F R O N T C O V E R S ! ! !

K E R R AN G !• Kerrang’s masthead involves white san serif

capitals which have rough bits around the edges and what looks like a broken glass effect over top, all over a black background.

• Our gate-keeper, the main image, consists of one guy’s face and shoulders (a close up). It takes up the majority of the space on the page. And his unshaven and crazy appearance lends its self to the genre of the magazine.

• When scanning the page, you notice that most of the important info is in yellow typeface, just on its own over black and with a black shadow over white. And when you add a little red into the mix, it gives you a distinct house style with 4 contrasting colours.

• There are cover lines everywhere ! It gives it a really busy feel: with exclusives, chances to win stuff and posters. The majority of which is hugging the left hand side, which is the third normally displayed in shops.

Me t a l H A MME R

• This magazine sticks up the two fingers to most conventions within the industry.

• It is simply simple! With just the masthead, main image and the one cover line, it is blunt and straight to the point.

• The mast head looks like it is actually made out of metal and has exaggerative pointy bits on the H’s, the M’s and the R which harks to the Metallica (a well known metal band) which stays true to the genre of the magazine.

• The main image is a central and over bearing group shot of the band. The are all in uniform colours giving them unity as a band. And the large amount of black gives them a sinister feel.

• The barcode and issue number looks as if it was placed there after everything else in a rather slap-dash way.

N ME ..

• To begin. The masthead is bright red with two strokes of white then black, which sets the house style for NME, also being bold and eye catching.

• The main image consists of an un-posed image of 3 band members. The colours are very naturalistic as if to give the feel that this is a musicians magazine, for the music, and not flashy poses and pyrotechnics!

• Their main cover line is linked with the main image and includes the all too common words “worlds exclusive interview”. This takes up over half of the page, in bright bold san serif typography, ensuring the readers undivided attention as he/she scans down.

• The rule of thirds has been used a small amount, as the masthead and the cover line beneath it are within the left third, the third which is mostly visible when on the shelf.

• There are a limited amount of cover lines that appear at the bottom of the page and the skyline.