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There are many main features on this double page spread from Kerrang magazine. The left side page features a main image in black and white of an artist singing live in concert. This image immediately implies the genre of the music magazine, as the artist is wearing dark denim clothes with longer hair covering his face. The lighting of the image is also very low key, depicting a heavy and bold rock genre of music. There are 3 other images featured on the double page, also in black and white. These images follow similar themes to the main image on the left side of the double page, therefore also creating the rock genre theme. The title of the article is placed at the top of the right side of the double page. The headline is in bold, capital font immediately catching the eye of the viewer. The article is placed underneath the title, in 2 short columns. The article text is in white, placed on a black background therefore making it easy for the audience to see where it is placed as there is many elements on this double page. In the top left of the left side page, there is a coverline that reads “World exclusive” the text reads in a white capital font and is placed on a red background. These words immediately attract the viewers attention as they are placed in the primary optical area. This feature is used to convince the viewer to buy the magazine, as if the article is a world exclusive they will not be able to read it anywhere else. This page follows a very strict colour scheme of red, black and white. The background is in black, therefore causing everything in white and red to stand out and catch the audience’s attention. In the top left corner of the left side of the double page, there is a element that says “Visit Kerrang.com for all the latest news”. This is advertising the magazine’s website, therefore generating more interest from the viewer, which will possibly result in more sales.

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Page 1: Inner Pages Research

There are many main features on this

double page spread from Kerrang

magazine. The left side page features a

main image in black and white of an

artist singing live in concert. This image

immediately implies the genre of the

music magazine, as the artist is wearing

dark denim clothes with longer hair

covering his face. The lighting of the

image is also very low key, depicting a

heavy and bold rock genre of music.

There are 3 other images featured

on the double page, also in black and

white. These images follow similar

themes to the main image on the left

side of the double page, therefore

also creating the rock genre theme.

The title of the article is placed at

the top of the right side of the

double page. The headline is in bold,

capital font immediately catching

the eye of the viewer. The article is

placed underneath the title, in 2

short columns. The article text is in

white, placed on a black background

therefore making it easy for the

audience to see where it is placed as

there is many elements on this

double page.

In the top left of the left side page,

there is a coverline that reads

“World exclusive” the text reads in a

white capital font and is placed on a

red background. These words

immediately attract the viewers

attention as they are placed in the

primary optical area. This feature is

used to convince the viewer to buy

the magazine, as if the article is a

world exclusive they will not be able

to read it anywhere else.

This page follows a very strict colour

scheme of red, black and white. The

background is in black, therefore

causing everything in white and red

to stand out and catch the

audience’s attention.

In the top left corner of the left side

of the double page, there is a

element that says “Visit

Kerrang.com for all the latest news”.

This is advertising the magazine’s

website, therefore generating more

interest from the viewer, which will

possibly result in more sales.