Kerrang Front cover Analysis

Kerrang front cover

With this front cover of 'Kerrang' it is very well layed out and it is tidy and very easy to read. With the title at the top of the magazine this gives it an effect as the title looks rough and metal like which can relate to the type of audience that would read this magazine. Also with the 'Kerrang' title sounds quite rough is linked the the genre of rock music. The main background picture is very striking and bold which stands out on the page. The picture is of a music artist who has a feature inside that issues magazine. This picture can attract the fans of this artist and then maybe a way of attracting them to buy the magazine.  The picture is a close-up of the artist and shows all of his features.  On the left hand side of the page there are smaller pictures of artists who feature in this issue of magazine.  This then allows people to see what the main features of the magazine are without looking through it.  The colours on this magazine are used well on the front cover, they are used to make other things stand out more, such as the white text 'FREE POSTERS!' on a red background, this makes it stand out much more and can catch the readers attention.  This is somthing in which the editor wants to do so they can attract as many readers as possible, and try to get as many people to buy it for the free posters.