1. The masthead of this
magazine is big and bold
to attract readers to it.
Also it is behind the main
picture so it doesn’t take
any attention away from
the picture.
The price and issue number is
placed in an inconspicuous place
so that it will not distract you
away from the main points of
the magazine. The price shows
that it comes out weekly and it is
for the younger generation as it
is inexpensive.
The main heading is big, bold and
brightly coloured which attracts you
to the magazine. Anyone who likes
to listen to this type of music will
be attracted as it is the first thing
you see when you look at the
magazine. The editor has also used
the ‘Z’ technique as they have put
the most important in the top left
hand corner and it makes a Z shape
until it hits the least important at
the bottom left.
The cover lines attract you to the
magazine in that it has a ‘free
online mixtape for every reader’
this will attract readers as it says
you can get something free when
you buy this certain magazines.
NME Magazine
‘Kings of Leon’ is placed in white
whereas the rest of the text is in
black. This highlights the name of
the band to ensure that the reader
will pick up the magazine.
The list of three in the
subheading also attracts you to
it as it is an unusual subheading.
The words ‘Punch-Ups’ and ‘The
Legacy’ attract you to it in that
you want to know everything
about that band and what goes
on when they aren’t on stage.
The image attracts the reader in that
it stands out against the rest of the
magazine in that it is black and white
and the writing is pink. It also
attracts you in that it is layered so
that the image is above the
masthead so you look at the top of
the image when you look at the
masthead. Also the words ‘Tons of
unseen photos’ will attract readers
as if they want to read about that
band they will pick up the magazine
as there is photos they have never
seen before inside it.
The barcode is placed in the
appropriate place of in the
bottom right hand corner.

2. The name of the magazine
‘Q’ is behind the photo of
the band to ensure that
not attention has been
drawn away from the
photo of the band
member.
The picture of the band
member is a medium close up
to ensure that it is the main
thing that your eyes are
attracted to. Also the picture
of the band member is the
optical centre of the
magazine which ensures that
your eyes are instantly
attracted to it as soon as you
look at the magazine.
The cover lines also attract
you to read the magazine in
that they use words such as
‘explosive’ and ‘stab’. This
attracts you to read the
magazine as you want to
see why they use such
graphic words.
The barcode is in a weird
place on the magazine as it is
underneath the cover lines.
Normally a barcode would be
in a corner so it doesn’t draw
any attention away from the
image or cover lines.
Q Magazine
This cover line also attracts you
to read it as if festivals is what
you would like to read about it
means that you would pick up
the magazine and read it. It uses
other types of font as well to
highlight the different types of
bands that are on offer in the
festival in which they are talking
about.
These cover lines also attract you
to read it as they use different
types of fonts and colours to
ensure that your eyes are
attracted to them. They also says
the different types of bands in
which they talk about in this
magazine. This would attract
readers in that if they want to
read about this band they will
read the magazine.
The heading of ‘Arctic Monkeys’
attracts the reader as it is bold
and in capital letters. It attracts
the reader because after you look
at the image, you will look at the
writing because of the contrast of
colours of the green from the
jacket and the white of the
writing. They have the same
colour scheme throughout the
magazine of red and white. Also
the ‘They’re back with a bang’
attracts you to read it because you
would like to know what they
mean about coming back.

3. The writing at the top of the
page attracts you to read the
magazine as it says “Exclusive”
and “Him Return”. This will
attract the reader in that it is
an exclusive interview and
anyone who wants to read
about that topic will read the
magazine.
This will attract readers in
that it has an exclusive
meeting with a certain band.
This will also attract readers in
that it is contrasting against
the red of the grey
background and the fact that
they have used a shape which
stands out against the squares
of the rest of the magazine.
This will attract you to the
magazine because it has the
words “Pop-Punk’s new star
laid bare!”. Anyone who likes
this band or likes the lead
singer will want to know what
they mean when they say “Laid
bare”
This will attract you to the
magazine because it shows
what is in the rest of the
magazine. the word “Plus!”
attracts you because if there is
a lot of content in the magazine
which you would like to read, it
would mean you would buy the
magazine.
Kerrang Magazine
The masthead of this magazine is big,
bold and contrasts against the red and
black of the rest of the magazine. This
will attract you to it as it stands out so
much against the rest of the magazine.
Also it is appropriate as it is a grunge
magazine, the font represents this.
The picture on the front of the
magazine is good as it is a medium
close up of the lead singer. This is a
good image as it is put in the optical
centre of the magazine so it is the
first thing you look at when you first
look at the magazine. It is also a
very powerful picture as you can
see emotion in his eyes. This fits the
theme of the magazine as the music
that they represent is quite angry.
The heading on this magazine
attracts you to the magazine as it
has the name of the band and it is
red against a black background
which contrasts. Also it attracts you
as it has words such as “Dark side
exposed” which if you like this
certain band you would like to read
about this. They have also used a
god use of symbols as for the A in
‘Mars’ they have have used the
band logo.
The barcode is in an appropriate place on
the magazine of in the bottom right hand
corner. This is good as it will draw any
attention away from the rest of the
magazine. Also the price of the magazine
is appropriate as the magazine is
published fortnightly.