Colours bright and stand out to reader.

This would attract the reader as it is colourful,

unlike other stereotypical rock magazines, people will

find it as something different

Callout from artist to attract fans of 5 Seconds of Summer

to the magazine and encourage them to buy and read more about them and

their article in the popular rock magazine.

Header big and bold, so people can recognise the magazine. Also says the

word ‘rock’ so people know this is a rock music

magazine.

Buzz words to attract the reader and make

them think this magazine is the only

one to cover the story. This is effective to fans of 5 Seconds of Summer as they would want to know

everything about their favourite band.

Cover lines to pull readers into reading the magazine by giving them ‘sneak peeks’ of

the story.

Pull quote to bring reader’s attention to this story.

Aimed at fans of Black Veil Brides.

Surveillance. Gives information from around the world about Fall

Out Boy’s new tour. Aimed towards fans of Fall Out Boy.

Posters of other rock bands to bring attention from the

reader

Plug. Aimed at younger girls reading this

magazine . This is shown by the celebrity in the

graphic feature which is usually associated with

younger girls

The colour scheme of pink and white shows that the genre of the magazine is pop and the target audience is aimed at young

girls.

Central image is of One Direction, a

stereotypical pop group. As they are a

very popular band, this will attract the reader

into reading more about their favourite band

Buzz word ‘exclusive’ to make readers think that this magazine is the only magazine to cover this story of One Direction

Audience once again young girls. This will bring more attention to the plug,

as it is showing the audience what is within

the story.

Masthead says ‘Top of the Pops’ so gives the audience

a direct idea of what genre the

magazine is about.

Another plug which is aimed at people interested in this TV show. In this case, X

Factor. It is aimed at people who

are interested in the show and are into gossip of the

show.

Magazine’s colour scheme is black, yellow and white,

which stands out and draws attention to

the magazine.

Three popular musicians on the front. Fans of Mack

Wilds, August Alsina and Ed Sheeran will be drawn

towards the magazine and read more about their

favourite artists.

‘Rap’s dirty sign language queen’ shows that this

magazine is not for children and the target

audience is teenagers and young adults.

Simple, yet effective. For

example, this plug which says ‘Jhene Aiko, is cooler than your girl’. This is a simple phrase yet makes you want to read more on about how ‘he is so cool’

Masthead shows what genre the magazine is. It shows that this

magazine is a hip-hop/rap magazine and that it has a

‘vibe’ to it.Tattoos on artists show that they are serious and

grown men. As well as this, the pose they are making and their facial expressions and their

poses show that they are serious musicians and

take their career seriously

Cover line of a popular artist . Brings attention to the magazine and makes fans of Michael Jackson want to read on.

‘Soul brothers’ linking the central image by suggesting that

somewhere in the magazine, there in an

article about the three of them and makes the

reader want to find out what the link between

them is.

Masthead automatically tells you

what genre of magazine it is. In this case, classical music, which will attract the attention of people

who are interested in this specific style of

music

Cover line about Katherine Bryan going solo. Mostly aimed at fans of this artists as

they would be interested in why she is going solo, or other bits of information this magazine might cover.

The central image is of Katherine

Bryan, who is in the main article of this magazine. The

way she is standing and her facial expressions

show she is a serious artist and her music style is

not pop or something you

would hear everyday. As well

as this, her clothing is black and white, which means her music may match her

style and is quite dark or powerful.

Plugs link to the magazine in style of story.

Onomatopoeia of an electric guitar strum. Shows this is a music magazine and it is a

magazine about artists and bands who play their

own instruments.

Font of text gritted to show it is a rock

magazine, compared to a pop magazine which would use a

more bubbly approach to their

fonts.

Abbreviation of a swear word. Shows that this

magazine isn’t aimed at children and audience is

older people interested in rock music (e.g.

teenagers or young adults)

Pull quote from lead singer of Green Day to attract fans

of Green Day to read on more about their favourite

band.

Buzz word ‘exclusive’ to

make the reader think this is the

only magazine to cover this specific article from Green

Day.Surveillance. Giving information about new albums from

different artists. This specific example is

showing information about Muse’s,

Megadeth and All Time Low’s album, attracting attention from fans of these

bands.

