RocksoundMagazine

The reason I have chosen this magazine is because It is a similar genre magazine to the one I am planning to make and is aimed at the same audience.

About• Rocksound magazine is a monthly Rock/metal magazine which

brings interviews and news of rocks biggest underground bands.

• The magazine is one of the UKs most popular and caters to fans on all genres of rock, from punk to metal.

• Primarily aimed at the british market, this magazine is also sold outside of the UK in places such as Australia, Canada and the United States

• First edition launched in 1999, monthly magazine, available in all major retailers in the UK

Masthead in the house style font

Buzz Words

Barcode

Centred cover image, low angle direct mode of address

Puffs, stand out from the background

Green and white house style, the greens used to make the text stand out

Covering masthead for established magazines

Cover

Lists of bands featured in the magazine for fans.

Competitions for the readers to draw them in.

Issue number, date and price

ContentsPage

Magazine title in the house style font

Issue number and date

Pull quotes from inside the magazine with the page number so the user can read more of the article. Often can be taken out of context to entice the reader.

Page numbers of the articles

Short description of each article with more detail on what its about.

Band names for article titles, then you can see what your favourite band is and see an article related to that band.

Medium close up shot of Jacoby Shaddix with a confused facial expression. Adds humour to the image.

Large image spanning both pages of the featured band. High angle long shot of the band members.

Feature title, the title of the article or could be a quote.

Band logoMain content of the magazine article

Pull quotes

Description

Features

Some features I plan to incorporate into my design are the use is the way the cover is structured, there doesn’t seem to be a set layout and would like my design to not be set in a particular way as I want to get across the metal/rock genre and show that through the presentation. I also like the way the contents page is simply layed out with one large image, I would use this design as its easy to navigate.

Kerrang!Magazine

I have chosen this magazine as it’s the same genre of magazine I will be making and I am also a current fan of the magazine. This may help me in my analysis.

About

• Published by Bauer Media Group

• First published in 6th June 1981 as a one off magazine as part of the “sounds” newspaper

• The name “Kerrang” comes from an onomatopoeic word which describes a power chord being struck on an electric guitar.

• In the early 2000s it became the Uks best selling rock magazine, weekly.

• Costs £2.20 can buy in all major retailers

Mast head, partially covered Distorted typography used in masthead logo and rest of cover

List of bands featured in magazine, readers can look to see if their favourite bands are in the magazine.

Puffs, in a green box to stand out

Buzz word, free makes you feel like you are getting something for free Barcode

Cover image, all wearing black so they are the same and match the magazine colour scheme.

Contents title

Featured article images

Column layout

Page numbers for articles

A section from the editor of this magazine

Pull quotes

Issue number and issue date

A box about subscribing to the magazine

World exclusive, telling the reader that Kerrang is the only source for this news article.

Pull quote from article as the title

Main “copy” of the article

Live/studio images in a sepia effect

Large full page image

Information on some of the bands songs, fans of discovering new music.

Image captions

Page numbers

Features

In the kerrang magazine I like the double page spread and how it shows the featured band with the pictures in the sepia effect. I think this is good for my live music magazine as it can show a band in a calmer atmosphere which contrasts the lively activities on the road. I like the use of colour as well as it has a set colour scheme, this means that the rest of the magazine can be in different colours but these two pages will have their own house style.