'Kerrang' is cracked and this tells the reader that the music is too loud and it has shattered the letters. This is a good technique as it is different and it catches the audiences eye.

Secondly, the layout of this magazine is generally messy because all the sub-headings are thrown all over the page and the model that they have got on the front. The only part of the front cover that is in a frame is the pictures that are on the left side of the magazine, this creates a frame for the picture of the model in the middle.

The model on the magazine cover is holding a microphone, this could interpret that the model is singing and he could be singing too loud and that is also why the 'Kerrang' title is cracked and smashed like a glass window would shatter if someone was singing badly. The public could interpret that the band is rubbish at singing and then this might mean that people wont buy the magazine or the album or single that they have out. Also the model's face is in front of the title on the magazine, this is a technique called layering, this shows that the designer thinks that the model is a lot more important than the magazine, on most of the magazines the most important thing is going to be central and big on the front to people know who is in the magazine and know what genre of music it is. . This is because they think that the model will sell the magazine. This shot of the model is a model shot and it is mainly a head shot, this means that the model was ready for the photographer to take the picture and he was posing for it. Also he will get to pick the picture that he wants to be on the front cover where as a paparazzi shot is taken with out the model permission and whatever picture they get they will publish.

Finally, the colours are very dull and dark, which makes the reader think that the music is quite dull as well. The only colour that is on the page is the red for the title 'Converge', this makes the name of the band stand out to the reader which catches there attention. I think with the colours being this colour it will show the audience the genre of music that the music will be talking about inside.