Rock Magazine Front Cover 2

The Masthead of this magazine front cover reads 'Kerrang'. The fact that masthead is covered slightly by the main image of the magazine front cover shows that the magazine company are a big company because they are confident that the readers and the audience will know what magazine company produced this. The smash effect on this masthead is really effective and attracts the audience's eye. The word Kerrang represents the rock genre as it is an onomatopoeia because this is the sound a guitar makes when the strings are struck. The skyline on this magazine runs across the top of the page above the Masthead. This includes an extra bit of information and it looks professional because it isn't to big for a skyline. The layout of the magazine is very professional. This is because it is very carefully laid out and there isn't anything placed in a certain way that makes the magazine not look professional. The layout of the magazine is a traditional layout because the masthead, skyline, bar code and main image is placed in the traditional place a professional magazine would. The main image of the magazine is a picture of a person playing a guitar and is a rock singer or part of a rock band. You know this because of the dress sense and the image of the main  image. He looks like a traditional rock start therefore this relates to the theme and purpose of the magazine. This magazine in particular doesn't follow all conventions of a magazine because it doesn't have a slogan. This could be because if there was a slogan included on this magazine it may make the magazine look too crowded as there is little space to add anymore to it without it looking unprofessional. The anchorage text on this magazine is "This is the best show out there" 'Green Day Exclusive U.S. Tour Report'. This anchorage text links to the main image as this is a member of Green Day who are a rock band. This is also a sell line because fans of the rock band Green Day will buy the magazine to see the tour dates and locations of Green Day. The top and bottom bit of text have a green strip behind it because this relates to the band Green Day. The colour scheme of the magazine is green, white and charcoal. The white and charcoal are colours that relate to the rock genre as these colours are associated to rock, however the green on this magazine is used just for this magazine as the main image and story of this issue is the band Green Day. This is why they have used the colour green, but they wouldn't usually use this if the band wasn't Green Day. The bar code on this magazine is in the bottom right of the magazine because then it isn't in the way of the front cover. With it being placed in the bottom right it doesn't take up much room as it has to be shown, but with it being here it doesn't make it look unprofessional.