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CODES & CONVENTIONS
OF ROCK MAGAZINE
COVERS
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KERRANG! Puff
Barcode
Issue date & Price
Masthead
Cover star
Incentives
Skyline
Name of artist/band – Green Day
Main article/heading & quote
Colour scheme used to represent the rock genre – Yellow, black, red, purple, green, blue & white.
Edgy, faded & bold font
Web address
Graffiti styled font
Other rock artists/bands
Buzzword – ‘Plus’
Medium long shot
Direct mode of address
Quote relating to article
Banner
Cover line
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QMasthead
Cover star
Main article
Barcode, issue date, price & web address
Feature articles
Puff
Colour scheme used to represent the rock genre – Red, white & black.
Skyline
Buzzword – ‘Plus’
Cover line
Bold, block capital styled font
Close up shot
Direct mode of address
Name of artist – Michael Jackson
Tagline
Main heading
Subheading
Different shaped banner
Other artists included in the magazine
Other main articles
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ROCKSOUND
Masthead Cover star
Barcode
Web address, price and issue date
TaglineOther featured rock artists/bands featured in the magazine
Incentives
Puff
Colour scheme used to represent the rock genre – Pink, white, yellow and black
Skyline Buzzword – ‘Win’
Buzzword – ‘Exclusive’
Buzzword – ‘Revealed’
Indicating competition inside
Artists/bands shown performing live
Direct mode of address
Medium long shot
Logo of masthead
Coloured, bright block capital font
Name of band – ‘The Blackout’
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CLASSIC ROCK
Masthead
Cover star
Barcode
Puff
IncentiveSkyline
Price and issue date
Main article
Other featured artists/bands featured in the magazine
Colour scheme used to represent the rock genre – Red, black and white
Publisher of magazine
Buzzword – ‘Plus’
Cover line
Web address
Tag line
Direct mode of address
Faded, written signature styled font
Medium long shotMain
heading and subheading Brand
Name of artist – Led Zeppelin
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NME
Masthead
Cover star Barcode
Puff
Web address, issue date and price
Main article
Colour scheme used to represent the rock genre – Red, white, black & pink.
Different shaped puff
Direct mode of address
Buzzword – ‘Plus’ Cover line
Name of artist/band - Paramore
Main heading and subheading both relating to the main article inside
Other artists/bands featured in the magazine
Medium long shot
Different coloured block capital font
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ROLLING STONE
Name of artist – ‘Billie Joe’
Colour scheme used to represent the rock genre – Red, white, Black, Yellow and Blue
Masthead
Artist own web address
Issue date, price and web address of magazine
Other bands/artist featured in the magazine
Main article
Buzzword – ‘Exclusive’
Other main article of magazine
Subheading
Medium close up shot
Puff
Direct mode of address
Bold, coloured and formal font
Cover star
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MOJO
Name of band – ‘Kings Of Leon’
Colour scheme used to represent the rock genre – Green, black, white, grey
Puff
Incentive
Buzzword – ‘Exclusive’
Buzzword – ‘Plus’
Issue date, web address, bar code and price
Tag line
Masthead
Cover star
Main article
Medium long shot
Quotes
Other bands/artists featured in the magazine
Subheading
Captions relating to each article inside
Direct mode of address
Capital, coloured, computer typed styled font
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REVOLVER
Colour scheme used to represent the rock genre – Grey, red, black, white, purple
Masthead
Barcode, web address, price and issue date
Publisher of magazine
Long shot
Puff
Incentive
Main article
Other artists/bands featured in the magazine
Direct mode of address
Capital, coloured simple font
Cover star
Name of cover star – Taylor Momsen
Tag line
Props of cover star
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METAL HAMMER
Masthead
Barcode
Cover star
Colour scheme used to represent the rock genre – Mostly purples and blue
Skyline
Web address, issue date and price
Main article
Name of band – ‘Black Sabbath’
Direct mode of address
Publisher’s of magazine
Other bands/artists featured in the magazine
Dark, gothic, sharp bold font
Quote
Puff
Skyline of different articles inside
Some pictures not direct mode of address unlike others
Puff