Analysing Contents pages
Kerrang!
· Aimed at young people who are into rock music and bands etc.
· The first thing you see is the picture, emphesises the point of magazine – man singing (all about music). Tatood, shades,.
· The colour scheme is black and yellow, represents more hardcore music as black and yellow is the colour toxic warning signs and no entrt signs etc
· Five sets of images, two of which are double page spreads in the magazine showing the reader what they will find.
· Special offers
· All the main information are written in bold with exclamation marks suggesting everything is exciting.
· All males featuring in the pictures
· All of the articals include interviews of the bands etc
Mixed Mag
· Colour scheme – black and white, smart layout
· Aimed at an older audience – people who are into clubbing, festivals gigs etc (live music)
· Contents layout matches the bag of a CD case would look
· The main images in the main focus. Suggests the magazine is all about partying and events. The girl is dressed in partying clothes, looks like she is enjoying herself and is surrounded by people and lights.
· No subheadings
· Plain design and layout
· More focused on the information
· Information about a free CD at the bottom. Reminds readers.
· Free CD includes a list of tracks
Conventions
· Note from the editor – knowledgeable
· Image supported by text – cover line to link the story e.g. quote
· Main features at the top
· Chronological page order ‘random’ – prioritising features
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