Music Magazine cover analysis

 

The logo of the magazine is white which contrasts with the main image which is predominately dark colours, this creates emphasis on the main image, and the logo falls behind the centre image which shows that the content is potentially very significant.

Buzz words are used on the cover such as “Free Gifts” this is because these draw in the attention of the audience by advertising that the purchaser gets more than just the magazine, the contents of the free gift will probably tend to the interests of the audience. The colour of this text is a bright yellow; this gives contrast to the masthead and to the general colours of the cover.

The centre image of the magazine is a waist shot of the musicians in the photograph; the musicians are looking straight at the camera and therefore are addressing the audience, the centre image is the main focus of the magazine cover.

The name of the main focus “Slash & friends” is printed towards the bottom of the cover as the picture dominates the page, the main focus of the magazine however seems to dominates over the image because it appears as a barrier for the main image.

The buzz words “Slash and Friends” and “the first great album of the decade” are used to draw in the audience by presenting a plethora of well renounced musicians, in addition to this, It creates controversy and will draw in both people who want to find ‘the first great album of the decade’ and those whom want to dispute the idea.

 

This magazine seems to go a bit away from the conventions of the rock magazine genre as it has a fairly ordered layout and clean look. Instead of using rebellious colours it uses elegant colours such as gold and grey. this gives a more mature feel to this magazine, this is because this is one of the older magazines of the genre, therefore the regular readers of this magazine are possibly of an slightly older age than the general audience of the genre.

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The logo of the magazine is white with a yellow border with the word ‘big’ in red, which contrasts with the main image which is predominately dark, dull colours, this creates emphasis on the main image, and the logo falls behind the centre image which shows that the content is potentially very significant.

The centre image of the magazine is a full body shot of the band in the photograph; the band looking straight at the camera and therefore are addressing the audience, they are in intimidating poses to signify power.

Buzz words are used on the cover such as “Exclusive” draws in the potential audience by offering them the chance of something that they cannot get anywhere else, this builds interest in the magazine as it gives them a unique selling point. The buzz words are mainly in yellow to provide a contrast to the main article.
The subtext “the world needs some f**king rock and roll” brings in the audience as it isn’t common design to place swearwords on the front of the magazine as it can be seen as immature, however it reflects the nature of the band.
The name of the main focus “Asking Alexandria” is printed just below the centre of the page to demonstrate the significance of the band. The band’s logo is presented instead of the same text as the rest of the cover, further reinstating the importance of the band and to draw in the attention of the audience.

 

 

This magazine's main colour is red, with yellow accents. This is typical of the rock / metal culture. The featured band (asking Alexandria) is dominating the cover. The masthead 'big cheese' has the first letter E reversed, which is reflective of the rebellious nature of the genre, what also has a reflection of this is the anchor text with the asking Alexandria logo, which draws in the attention of the audience with 'sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.