magazine conventions
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Title: Q, it’s covering the photo of Alex, he also looks young in the photo implying the band aren't big enough to cover the title of the magazine.
Image: of singer of Arctic Monkeys with lyrics and titles of the bands songs in the background in font as if someone had drawn it.
Target audience: Generally teenagers however the target audience is rather broad as there are many outlets of Q (TV channel/radio)
Cover lines: Name of the band, ‘inside Alex Turners head’
Barcode: Situated at the bottom of the page with the price.
Tagline: There is no slogan/tagline but that doesn’t affect the amount of people that want to buy it
Language: Informal yet informative about what’s in the magazine
Colour: Black and white and red, simple but sophisticated
Price: the ‘higher sophisticatedness’ and indie style of the magazine is reflected in the price, more expensive than ones like Kerrang! Ect.
Title: Billboard
Image: of singer of Arctic Monkeys with lyrics and titles of the bands songs in the background in font as if someone had drawn it.
Cover lines: ‘Lady Gaga, how she writes pop hits’Tagline: ‘The music, the
money, the market share’ showing there is a wider readership than just Lady Gaga fans.
Language: Informal yet informative about what’s in the magazine
Colour: black and purple mainly, matching Gaga’s hair to co-ordinate it.
Price: the ‘higher sophisticatedness’ and indie style of the magazine is reflected in the price, more expensive than publicarions.
Title: Kerrang! Image: of the band covering the title showing importance of the band.
Target audience: Generally teenagers however the target audience is rather broad as there are many outlets of Kerrang! (TV channel/radio) and can spread who’s interests are rock/metal music
Cover lines: Name of the band, ‘2011’s rising rock stars’ , generally promoting the band in huge letters, in case you don’t know who they are.
Colour: Blues, blacks and pinks reflect the softer style of the music of the band in contrast to other bands this magazine features (slipknot ect.)
Barcode: Situated at the bottom of the page with the price.
Price: £2.20, it comes out weekly so it could technically be ‘pocket money’ price.
Tagline: There is no slogan/tagline but that doesn’t affect the amount of people that want to buy it (the TV channel/has one ‘Life is loud’)
Language: Informal yet informative about what’s in the magazine