music magazine

This is a music magazine front cover. A music magazine has all the same conventions of a normal magazine.

Masthead

Title

Picture

Sub-headings

Date

Issue

This particular magazine has alot going on. The main picture and background are quite attention drawing and stand out more then the rest of the front cover. In this magazine the picture fits in with the genre, also the fonts and backgrounds fit in with the type of band which appear on the front cover. The use of screamers attract attention to the reader and the content of them may convince the reader to buy the magazine. The drawings contrasted with photographic images give the magazine a eccentric feel and because of this it defines the audience of the magazine. Artisits names are highlighted on the cover to draw attention to who features in the magazine. This is done as some people may only buy the magazine as their favourite artist is featured in it.

This is another example of a music magazine. Just by the image of the featured atrists on the cover we can tell what type of genre this magazine is. The men are all dressed in black giving of a gothic image. The male in the middle is obviously the main person in this band as he is centred in the middle. Also by holding a prop it draws more attention to him. This magazine is not colourful however it is far from basic. The masthead is covered by the image however it still stands out as the letters are 'smashed'. This magazine is aimed at the rock genre generation. To show the band in all black, looking a threat and looking individual applys to the target audience.

The colours used in the magazine are kept simplel. Black, white, yellow and red are used and because it isnt 'fancy' it also proves what genre it is. The words 'Avenged Sevenfold' are written in block capital letters and are contrasted with the black and yellow surrounding it. This tells the audience who the band are and the caption underneath ('the worlds most dangerous band') makes the audience want to find out why.