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Google – Internet Web Browser
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Conventions of Music Magazines
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Conventions of Music Magazines – Internet Web Browser
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Google – Conventions of Music Magazines
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Conventions of Music Magazines
These are the two magazines I will be comparing and contrasting. I will look at each convention within these two different magazineswww.conventionsofmusicmagazines.co.uk/mymagazines
The name and Logo of a magazinewww.conventionsofmusicmagazines.co.uk/masthead
Sell lines are text on the front cover of a magazine to help sell the magazine to the audience www.conventionsofmusicmagazines.co.uk/sell_lines
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Sell Lines
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Conventions of Music Magazines – Internet Web Browser
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Google – Conventions of Music Magazines
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Conventions of Music Magazines
Here I will explain the house style of Kerrang magazine and compare it to Rock sound magazinewww.conventionsofmusicmagazines.co.uk/House_Style_Kerrang
Here I will explain the house style of Rock sound magazine and compare it to kerrang magazinewww.conventionsofmusicmagazines.co.uk/House_Style_RockSound
Both magazines will have a barcode and a price. Next to these will also be the issue numberwww.conventionsofmusicmagazines.com/Barcode_&_Price
House Style (Kerrang)
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House Style (Rock Sound)
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Barcode & Price
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My Magazines – Internet Web Browser
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My Magazines
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My Magazines
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Mast Head– Internet Web Browser
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Mast head
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Mast head
Kerrang Magazine has a masthead stating the name of the magazine. In this particular case, some sections of the title have been covered by the image on the front of the magazine. This shows that the magazine is very popular as it is not
afraid to hide it’s title. It is such a popular magazine that just by seeing a
few of the letters the audience will already be able to tell what the magazine
is.
Rock Sound also has a masthead very similar to Kerrang. This magazine has a very obvious logo that is the ‘R’ from
‘Rock Sound’. Again, a large section of the title has been covered by the image
on the front of the magazine. This means that this magazine is also very popular and the title will be recognizable even
with a large portion missing.
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Mast Head– Internet Web Browser
http://www.conventionsofmusicmagazines.co.uk/mast_head
Mast head
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Sell Lines
This magazine has a few sell lines which are used to help promote and sell the magazine. This specific magazine has
words like ‘Win’ and phrases like ‘World Exclusive’ to attract audiences. These
words will instantly stand out to customers.
This magazine also has sell lines. One specific word used a lot on the front
cover of this magazine is ‘Free’ as this word will always attract customers. This
magazine, like the other one has free posters which will also attract fans of the
bands/artists on the posters as well as the main image band.
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House Style (Kerrang ) – Internet Web Browser
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House Style (Kerrang)
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House Style (Kerrang)This magazine uses the
colours; orange, red, white, blue & black mainly.
The band in the image are wearing mainly black so the house style can be anything
as they are not likely to clash.
The orange colour in the background is made to
match with the ‘Fall Out Boy’ band logo, giving the magazine a professional
look.
Main Image
The main image on this magazine is an image of
a band. They are staring right at the
camera which shows direct address to the audience which can
attract customers. Its clear that they are ‘Fall Out Boy’ as that text is so large. Even though
all the men in this image are wearing
black the image has quite a happy vibe as
two of them are smiling.
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House Style (Rock Sound) – Internet Web Browser
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House Style (Rock Sound)
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House Style (Rock Sound)This magazine uses the
colours; blue, pink, white & black mainly.
The band in the main image are wearing a lot of blue
denim and the man at the front is wearing a pink hat.
The magazine have used these colours as their house
colours for this issue to match the image and create a great
house style.
Ensuring the ‘Sleeping with sirens’ band logo is pink and white ensures that the text
matches the house style and ensures the magazine looks
professional
Main Image
The main image on this magazine is an image of
a band. Once again they are all staring at the camera giving a
direct mode of address to the audience,
attracting customers. The men on this image
are wearing much brighter colours,
making the entire magazine seem much more colourful. Both
this image and kerrangs image will attracts fans
of the bands on the cover.
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Barcode & Price– Internet Web Browser
http://www.conventionsofmusicmagazines.co.uk/barcode_&_Price
Barcode & Price
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Barcode & Price
Both magazines have a barcode and a price at the bottom of their magazine. These are standard conventions to find on magazines as they include the data such as the price and issue number. The price and the issue number will also be stated by the barcode for the
customers as they are likely to want to know these pieces of information.