Magazine Poster Analysis

 In this project as well as creating the music video we must also create a poster advertisement for a magazine showing our band. I will be analysing a number of front covers and then posters from a range of magazines such as NME, Kerrang and Q.

The image above shows the front cover of an issue of NME which shows the main image of The Killers which will immediately attract the audience and the the main headline also does this. The title NME is clearly displayed in the top left hand corner in bold capitals and clearly stands out to the audience and grabs there attention. The magazine then shows a number of band names next to the title to make the reader aware of some of the content available in the magazine. The use of the skyline and the cover line also helps the magazine to display additional content in the magazine. NME use this effective layout for each of their issues as it provides consistency and clearly helps people to identify the magazine when they see it. The colours used on the front cover range but are used effectively with the background and this allows them to be clearly visible to the reader as a number of bold colours are used.

The image above shows the front cover of Kerrang which in its design is very similar to the front cover of NME. It again has a main attraction with a picture of a popular band which in this case is the Foo Fighters. The majority of the magazines title is hidden behind the image which, in my opinion is not an effective feature. The use of small headlines is then well used as they are clearly displayed through the use of bright colours such as red and yellow which instantly appeal to the audience. The skyline and coverline like in NME are used very effectively as this again clearly displays the name if numerous bands to attract the reader to the magazine. These also clearly display the main contents of the magazine as well as the items that come with it.

The magazine cover of Q is shown above and is very similar to both NME and Kerrang as the main image is again of a leading band to attract the audience with the use of bold and appealing headlines. The use of red headlines appears to be a common feature among these magazines and appealing to the intended audience. The title of the magazine is clearly shown in the top left corner and they use the tag-line of " The UK's biggest music magazine ". this shows the audience the popularity of the magazine and creates a sense of loyalty to the customer as they become aware this is a popular and successful magazine.