1. Analysis of Professional Magazine Covers
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The masthead stands behind main image. The colours used for the title are white and red which contrast
against each other meaning the ‘Q’ stands out. The fact the title shows simplistic and maturity implies
that this magazine is for an older target audience.
The cover lines are all in san serif and kept to a minimal amount of colours (red, black, and gold) which is
the main colour scheme. Every single cover line is in capital letters which makes it stand out.
The pull quote is quite informal and the words “This will kill me” will make the reader want to read on
find out why the Foo Fighters have said this.
The puff is always placed in the top right corner behind the main image. The word they want to get across
is always in a bigger font at the top in black then underneath is the explanation in a smaller text in white
which all keeps to the house style.
The main image is a close up image of David Grohl then in his mouth are the other band members. This
implies that he is the main singer in the band and therefore he should get a lot of recognition. The fire in
his mouth draws a lot of attention to the picture and makes it seem like they have a quite feisty
personality. As the background is simple it makes the image stand out more.
The masthead font uses a smashed glass effect which gives the rebellious rock band effect. The title is a
clever name as it uses onomatopoeia as it’s the sound when a guitar is played giving that rock band style.
The colour is always kept to white and black in every single image, if this was a different colour the
smashed glass font would not be as effective.
The main image is a close up of Gerard Wray who is the lead singer of My Chemical Romance. None of the
other band members of the band are on this main image because the article may just be about the lead
singer. The image is a direct address to the reader which will attract the audience.
The cover lines within Kerrang! States a lot of popular artists and groups within the rock music genre. This
is done to capture the reader’s attention. The font, size and colour are all kept the same. The main cover
line of the magazine is always the name of the band or artist that is the main image and like a double
page spread it uses a quote from the article to add to the cover.
The mise-en-scene of Kerrang!’s magazine cover portrays a lot of rowdiness and crowd due to the
amount of large pictures and text. From the splashes of red black and yellow (fiery, hot colours) adds to
the mise-en-scene stereotype of rock as it gives it that feisty dark stereotype.
The banner at the bottom and puffs keep to the colour scheme but having back in the background helps
them to stand out. This will draw more attention to the readers as they see it more early meaning it is a
good advertising offer.