The masthead is bold and broad so that it grabs peoples attention and straight away what the magazine is called. -It goes across the whole of the magazine and above it there is a skyline saying what other bands are also inside the magazine.
The big bold white writing is a great contrast against the green background and even billy joe and the other members of greenday covering part of the masthead, it still works well because you are able to read it and you already know what magazine it is.
All members of the band are making eye contact with the camera which makes it look like he is looking at the reader. This grabs your attention which shows the image is good.
You can see that the images of the band have been cut out of the original image and placed on the green background with the red surrounding each band member.
The shade of red surrounding the band match the graphic behind the sub-heading about the band's album.
The slogan is situated underneath the masthead at the top of the magazine. It is ‘new music first’ this tells you in itself what the magazine is about
The thumbnails also grab people’s attention so that the audience know what stories will be inside. This makes you want to read the magazine more because the stories sound good!
The barcode is situated in the bottom right hand corner which shows that it is professional and are released regularly. Because the barcode is white, and again on a green background, it allows it to stand out so you are able to see the small detail; ie. issue number/price, which is still important.
All styles of the text; Masthead, Slogan, Subheadings/Titles etc… are the same throughout the magazine, so the house style is consistent. The colour scheme is carried on onto the contents and the double page spread, the theme of green also relates to greenday and represents the band as well as the magazine because it is their signature colour.
The style of images are also consistent throughout the magazine, one of the images is even used twice; once on the contents and in the double page spread. Quite a lot of magazines do this, almost like it is a preview to the interview/article.
Other images have also been included on the contents to let the reader see what else is in the magazine. The images act as more information about what is in the articles before actually reading them.
The graphology used on the contents page is fairly moderate as some of the images have been added in and there are graphics behind them, which is another theme that has been carried on from the front cover, where greenday have red behind them. -This is also used with the text, especially on the front cover and it has also been included on the double page spread with 'GREENDAY' in the corner. This technique works well whenever it is used because it draws in attention and you cant hel but notice it and read the text because it is almost as if it is highlighted.
Rock sound dont have thier own logo however, it could be considered that the masthead is the logo because whenever you see it, you know its the name of a magazine and you know what it is about.
The magazine champions rock music and aims at giving underground acts the recognition they deserve without over commercializing their work or missing out on the big names in rock music.
Rock Sound Magazine promises the best of the rock world, going over all genres of rock music and covering as many bands, albums and live shows as they can so you’ll always know where to spend your money and what’s going to be the next big thing for you. It also follows all of the big names so you’ll never miss the date of your favourite artist’s next tour!
-because of this the target audience for this magazine are rock music lovers, that like to know what's going on in the music industry. You can tell this from the masthead as it is called 'rock sound' and also from the band on the front. Everyone, even people that don't listen to rock music, know that greenday are a punk rock band, so as soon as you see that image, you know who will read it.
This will also represent the music industry while allowing people to know more about rock music.
The magazine however does not only represent the brand and music industry, but also the artists features throughout the magazine. In particular with this magazine, they have focussed on greenday and by doing this they are representing them and allowing the reader to know more about them. -A look into the lives of rockstars.
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