Analysing music magazines

KerrangNME

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Kerrang

Colour scheme: Pink, black, yellow and white these colours attract the reader as they are bold colours.

Large headlineUnique font, Kerrang readers recognise the font. The font is meant to represent broken glass which adds to the pop punky style pre teen rebellion theme

Unique, catchy headlines/tag lines

Large bright kickers using same font as masthead

Celebrity in the centre of the page, a tactic used to attract pre-teens to purchase the magazine

Reasonable price

This issue features icons, this will attract a lot of readers as the magazine features their icons. Images on the front also help with this

List of bands featured in this issue will tell the readers whats in the magazine

“rock stars that changed your world!” this phrase sounds like a phrase a teenager would say and will probably attract teenagers.

Repeated use of exclamation marks add emphasis to how powerful and appealing this

magazine is.

Images give reader clear idea of what's in the magazine

Target audience are teens and musicians and with the use of colours and features in the magazine I feel that it has met the needs of the target audience

Advertising festivals will attract more readers

Most of the icons featured in the images are men wearing eyeliner, or “guyliner” this adds to the rockstar feel

Model is standing in a rockstar pose, with a look of attitude about him

“life is loud” ties in with the loud rock music that the magazine is advertising

All the fonts are informal sans serif fonts

NMEColour scheme: Black red white, small bit of yellow

Band is in front of the magazine name to show importance

This magazine stick to the 2/3 rule, the band are placed more to the right which is following the eye flow rule

Font is recognisable

The bands name is clearly displayed in the middle of the page in a larger bolder font

The word “sex” and “skins” are in a different colour because readers will be attracted to the different colours, and the fact the the words are sex and skins (tv programme) it’ll attract more of a teenage audience

Taglines/selling lines will appeal to target audience

Advert for a festival will attract more readers

“standing in the way of control” the use of the song title as well as the band image will attract fans of the band to buy the magazine

Tagline “how three punks smashed the mainstream” this will attract punks to read about other punks, and record labels may wish to read about them as they have suddenly broke through to mainstream music

Reasonable price

The magazine tells you about album reviews and what bands are featured inside

Kicker: “muse countdown to Wembley” this was a big event as Muse were to play Wembley stadium, this will attract their fans to find out more about it

Some fonts are serif, and sans serif

Target audience are teens – 20+ and musicians and with the use of colours and features in the magazine I feel that it has met the needs of the target audience

QColour scheme: White black red and a sandy colour

Left third and eye flow rule is in place

Magazine title is eye-catching and is on the left in a large font with a bold coloured background

Featured band name is in big black bold writing

Free giveaway will attract more people to purchase the magazine, the word free is in a bigger font and will attract people

Reasonable price

Featured artist has a look of attitude about him, he is holding a guitar which emphasises the music. Fans of the featured band will purchase this magazine

Exciting kickers and explanations

Kicker and masthead use the same font

Formal layout

Target audience are older teens-20 +, and musicians the use of the artist holding a guitar shows it is a music magazine the magazine is in a formal style so it caters for an older target audience

Masthead and explanation are in a sans serif style font showing that the magazine is a formal looking magazine which caters for its target audience

More people are likely to purchase this magazine because of the artist on the front and because there is a free CDSelling line and list of bands tell the reader about and what's in the magazine