Central image is of the lead singer and guitar player of Green Day,

which is a stereotypical rock

band. In this image, he is holding an electric

guitar so it shows that this magazine is for people interested in

music and instruments.

Teasers to attract fans of bands. These are smaller than the main stories of the magazine, but are still bright so the reader can see.

Graphic features. These smaller images

add interest and indicate articles about

certain bands and show people that they

have articles in the magazine. As there are pictures, people think these bands are more

important than the rest of the articles without

pictures on.

Language you wouldn’t expect to hear in a children’s

magazine. This shows that this

magazine is aimed at teenagers or

young adults and not children.

Tattoos and clothing. This

shows what genre of magazine this

is and the personalities of the artists and bands in it. It

shows a sense of rock and grown

men.

Page numbers, which are written in the

house style of Rock Sound

Main features which is also written in the

house style.

The titles of these articles imply what

genre the magazine is. For example,

‘Composer of the Month’ gives the idea that the magazine is

classical music and that the article is going to

be talking about composers and their

music.

Colour scheme is red, white and black. This

gives the contents page a look of sophistication and suits the genre of the magazine as they

are very vintage looking colours.

Images used have a very ‘old’ and classical effect which

shows the type of audience this is aimed at. For example,

with pop magazines, the photographs are usually high quality with bright colour, but

here it is dull and vintage looking.

Language use. Compared to children’s magazines, this

magazine’s language is more sophisticated, which shows who the audience of the magazine is as young children or even 11-13 year olds wouldn’t necessarily

understand or read it.

The masthead of the magazine is the same as used on the front

page of the magazine. This means that when we see this contents

page, we automatically know

what magazine we are reading and the genre,

which in this case is pop.

Pull quote from a popular pop artist which gets the reader

interested and wanting to read into the article. As this is a

magazine aimed at youngish girls, it will interest them as they love to listen to gossip,

especially from attractive celebrities, in this case, Olly

Murs.

Teaser to interest fans of One Direction. Within One

Direction’s fan base, it is common that they ‘ship’ the 5 boys and some people are more obsessed with this than

others. This will draw attention from those people in the fan base who enjoy

reading about bromances and shipping.

Attracts fans of celebrities in this magazine and

encourages readers to continue reading the

magazine to find poster of the celebrities they like.

Body copy. This is the introduction of the magazine

and gives the reader an idea of what is in the magazine. It also has some teasers which lead for

the reader to read it.

Pull quote to draw readers into reading the article. As this is

big and bold, it means it will catch the

reader’s eye and encourage them to

read on more.

Drop capital to show where the article begins

and indicates people should start reading the

article here.

Central image shows Linkin Park. The way they are all stood shows

they are a serious band with a

serious career and their music means

something to them.

Body copy. This is the article that links to the central

image on the page. In this case, it is about Linkin Park

and their music.

Central image looks really poppy and bright. The clothing she is wearing shows that she is most

likely to be found in pop, bubblegum style magazines. Her pose also indicates the article is about gossip, as her hand is over her mouth in a shocked looking

way.

Colour scheme is pink and white, which are

stereotypically very girly colours and show that this

magazine’s audience is aimed at young girls

particularly interested in pop and gossip.

Pull quote from Cher Lloyd, which shows who the article is about and

also gives you an idea of what the article is about. This looks like an older

version of the magazine as it is giving you

information about her and telling you facts you may

need to know if you’re starting to become a fan

of her.

Drop capital to indicate where

the article begins

Body copy about rave music. The colour of this is white whilst the

background is black, so it stands out.

Images show people at parties and night clubs which gives the reader

an idea that the magazine's genre is

rave/club music.

This also tells the reader what

genre the magazine is as it

says 'rave the planet'.

The photograph have effects on them which

gives a cool, chilled vibe to it, and makes the

reader want to be in that position

Masthead is clear and simple. Shows the audience that this

magazine is for. In this case, it is aimed at older

people that are interested in country music

Central image is very clear and serious. Again,showing the target audience.

The body copy is very small, once again saying this is for older

people and not young children as they wouldn't be able to read it.

The layout of this article show how the target audience are older and more sophisticated and are more likely to

read this article.