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Double Page Analysis Kerrang

Mise en scene:
The mise en scene is just the members of the band with a blank background. Most of them have long hair to fit in with the punk rock genre. The front man is wearing blue which links with the colour theme
Headline:
There isn't a title in itself. Instead a pulled quotation is used. This is used to quickly engage with who the article is about.
Text:
The text is in columns to the left side and there isn't very much. This says that the double page spread is very basic and minimal. The text is easy to read as it is white on a black background.
Colour theme:
The main colours used are red, blue and black. The pulled quotation is in red to clearly be visible to the reader. The logo on the top left is in blue and the background to the text is black. The colour theme even stays in the mise en scene of the main image. The front man is wearing a blue jacket and has red hair.
Image:
The image is very basic, but is also clever. The image links with the colour theme with what the band members are wearing. As the image is just the band, it will quickly resignate with the fans of the band.
Target Audience:
The target audience of this article would be between mid teens to early twenties. They could be of either sex but mainly male. This is because they would be interested in that genre of music and that band.

Contents Page Analysis Mojo

Here is 2 examples of contents pages from the magazine mojo. Mojo, like NME sticks to a set pattern throughout their contents pages to create house style.

Mojo however does not contain advertising in their contents pages. Whereas NME has one main image, Mojo has lots of smaller images which usually relate to the text and picture on the cover. Mojo has the magazine title in their contents page too, again this will act as a reminder to what the audience is reading. The main cover lines are used to categorise the contents and make for easy navigation. 

I believe Mojo's contents page design is a better design than NME and i have chosen to take inspiration from Mojo for my own magazine. Mojo's is better as the clutter of images gives it a youthful sense, which would be my main audience. It also sticks to a black and white colour scheme which seems sophisticated.

Contents Page Analysis Kerrang

The same as Mojo and NME, Kerrang employs a similar design in all of their contents page to create house style. The idea behind this is to get the reader familiar with the magazine straight away. It also makes it seem more patterned and professional rather than random chaos. I do not like Kerrang's as much as it's smashed effect on the typography and yellow and black connoting danger inside gives it a childish sense. This would not appeal to my target audience of late teens to mid 20s.

Contents Page Analysis NME

This is another contents page by NME, they tend to use the same template which could get repetitive for frequent readers but overall is a good design. It is very clear and simple and offers a brief insight to the rest of the magazine                                                                                   

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