1. Research into Kerrang Magazine

2. Cover Page
The main photo showed in the main optical
area is a low angle mid-shot of the lead
singer/guitarist of Green Day. The photo is
used to support the cover story of the
magazine which is shown on the right of the
main optical area, on the shoulder of the band
member. The cover story has “Green Day”
wrote in the exact same stile of the logo of the
band. This is used to help attract fans of the
band to read the magazine as it is the main
story within the magazine. The stand first of
the cover story is shown in black writing high
lighted green as it stands out of the
background and its high lighted green as the
band is called Green Day. The language of the
cover story is informal as it is talking to the
reader as it address the audience in a friendly
term which appeals to the reader as it makes
the author more related to the reader of the
magazine.

3. Cover Page
In the terminal area on the lest hand side
there are sub headings of two other
articles which are in side the magazine.
These have been position here as they
have no significant to the main headline
of the cover but they are still important
to the magazine. The typography of the
headings are sans serif fonts as the
writing is consisting of big and bold text.
The language of the text is informal as its
more of an everyday life speech as the
anagram of “WTF?!” is another form of
swearing. The mode of address to the
reader is very caesural and inviting as its
speeches to the reader as if they were
good friends and wont feel offended to
the type of language that is being
presented. The colour scheme of the sub
articles are yellow and green which helps
separate each article and it carries on the
theme as the Green Day article is in
green and the Slipknot article which is in
yellow.

4. Cover Page
The masthead of Kerrang is placed on
the top of the magazine, this is the first
thing to be seen by the reader as its at
the beginning of the root of the eye.
The word Kerrang that is an
onomatopoeia as it sounds like a guitar
once a note has been played. It is also
a nonsense word as it has been made
up for the purpose of the magazine.
The title has been wrote in a bold
white text as it stands out of the
background, it also shown to have a
crack in it as the magazine is heavily
based around rock music and some
rock artistes are associated whit
braking things while the artist are on
stage

5. Cover Page
The imprint in the terminal area of the cover
shows another band from the same genre of rock
as slipknot is a heavy metal band. The image of
the band shows mid shots of the members at the
back and close ups of the members in the
foreground. The costumes of the band members
are dark colours of blacks and greys as this it
signifies a heavy metal band. The imprint is
shown in the terminal area as not as important as
the main cover story, however it is used to attract
other rock fans who like heavy metal music and
who like the band slipknot. The typography of
text used in the imprint is large, bold text on a
yellow background to help it stand out on the
dark background of the Green Day photo and the
white text shows up more brightly on the yellow
background. The word “WIN!” is in a larger font
with a different background as it shows its
importance to the article. The tone of the text is
quite foreseeing as quotes “MEMORY LANE”
means the band could be see how their career
has been so far.

6. Contents Page
In the top left corner of the contents
page there is a letter from the editor of
the magazine addressing the reader in a
friendly manor as he has wrote
informally as he is telling the reader what
is inside the magazine. The typography of
the text is black, sans serif front as it
shows up on the white background and it
is easily readied and understandable.
Next to the text is a picture of the front
cover of the current issue of the
magazine. This is used to show the
reader what the editor is talking about
and what the cover looks like on the
other page. It has been placed in the top
left hand corner as it’s the first thing to
be seen by the reader which gives its
importance as it is position at the
beginning of the root of the eye.

7. Contents Page
• The imagers on the contents page are of bands and
artist of the rock genre of music as Kerrang is a rock
magazine. The photos in the bottom half of the page are
low angle close ups of the artist/ band member how are
talked about in the articles within the magazine. The low
angle, close ups of the artist/band member are used to
show the faces of the main person that is linked to the
article so it is easy for the reader to recognize the
person with in the photo. Low angle shots are used
because it give the person in the photo more power and
status, as the people who read the magazine look up to
the people shown in the photos. The photos on the top
half of the page are mid shots of different bands from
the music genre of rock. The photos on the right are of
the band members in in smart, black, casual clothing to
show the reader that the band's are in their element as
they have normal body language and they have a
straight face on them as well. The large image on the left
shows a mid shot of one of the band members in the of
the photo in a smart costume which is similar to a
school uniform as he is wearing a tie. The prop of the
cricket bat shows that the band is English and quite
young because of the costume of the uniform. The bat is
covered in blood which seem to be the blood of the two
men behind him who are darkly dressed with blood
poring down there faces, because of the pale white
make up on the two men's farces makes them seen like
zombies attacking the man in front.

8. Contents Page
The text under the photos on the page uses the
same text as the rest of the page to carry on the
theme through out the page. The typography of the
text under the photos that are explaining about the
articles have a black, sans serif fort. Title of the
articles have the same font as the information about
the article but it is a larger size and ins bold. The font
of the page numbers are yellow, bold, sans serif font
with a black highlighted background. The language of
the text is informal as it is addressing the audience in
in a tone that is friendly and easy to understand.
In the bottom right corner has the information for
how to subscribe to the magazine so it can be posted
to the reader. The subscription of the magazine is in
the bottom of the page in the terminal area as it’s
the last thing to be seen by the reader in the root of
the eye. This has been placed hear as it is separated
from the contents as it is a hole different subject. The
language is informal as it is talking to the reader in a
similar tone to how the reader would speak. The
colour of the subscription part of the page is red as it
is different to the rest of the page and the reader I
less likely to get it mixed up.

