sdfs\sdgdaghsyjsz

1. Analysis of three front covers.

2. KERRANG front cover
Masthead: The masthead KERRANG is
one of the most recognisable headlines
today. It’s bold but distorted font is what
makes it so recognisable in the
magazine world, and on this front cover
it is no different. KERRANG connotes the
sound of loud music or even a guitar
chord, which is very relevant as this is a
rock magazine.
Cover lines: Each one of the
cover lines are contained in
different coloured boxes with
large titles for each one; such as
“WTF” and “New albums”, these
headings would be very eye
catching for the reader.
Header and footer: There’s a
header at the top of the page
which normally will tell the
reader an insight as to what else
is in the magazine, and it is
shown on this front cover too.
There is also a footer which
again, will feature some
information about articles
however on this particular
cover, it tells the user what else
is in this issue of KERRANG.
Main image: The main image of this
particular front cover is of band
Green Day’s main singer, Billie Joe.
The reason why KERRANG have only
included him is because he is easily
the most recognisable person in the
band, therefore he can be recognise
throughout the music industry. The
main image shows him posing with
his guitar indicating that it’s time for
them to tour again. The light that is
shining down on him could indicate
that is a leading figure in the rock
industry and that the KERRANG
magazine do recognise him as that
and that’s why they have done it.
Main cover line: “Green Day” is
written in a very distorted and
decayed font, much like the
masthead itself, and this distortion
portrays the element of rock.

3. Masthead: The masthead for this
particular magazine is actually the
magazine’s own logo. Q’s logo is
instantly recognisable, so using it as a
masthead is very effective. It is effective
because of it’s big bold red colour which
is extremely eye catching, and it is also a
very large logo too, taking up quite a bit
of the page.
Cover lines: Each of the cover
lines are actually in a sort-of
banner at the bottom of the
page. Noticeably, the middle
cover line is highlighted in
red, making it as though Q want
you to notice that one in
particular.
Q front cover
Main image: The main image of the
front cover is of the band Kings of
Leon, and unlike other magazines
where they would normally only
show the most recognisable
member of the band, Q have
decided to show the entire band.
Looking at all of their faces it seems
like they are trying to portray that
Kings of Leon are glad to have “the
comeback story of a lifetime”.
Main Cover Line: The main cover
line of this front cover is that of
a quote made by one of the
band members from Kings of
Leon. Quotes work particularly
well when used on front covers
as they are a really good way at
grabbing a passer-by’s attention.

4. Masthead: The masthead on this
magazine takes up the majority of the
top area of the cover, making it a quite
large masthead. The bold red colour of
the “NME” contrasts with the light, calm
blue behind of it, making it stand out
even more.
Cover lines: Unlike most
magazines, there are not a lot of
cover lines on this front
cover, apart from the single one
at the very top right. I feel that
NME have done this because
they want to focus that entire
issue on the Arctic Monkeys.
NME front cover
Main image: The main image on this
cover also acts as a background too.
It features the entire Arctic Monkeys
band. From this picture I can denote
that they are an indie-rock band
purely from the way they are
dressed, normally, main stream
fashion doesn’t include slicked back
hair so this is an obvious give away.
The band are also easily
recognisable, especially Alex
Turner, the front man as he is the
main vocalist of the group, and
because of his recognisable face it
makes this cover very effective at
grabbing peoples attention.