This is the front cover of the music magazine Kerrang! It follows the genres of rock/emo/screamo/metal, etc.
Kerrang! have included the important details of a barcode, price, issue number, date, etc all in the bottom right and corner so that it is still easily noticeable, yet out of the way.
They have used a medium shot of the whole band You Me At Six as the main image, also dressing them all in black and white which could possibly represent Kerrang!'s colour scheme of mainly black and white like the majority of rock categorised music magazines (we almost automatically what genres will be included by this colour scheme) - judging by their logo/masthead. This colour scheme attracts their typical stereotypes as it tends to be what colours they all may wear a lot. The masthead is also at the top of the page as usual, with a skyline above it mentioning more famous bands to lure the audience in. Despite the band being dressed in black (which can be interpreted as a dangerous or mysterious but well known colour for artists to wear) they are all in eye contact with the camera, even smiling or pulling funny faces. This represents their humourous and normal side, despite being incredibly famous since being discovered. Similar to my magazine, they have the lead singer nearer the front and the rest of the band behind, clearly stating who is the 'front-man'. They have used the bands own font for their band name, like the majority of bands do so that it is recognisable, and have included a main coverline launching their career. Kerrang! have done this is large lettering and in yellow so that it is doesn't blend in too much, yet you can still see everything else that is important.
Once again, like my magazine there isn't very much on the left third and this can be considered a disadvantage due to the lack of information and amount of space used. Small images have still been included, images of different bands so that it is clear who will be featured in the magazine and intrigue their target audience more. Also, a footer bar was included on the front cover of this music magazine. It states a type of list of more bands that will be included in the magazine, this is good because it's sneak peaks of what the target audience wants, thus leading them on to buy it more.
This is the contents page of the music magazine NME. It follows the genres of rock/alternative/indie, etc.
Like every other magazine Q has included its masthead/logo, as it is easily recognisable, in it's contents page at the top where it is clearly read. The colour scheme for this magazine is black/white/red so the masthead has used these colours as well as using a clear capitalized font. It has also included a 'this week' section like the majority of music magazines to do, with the date (in the same capitalized font but slimmer and a smaller font size) positioned underneathe. Q have used a different element to what other magazines have used and that is an index in the left third of their contents page. This is a good and easy way to find and include what other bands and features are in this magazine, and that they have stuck to their colour scheme as well as making the font a reasonable size. This also helps as it isn't too crowded but there is still vital information that you want to read. Q has included a reasonable amount of images to represent what genre and what bands they are all about, and have positioned them in the centre of the page including a caption and more information in depth.
They have included a features and regulars sections, like the majority of magazines do and it is all on the same side. It is very clear and they have made their titles much larger than the rest of the font so it is clear what is included.
This is the double page feature spread of the music magazine Rock Sound. It follows the genres of rock/emo/alternative, etc.
I'm particularly fond of this double page feature spread as it's different to the majority of features magazines design with the whole page being an image as well as the editing. The editing is clever as Hayley Williams (lead singer) is the only member in bright colours whereas the other band members are in black and white. Rock Sound doesn't have a particular colour scheme like most magazines do, just the same font for their masthead each issue, so their double page spread has used Paramore's logo (in a vertical large font) and selective colours for the font so they won't blend in with the main image today. In some ways the colour scheme chosen for this double page spread are similar to Paramore's logo colours. This image gives a striking effect and enhances the popularity of Hayley Williams' career, indicating she is the front-woman. In some ways, this could be considered as a disadvantage to the rest of the band members though. The written feature itself isn't particularly long like most features but the picture seems to be the main importance and draws in the audience. The font used is quite small and can be hard to read but they've spaced it well onto the page and don't cover any of the band members' facial features as they are important to see.
Unfortunately for this mahgazine the page numbers are very hard to read, although they make space for every other important aspects and can be traced.
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