Music M agazine R esearch.

Music Magazine Research.

The first magazine analysis:The masthead is hidden slightly behind the groups/band’s heads which shows that it is such a popular magazine that their audience do not need to see the masthead because they already recognise it. However, it also uses a ‘black on white’ effect to make it stand out as well as an edgy font.This is the featured article within the magazine and is therefore shown in larger and separately coloured font to appeal to the reader and help towards grabbing attention. The editors of the magazine have included posters of different music artists and have emphasised the word ‘FREE’ to tell readers that if they buy Kerrang! then they get freebies too.

The photograph of the featured group/band ‘You Me At Six’ is the

main image on the magazine cover. The

editors have positioned them quite simply, by

having onemember at the front

two slightly behind and the final two are behind them but

positioned between the gaps of the other

members. They are all dressed in black to

compliment the magazine’s colour

scheme/style.

The magazine’s publishers have

included this green sticker effect showing news for the readers.The bar-code below does not blend I with

the front cover which is a negative.

It also shows the price for

the audience.

The second magazine analysis:This magazine compared to he first one shows the masthead is not covered by the main photograph which could mean that the magazine is not as well known or that the editors and publishers just do not like the idea of covering the masthead. The style of the masthead is an animated speech bubble outlined in colour.

This is an extra article featured within the magazine and is highlighted in a contrasting colour to the rest of the front cover so that it stands out.This magazine seems to focus on not only the pop genre of music but the fashion and news side too.

The main photograph is of Katy Perry and

shows her positioned front of but tilting

with her body away and her head towards

the masthead which fits in well with the text. She is on her

own on the front cover as she is a solo artist. Her clothing is

fairly simply with a white t-shirt in which

camouflages in which the white background and the pattered skirt

which does the opposite.

The main article of the magazine is

about Katy Perry and they have another

highlighted sell-line to grab audience

attention. They have used the word “you”

to make the magazine personal.

The third magazine analysis:The font used for this music magazine for classical music pieces is very different and almost complete opposites compared to the fist and second front covers shown. It fits the style of the front cover and also the type of magazine that it is about which makes the whole magazine work well on appearance.The photograph on this front cover is of a man who is part of the feature story amongst the magazine and he is positioned naturally to maintain the calm identity of the magazine.These two extra articles are shown in the bottom left corner and surprisingly stand out with the ‘PLUS’ flash to help grab attention.

Red, as a colour often used on magazine front

covers (although usually for text) is bright and

attractive to the target audience which in this case is for people who

enjoy classical music. It can also symbolise

danger which this flash does because it says “it

shouldn’t happen to a cellist”.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard is the person in the

main story and is obviously well known

considering his name is published in large font

and italics so that people know he is

included in the magazine. They also

mention his nationality to inform people who

did not know.The bar-code also

shows the price and the publisher for

customer knowledge.