Magazine Analysis: KERRANG Double Page Spread

The choice of band is sleeping with sirens which are a typical rough, wild boy group which are reckless. This suggests that the target audience will be young men who like to have fun and are interested in boy groups that do the same.

In this article, the language used is very basic and easy to understand. This is because the audience tend to be young men who cared more for music rather than their education. It doesn’t focus on amazing grammar or punctuation it just wants to bring the important news that the readers want to read. An example of language that relies on the audience, “Kellin tweeted it was one of his ‘realist’ yet’’. This is showing that they know their audience is familiar with things like twitter and all the media sites. Also, this shows that it suits the style of the magazine which is being modern and cool with all the new media sites and gadgets.

The theme of the magazine is dark colours which presents rebellious feeling. This article follows suit and uses a darkish colour in purple. This colour has been used to make the article stand out because it isn’t used anywhere else in the magazine. They want people to know that this article is special and should be defiantly be read.

Frequently in this article, the text would include quotes and answers from the band especially Kellin. It would start with a question that they were asked and then they would show parts of how they replied. It was in some ways a brief Q&A. The font isn’t anything special to show that the audience tend to care more about what is actually being said rather than how it looks.

The double page spread is laid out where the main part of it is a picture of the band. It shows Kellin Quin on his own on one side to show that he is the band leader. The text is positioned around the image which suggests that the image has a higher importance. Most of the pages are taking up by images. About 60% of the pages are images and the rest text.

The tone the magazine is taking is an assumption that the reader is an informed intelligent fan because the article doesn’t dive into too much detail because they expect the reader to know it already.

The images suggest that the band is playful and crazy because it shows kelling quin screaming in their ears with microphone which I imagine is very painful but they seem to be laughing it off. This shows that the band have a strong connection and know how to have a good time.

The article does require prior knowledge. For example, ‘’the latest album’’ it expects the reader to know the album as it doesn’t name the specific album in the article. The article expect the reader to know that kellin quin is the band leader because it mentions him a lot but doesn’t actually specifically say that he is the leader.

 

Magazine Analysis: KERRANG Contents Page

This magazine does use pictures on its contents page. Some are small and some are big. This has been arranged to show the difference in scale of each story. For example, a story about kellin quin has a bigger picture to show that it is important and should be read first. Some of the smaller images have been constructed like that to show that it’s just a sub story and doesn’t have high importance compared to the larger images like the kellin quin one.

The main image on the contents is of a man covered in tattoos. This follows suit of the magazine being tough and rebellious. This suggests that the article will be about something wild and extreme. It shows kellin quin singing which implies that the article about him will include some sort of concert he was in.

The same colours from the cover page are used in the contents page. This makes it look professional and organised. Dark colours are used to further enforce the theme of wild and rebellious articles. Basic font is used to suggest that the articles are the more important thing and not the font that is promoting it.

The contents and articles are organised in numerical form. This is so the reader can easily access what page they want to see and what article they want to read. Also, the pages are in set groups, for example, shot, albums, news, feedback. This makes it easier for the readers.

 

 

Magazine Analysis: KERRANG Front Cover

Looking at the front cover of this magazine I can see that this magazine is about music, and the type of music is rock and punk. I can tell that that the articles are going to be about some sort of boy band because the main image is a picture of a group of boys.  They look like a typical rock group dressed in dark colours suggesting that this magazine is hard core.

I would say that the magazine is targeted at teenagers and young men from about 16 to 30 years old. There interests could be loud music, parties, alcohol and skating. The mode of address is direct because the main person is looking at the reader; it comes across as very aggressive because he is shouting. This tells me that it wants a very fun and active relationship because he is shouting down microphone and appears to be very rebellious.

On the front cover is the band ‘Sleeping with sirens’. This is because the main article in the magazine is about their new tour and how they want to wake up your town. The anchorage text suggests that the band is reckless and inconsiderate. The text reads ‘here to wake up your town’ which implies that they want to cause people distress. It makes them look bad. However, the band are putting a clear message across to their readers and that is that are here playing music and want people to come listen to them.

The word ‘secret’ is used as a buzzword to get the reader interested. The reader will want to know the secret making them buy the magazine. The title block appears to be damaged and broken which suggests that the magazine is reckless and almost like an underground secret. The title of the magazine tells me that the magazines image is very dark and crazy. The word ‘kerrang’ sounds like a guitar being strung which suggests that its style is musical and about rock bands.

The puffs suggest that the articles inside are going to very exclusive and special. Also, that there will be a lot of interviews and secrets revealed. This is because the puffs say things like ‘revealed’. It suggests that the magazine will be about rock bands being revealed.  This tells me that the magazine is looking to get people who are interested in all the top secrets about certain rocks bands.

There is a mixed of dark colours and semi dark colours which collide together and balance each other. I like it because it is eye catching but still represents the meaning and content of the magazine which is rock and roll. The magazine uses a strategy where they will mention a little secret and hope that the reader will want to find out about that certain thing.

 

 

Magazine Analysis: VIBE

When I look at this magazine I know that it is definitely a music magazine. This is because the title is related to music and is a musical term. Looking at the front cover I would guess that the magazine will have articles that are about things like money, drugs, R&B and music.

The target audience are music and rap fans. Normally teenagers and young adults would buy this magazine. Their interests would be in money and good music. The central image is using the personal mode of address. It wants the reader to have a close relationship with the person and want to know more about them by reading the magazine.

The person on the front cover is Kendrick Lamar, this is because he is making good music at the moment and everyone wants to hear about him. The message that he is trying to give is that he is rich and is doing well with his music.

The design of the title suggests that the magazine wants to be the biggest and best as it is in a bold font. It tells us that the magazine wants to be the main magazine for music.

The puffs suggest that the magazine will be like a guide to certain problems. For example, a guide to the newest movies and music.

There are barely any colours except red white and black which suggest that the magazine wants the title to stand out. I find them attractive because it makes the magazine look professional and slick.

The magazine has used strategies such as questions, they ask the reader questions which will make them want to read on and find out the answer.

Magazine Cover Conventions: VIBE

                              

Here i found a music magazine cover and i analysed where cetain things were placed and why.

College Magazine: Contents Page.

Here is the second page of my magazine. It is the contents page and has a list of all the pages that will be in the magazine.

It has numbers on as well to direct the reader to that certain page. For the background i took a long shot of my college to represent the magazine which is about college.

College Magazine: Front Cover.

Here is the cover of my magazine about college. The name of the magazine is 'College Life' and is basically about life in college.

I took a mid shot of a college student and added it in as the main image. Plus, I added different shapes and boxes to make it stand out and then added text to those boxes involving college life. Down at the bottom I put a barcode and a price. The price of the magazine is £1.99.