MUSIC MAGAZINE FRONT COVER ANALYSIS

Marie Epton

KERRANGBranding – Band logo and font. Fans of the band will recognise the logo and more likely to buy the magazine to look at what I tis about.

The ‘Kerrang’ font is distressed and all the letters are cramped together. This may be used to

show a sense of being carefree and being different. The letters being cramped together could

also have been a way of having the title fit and still having it

quite big on the page.

The name ‘Kerrang’ is onomatopoeia for the

sound of a guitar tremolo which is quite

common in this style of music.

The writing used to describe the picture on

the front cover is the same as the font used on their new album which is why they are on the front

cover.Top and bottom banners are the only straight thing on the page. They are used to show different things that are in the magazine as there are not many sell lines down the side of the front cover telling you what else is included in the magazine.

The front cover uses lots of exclamation marks

possibly show that everything is big and

almost presents a sense of the front cover

shouting stuff at you and making everything stand

out.

The masthead is at the top of the page so that when it is on the shelves in shops it is easy to see what magazine it is. The word Kerrang is covered as it is a big recognisable company that you don’t need to see the title in order to know what it is.

BIG CHEESE

The font used to present the band name on the front cover is in the same font as their album ‘The Black Parade’ which is both promoting the band and also their album.

The sell lines down the side of the front cover are very straight and follows a

basic magazine layout, making it easy for the

reader to follow what is going to be in the

magazine.

A lot of the writing on the page is wonky and shows that it is trying to be edgy and different from mainstream magazines. A lot of the wonky writing is information to do with the featured band on the cover of the magazine showing their own edginess compared to the magazine.

Masthead from an older copy of the

magazine shows a very rough font with rough

edges possibly showing that the magazine is

quite rough cut and is not just a basic

mainstream magazine.

The top and bottom banner of the page

contain extra information that is

inside the magazine, showing just how much

information is inside the magazine.

The band all have very stern faces and are quite aggressive which can show a sense mystery and makes them interesting, different and edgy.

NME The picture and other

information on the page is slanted possibly showing

that the band is edgy and different so they are trying

to show this on the front cover. The picture of the band is quite happy and

could be showing that the band is quite relaxed and

up for a laugh

The colour scheme of the whole front cover is red black and white and is all very basic.

The title of the magazine is in full view and placed in the corner. And is straight to the page unlike everything else on the page.

The picture of the bad is very happy and relaxed. This could be because this is how the bad is or it could be because the magazine is a mainstream magazine so they don’t want the front cover to be too serious.

NME –New Music Express mainstream magazine. Shortened after it was

seen as too long across the top of the magazine.