6th november

I analysed the front cover of rock magazine Kerrang today.

• Ripped boxes make the magazine front cover edgier.
• Limited colours, which are all mainly masculine colours of black, browny-gold, grey, white and red.
• The font of the title of the magazine “KERRANG” looks like it has been smashed, therefore the magazine seems more edgy and aggressive.
• This magazine’s genre is rock.
• The main image in the front cover contains all men. The man who is in the middle and therefore the focal point, looks angry and fierce.
• The men on the front all have a “K” award, which relates to the text box in the middle of the magazine.
• All fonts are clear and bold. The use of capitals makes the font easier to read.
• The images here relate to the genre– they are of rock bands or people at rock gigs.
• There are no strap-lines on the magazine, everything is at the bottom of the front cover, and the information on the front is limited, which would make you want to buy the magazine more to find out what would be inside.
• All of the text is in capital letters, and this makes the magazine cover more masculine.