The
title Kerrang! suggests that the magazine is
rebellious and outlandish. It also suggests that it’s a magazine for bold
people, because the title is in capitals and has an exclamation point at the
end. It also suggests that because of the cracked effect gives the ides that music should be loud, and
that also goes with their motto of ‘Life is Loud’, and their masthead shows
that they are living up to their own expectations of life being loud, and rock
music should also be loud. Kerrang also uses a sans-serif font to
give it a more modernized look.
The title Mojo is written in a sans serif font, to give the impression that the magazine is for a younger audience. It uses a black colour on the font which also gives the idea that they are simplistic. The title is all in capitals to make it stand out from the rest of the magazines. Mojo can mean influence, so the use of the word Mojo for the title suggests that the magazine is supposed to influence the readers on their opinions. The masthead sits on the front of the magazine in the center, often with it on full display to catch peoples attention as they pass by. Mojo calls themselves the worlds best music magazine, implying that the only information you need about music will be in there. The magazine is based on classic rock, and they often have articles featuring famous musicians, as well as them being on the cover. The magazine is mainly for people who listen to classic rock, but because it has a modern edge anyone from the ages of 20-40 might read it.
Classic FM uses a serif style font. It also uses all black for the name, apart from the F to add contrast to the title. They also include the FM in the title of the magazine to promote their radio station at the same time. The title Classic FM tells us instantly that the magazine is about Classical music. There is clear gaps between each letter, which could be to make it clearer to read and recognizable. The masthead sits at the top of the page and at times has a white background on it, so that it's easy for people to read when there is a dark picture on the cover, or they put it over the image so you can still easily find it. Classic FM is a magazine about classical music, and is targeted at older people aged 40-60. They stopped publishing the magazine in 2012. They reviewed classical music recordings, recent performances and sometimes they also gave out music with their magazines.
Vibe magazine uses a sans-serif font for the title. The title is also in capital letters and block colouring. Depending on the cover, they use different colours for each issue. They usually switch between white, red, blue and black. The word vibe can mean to enjoy listening or dancing to popular music, and that's the impression that the title gives us, the magazine has a cool vibe about it and features popular music acts on the cover each issue. They mainly feature rap and hip hop artists, actors and other entertainers. The intended audience is younger readers aged 16-24 as the magazine has a modern vibe and features the most popular people and acts at the time.
RollingStone magazine uses a serif-style font for their title. They often use different colours for their title, but always keep the way it looks the same. The title RollingStone is easy to remember because it reminds people of the popular band. It also means a person who doesn't settle in one place for too long, much like musicians. They use a black outline around the title to make it look bolder and stand out more. The title is often placed over the image on the front cover. The magazine mainly focuses on music, culture and politics. Their intended audience is people aged 20-30. However, they changed their ideas to appeal to the younger people and made it about TV Shows, popular acts and films but then decided to change it back to their old topics.
NME uses a sans-serif font with capital letters. It uses the colour red with white and black to contrast with it and make the actual name of the magazine stand out. NME is targeted towards the younger generation so making the masthead bright and colourful will attract the younger people. NME is largely associated with rock, indie and alternative music.
Rock Sound magazine uses a sans-serif font which makes it more modern and simple, which could be to attract the younger audience. They also promote their website by putting rocksound.tv around the R of rock. Rock Sound focus mainly on pop, pop punk, punk, emo, hardcore, post-hardcore, heavy metal and other types but they rarely talk about indie music. Their tag line is 'For those who like their music loud extremist and non-conformist' which gives the impression straight away that their magazine is for people who like loud rock music. Their magazine is mainly aimed at young people aged 16-24.
Q magazine uses a serif style font, but is still simple and modern looking. It uses a red background to contrast with the white Q. The Q also has shadowing around it to make it stand out more. Q has a review section, where they review music, films, concerts, radio and television. They also do articles such as cash for questions, where popular celerities and musicians answer questions from the public who get £25 if their question is printed. Q is aimed at most people, but their readers range from 20-40.








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