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Masthead – “Kerrang” – use of onomatopoeia - use of exclamation mark makes it seem more exciting - Cracked font to symbolise bands names being spray painted onto tour cargoWritten in Yellow – connotations of happiness

Left third – pictures of some of the main focuses of the magazine to draw a range of interest- Used when the magazines are stacked together in a shop so important information about the magazine is in this area so that it can be seen when they’re stacked.

Barcode – individual code on a magazine that is used so that retailers can sell them accordingly.Issue Number – Number on each update of a magazine that is released so that readers will know when it was released Price – Printed next to the barcode so that it is in a convenient position so that the readers can find the price and retailers will all sell it for the same price.

Banner – Gives the audience insight into what will be inside the magazine.Yellow colour – connotations of happiness and energy, makes the magazine seem lively and will make readers want to read it. Red – opposite yellow on the colour spectrum so the red writing stands out more especially from a distance. Connotations of energy and danger so it will make the magazine more appealing.

Flash/Puff – Yellow colour stands out against the dark colours of the background.Black and red writing stands out.Gives a snippet of important information.

Cover line – written in white to stand out against the dark and vibrant colours of the rest of the cover.

Centre of the cover written in Gold as it has connotations of luxury and quality.

All the text on the cover is written in capital letters as it draws more attention and makes it seem louder.

Range of people on the cover – makes the magazine appeal to more people who will be fans of different artists – idealistic life / aspirational role models / ideal partner

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Main image – draws attention – ideal partner / role model for the reader – will make them want to continue reading- Gives pages to read more about the person.

Industrial Patterning - Yellow and black edging to the page – similar to police / danger tape making the magazine seem ‘dangerous’, causing the reader to feel as though they are rebelling by reading this magazine.

Black background with white writing – makes the text stand out more.Message from the editor of the magazine – black symbolises power.

Date and issue number of magazine – helps the reader to know which issue they are viewing

Contents organised into sections so that the reader can quickly find the area that they want to read, and then find the individual page from under the heading

Dark green used as the main background to the page – commonly associated with ambition – makes the reader think positively of the main people shown on the page

Cover of the magazine shown again to re-iterate to the reader which issue they are reading

Newsome Eleanor Block – A

Headline to catch the reader’s attention – “The Big Story” makes the article seem like the most important article in the magazine.Placed in the top, left hand corner as that is where the reader’s gaze would naturally fall first

Written on a black background – contrasts the norm of black on white to draw attentionConnotations of power to make the article seem the most important.

Industrial Patterning - Yellow and black edging to the page – similar to police / danger tape making the magazine seem ‘dangerous’, causing the reader to feel as though they are rebelling by reading this magazine.

Pull Quote – shocking/intriguing extract from the article to catch the reader’s attention

Written in a bigger font than the majority of the article to draw attention

Image captions to explain the meaning behind the images

Folio – Page number, name of magazine – helps the reader to navigate through the magazine

Gutter – the space between the columns – makes the page appear overall tidier and makes it easier to read

Pictures to catch the attention of the readerOverlaps the border