Kerrang! Analysis

Kerrang! Analysis Here I am looking at which of the common magazine conventions are used in music magazinesBy Emily Rachel Leece

Front cover

Masthead- this is the name of the magazine. Kerrang! often changes their masthead colour depending on the front cover content. Theyve made this one bright and bold due to the black and white colour scheme on the front cover.Main headline- this front cover is based around Andy Black & to make this clear they have used his name as the main headline & used the same colour as the masthead to draw in attention.Sub images- On this front cover all the sub images are grouped together, this therefore doesnt take the attention away from the main image. However, these images are still an important part of the magazine.Barcode, price, web address & issue numberSub headlines

Contents page

Page titleMain imageEditors section: a word from the editor thanking the reader and informing them about the issue.Sub imagesPage numbersArticle categories: sectioned so it easy to find certain articles that might be favourable to the readerPage numbers & article description

Double page spread

Main image: just over half the size of the double page spreadConsistent colour schemeReference to front coverMain story headline: tells the reader about the article subject.Clear columns, easy to read Drop cap: the first letter of a paragraphPage numbers and magazine title