Research Into Conventions Of Magazines

Front Cover Analysis Of Q 

Front Cover Research Of Kerrang

Title

The’ Kerrang’ title is a trademark of the company, this logo is on every single issue published and is also in the exact same place as from the previous issues. The colour of the font is usually black or white as this will stand out from the rest of the front cover. By having the title in the same position it suggests that the magazine is based around the magazine month after month but it will have different content inside. The title looks cracked on this issue which gives a sense of onomatopoeia.

List of Bands

The list of bands on the bottom of the magazine is for informational purposes, the list of bands is a brief summary of what is in the magazine. They also have the same size and colour font as this suggests that the artists are all equal in the magazine.

The Main Story The main story of the magazine of this issue is Biffy Clyro, the image is bigger than the rest of the content on the magazine as this will take up a lot of space on the front cover. It has been put in the middle of the magazine as they are the main story in the magazine. The group band has been used as a background of the magazine but overlaps the title but the other two band players behind the title, making the main player of the group to jump out of the magazine and to also show that is more important. Even though it blocks part of the title the customer still know what brand of magazine it is as they have the same layout in every magazine issue.

The Main Headline The main headline on the magazine is in white big bold letters to make it clear to the customers and to make it stand out but the writing underneath the main headline is also in white letters but is in capitals to make it stand out as the font is smaller. The words anchor the image as it is the main feature.

Images on the Magazine

The images on the magazine are posters that you get in the magazine to attract the customers to buy it as these are called Freebee’s. This is extra content that the magazine is giving away to help sell the magazine and to compete with other magazine company’s.

The barcode

The barcode is also important to the magazine as they are used in the sale of the product. The barcode has been positioned in the corner to stay out of the way from more important content and also it is the last thing that the customer would want to see on the magazine.

                                                         Front Cover Research Of NME

Title

The ‘NME’ brand logo is the trademark of the company as this logo is published in every same issue, it is in the exact same position on every magazine they publish. The logo is in bold capital letters and has the colour read and an outline of white around the letters to make it stand out more. This is always the same in every issue. This suggests that the magazine is based around the same principles but with different content month after month.

List of Bands

It is a brief summary of the artists featured in the magazine and is for informational purposes. They are in capitals and the same size font to stand out to the customers and to show that they are all equal in the story popularity. The ‘&’ on the front cover is bigger in font to stand out to the customer and to make it eye catching because it has got extra bands in that issue.

The Main Story

The main story for this issue of the magazine is clearly Julian Casablanca’s as is has an enlarged photo of him to take up a lot of the canvas to show that he is the main story. The image of him overlaps the logo of the magazine but also acts as a background. The customer would know what magazine it is because it is popular.

The Main Headline

The main headline is big bold letters to stand out and to make it clear on the page. The words anchor the main image on the front cover, but below it has the same font but not in capital letters as it still stands out but not as important as the main headline.

The Barcode

The barcode is important to the magazine as this is how they sell their magazines. It is positioned in the bottom right hand corner of the front cover to stay out of the way of other content that is more important in the magazine. It is place in the corner so it is not eye-catching because the customer does not want to see it.

 It also has prizes to win on the front cover to draw the customer’s attention and to make it more eye-catching. It has a singers opinion on the cover to show what other content in the magazine as this will fill up more space on the front cover, so it look like it has a lot of content inside the magazine.