Kerrang magazine Contents Analysis

The audience is for band b-c2 because this is not that expensive it is for mid to older teens. They will be explorers or aspirers. The secondary audience is for pre-teens or adults this is because they might still read the magazine but there not what the magazine is aiming to attract. But they will still make money from these sells.

The page numbers are in different colours and in this magazine in a different font they are in a different font because they want the audience to focus on the page numbers to get the content that they want to read the page numbers with the circle behind it are like that because they were mentioned in the front cover they do this so that it gets in bead into the readers mind.

The editors message is important because it is used to give answers to fan mail this will make them feel that they are being listened to and their points are being considered. The pictures is there so that they will see what the editor looks like and there signature will be there because they will see that it is from her personally. Inside the text the editor is being very enthusiastic so that it gets the reader to be enthusiastic about reading the magazine.   

The font of the sub-headings is the same as the contents and the masthead this is for further synergy in the magazine, it is yellow with and black background so it stands out. The size is quite small but big enough to catch the readers eye. The style is bold and easy to stand out.

The anchorage texts are there to hook the readers and to send the to the right page they will want to read it because they have already seen a preview and will want to see the full story about their favourite band or artist.

The masthead is repeated from the front cover because it’s the logo of the company and also it is promoting the company even further it is the same font so that the readers have something to relate to on the page.

The shot is a mid shot it is only showing half the body. The size of the picture is medium it covers a quarter of the page. It covers a quarter of the page because it is one of the main selling points of the magazine it is big so that the fans of the artist can recognise him and will buy the magazine to hear news about him.

The font of the title is the same as the rest magazine it is like that because they want to continue the house style it is also a form of synergy. it is in yellow so it stands out from the black background. The size is quite large and bigger than the sub titles. The style is big bold, up standing and in capitals.