9. Contents Page
The list of the contents has been placed under
the title in the right terminal area as the list is
used to sum up the hole contents, on top of
the photos of bands/artists left of it. The
headings of the contents are in the same style
as the title as it carries on through out the
page. The style of the font that is used is
yellow, bold, sans serif font with a black
highlighted background. The title of the list,
however has a black, bold, sans serif font with
a yellow highlighted background. The page
numbers are in black, bold, sans serif font with
the title name of the article next to it in black,
sans serif font. The language of the titles of
the articles are names of artists and albums,
popular features that have names related to
the theme of rock music and names of places
where gigs have been healed. The mode of
address to the audience is informal as certain
parts of the list has aspects of informal
language as it trying to talk in the same tone
as its readers.

10. Contents Page
Under the title banner there is a
quotation from an article within the
magazine. This is placed under the title
as it is probably one of the most popular
article in the magazine that the readers
of the magazine are interested in. The
typography of the text has sans serif
fonts. The top part of the text is simple
sans serif as it is a quote from the article.
The bottom part of the text is in bold
sans serif as it tells the reader who has
said the quotation, it is also in bold as it
attracts the reader to the area of the
page. Under the name of the person
there is a smaller piece of text which tells
the reader where the text has been
taken from within the magazine. The
piece of has been placed under the title
of the page as the article is properly the
main story that is in the magazine.

11. Contents Page
The title of the contents page is in
yellow text with a black highlight. The
yellow, bold, sans serif font is used as it
shows up on the black background. This
colour scheme is used as it makes the
text seem more important as it seems
the text it self has itself been
highlighted. Under the title, there is
white, sans serif font which is much
smaller than the title as it has less
significant to the page as it tell the
reader the date of the magazine and the
issue number. The title of the page has
been placed in the top right hand corner
as it is important to the page. However
it has less importance than the letter by
the editor as it is the second thing to be
seem by the root of the eye.

12. Double Page
The logo/ title of the page is in the top left hand
corner as it’s the first thing to be seen by the
through the root of the eye. It has been placed
here as it tells the reader what page they are
reading and that it’s a “world exclusive” which
would make the reader want to go and read the
rest of the article. The typography of the title is
red, bold, sans serif font which shows up of the
black background, there is smaller white, sans
serif font under the title telling the reader that
they can go on to the website for more. Next to it
on the right is white, bold, sans serif font on a red
background which makes it stand out from the
background photo, which tells the reader that the
article is a “world exclusive” which would make
the reader want to read on.
The language of the text is informal as it is
addressing the audience by shouting at the
reader to make them lesion to the author. The
tone of the text is expressive as it is shouting at
the to gain their attention.

13. Double Page
The photo in the primary optical area of
the left page is a long, mid shot of the
lead singer of the band, with the
drummer of the band in the background
of the photo. In the photo it shows the
two members of the band performing a
rehearsal on stage as the lead singer has
a pass around his neck. The man is
dressed in everyday, casual close which
consist of jeans and t-suits doing a worm
up gig. The props of the microphone, the
speakers and the drum kit show that the
men are play music on the stage. The
photo covers the hole background as it is
the first photo seen by the reader
through the root of the eye as it shows
two of the band in their element
performing their music.

14. Double Page
The photo in the bottom right terminal area of the
left page is a close up of a guitar player from the
band playing the guitar on stage. The man is wearing
normal, casual chose with a dark t-suit and the prop
of the guitar showing that the man is a guitarist of
the band. The photo is in the terminal area of the
page as its one of the last things to be seen by the
reader by using the root of the eye.
The photo on the bottom left terminal area on the
right page is a long shot of three of the band
members in a studio working on their music. The
men are wearing everyday, casual close as they have
no need to wear costumes as they are not in front of
an audience in a concert. The photo is in the terminal
area in the middle of all of the photos on the double
page showing all of the band members.
The photo in the bottom right terminal area is a close
up of one of the band members recording a song in a
studio. The man is in casual clothing as he is
recording for a cd and not in front of people in a
concert. The photo is in the bottom right corner as
it’s the last photo to be seen through the root of the
eye and it’s the last photo on the bottom of the
page.

15. Double Page
On the right terminal area of the double page
is a “lowdown” of the bands latest songs that
are coming soon. The typography of the text is
bold, red, sans serif font which is used for the
titles of the songs that are being talked about.
The review of the songs are in black sans serf
font, however the “sounds like” part of the
review is in bold sans serif font as it is used on
each paragraph as a common feature and it
stands out in bold. The text under the “sounds
like” part is in smaller sans serif font as it is a
different part of the review and it wouldn’t get
mixed up with previous parts. The text is on a
white background as it’s a different part of the
double page to the interview which as a black
background. The review of the bands latest
songs is placed in the right terminal area as it
is separated from the rest of the article which
is a interview with the band and the text in the
terminal area is the extra content to the
interview on the left of it.

16. Double Page
The typography of the pull quote is large sans serif font
in a mixture of red and white which flows through the
rest of the page. The language of the pull quote is
informal as is addressing the audience in a expressive
tone as it is shouting, by the use of an exquemation
mark. The text has been placed in the middle of the top
of the page as it’s the first piece of text to be seen by the
reader by the root of the eye. The typography of the
stand first is white, sans serif font as it shows up on the
black background. The stand first is under the the pull
quote as it’s the second piece of text related to the
article that the reader sees by the root of the eye. The
“My Chemical Romance” part of the stand first is in bold,
white, sans serif font as it hi lights to the reader, that the
article is about the band My Chemical Romance. The
article itself is in the main optical area as it is the most
important piece if text on the page as it’s the article of
the page and it’s the third piece of text to be seen by the
reader as the other pieces of text are to attract the to
read the main article. The typography of the article is
white sans serif font with a red kicker at the begin of the
article to show where the main piece of text is. The
language of the article is informal as it address the
reader in a friendly tone as it specks to the audience as
someone how they have known for ages.