Music Magazine Cover Comparisons.

1. Here a close upisusedas it presentsawoman,thuswouldcatch the attentionof most
men.Plusthe women portrayedinthisimage hasa verydeviousexpression,andseems
to be lessconcernedwithappearance thanthatof the otherwomen.
Thismay be due to the lifestyleof arock star whomare usuallymore concernedwitha
mental state thattheirappearance.Howeverthisoftenresultsinpeople makingthe
assumptionthattheyare of a lowerclassinsocietyas they’re notwillingtospend
massesof moneyto lookmore appealingaesthetically.
The textwithinthis
image seemstobe
veryrough and
doesn’tseemtobe
particularlyeasyto
read. Likewise the
use of the colours
blackand white are
verybasic,this
pairedwiththe
grunge effectgives
a veryunappealing
finish.Therefore in
manyways the text
ismuch like the
womanwhois
portrayed.
The layouthere is
veryclutteredand
untidy. Makingit
hard to read.This
can be done to
portray the messy
and unpredictable
lifestyle of a
personsuchas
that showninthe
image.
The colour scheme used isvery
basic,withmainlydull colours.
Thisincludesaconsiderable
amountof black,commonly
associatedwithrockstars.
The coloursof
redand yellow
were usedas
theycontrast
one another,
thusstand out;
catchingthe
attentionof a
(potential)
reader.
The black
clothingalso
representsa
rockstar as
stereotypically
theytendto
weara lotof
blackand other
dull colours.
Despite the
name here
been
overlappedby
women.Most
people still
recognise the
name/brandas
‘Kerrang’have
builtupan
audience
whomare
aware of the
logoand
header.

2. The texthere is
writtenvery
informallyasits
handwritten,
whichcould
suggestthatthe
personalityof the
personshownis
alsoinformal.
The backgroundhere
isa solidblack,which
isn’tveryappealing
to lookat.
Stereotypically,
rockstars use this
colouroften,butalso
they’re notbothered
abouttheirlooks-
thusaren’tbothered
aboutlooking
appealing.
The expressionuponthe face of the womenisextremelymenacing
whichcouldimplyanoverall view of the stereotype of ‘rockstars’.
Rockstarsare often quite rebelliousto,stereotypically.

3. The womanhere is verypale and
wearingdark,heavymakeup.Plus
she’swearingablack,leather jacket
whichimpliesshe hasadeep
attitude.
The womenislookingdirectlyatthe
readerhere,whichmaycause the
readerto feel more inclinedtoread
the article;due to eye contactbeen
made.
Here the backgroundis a dark
colour,whereasthe textisof light
coloursof pinkand white.This
Thisquote standsout,not only
due to the colourchoice,but also
as it’sisolatedfromthe restof the
text. The textalsocausesthe
readerto become intriguedas
theybecome curiousof the
mistakesshe made. Also,the
wordswhichindicate the subject
of the sentence have been
isolatedfromthe restof the
quote bybeenof a different
colour.
The womanis equally
as large as the textas
an image (especiallyof
a woman) wouldbe
more likelytocatch
the attentionof
people/readers.

4. Close upof a womanwhois heavily
made up,relatingtothe subjectof the
magazine:‘GlamCounture’. The word
‘glam’ meanstowear outrageousand
unique outfits,whichisportrayedin
thisimage. Thisimpliesthatthis
womenisof a highclassas she is been
portrayedas veryinterestedinthe
wayshe looks,asshownthroughthe
use of heavymakeup.Furthermore,
the image impliesthatthiswomen
wouldbe willingtospendconsiderable
amountsof moneyto ensure she
maintainsthisimage.
A numberof cover
lineswhichgive a
brief insightto
some of the major
articles.Assuch
the readerthen
becomesintrigued
and wantsto read
on…
Use of plainand
bleakbackground
emphasisesthe
textand images
displayed,
drawingattention
to the focusof the
cover- the women
and the text.
The textof thismagazine isverysharpand quite easyto
lookat and read.Thistherefore insome waysmirrorsthe
womenalso.Asthey’re bothdepictedasveryflashyand
alsoquite feminine:due tothe use of the colourpink.
The layoutof thismagazine
isverybasic,but vary tidy.
Everythinglooksasthough
it shouldbelong,and
matchesone another
throughout,withthe same
colourscheme.Againthis
looksas thoughitwas
designedlike thistoolook
appealingtothe reader;
once more much like the
woman.
The colour scheme usedonthis
coveris extremelyfeminine,using
onlywhite andpink.These colours
are verybrightand excitable,which
couldbe comparedto the women
once more.