KERRANG! - front cover

The masthead creates a house style because of the unique font that it is written in. It is a conventional masthead because it is situated at the top of the magazine.

The top coverline is a puff, because it advertises a celeb article. I like this idea because it looks cool and it makes the magazine seem packed with great info. There is also another puff, which is a bottom coverline. I may use these in my final coursework piece!

The main image dominates the masthead, which shows that KERRANG! is so well known that it can still be recogniseable with half the title obscured. It shows it's for a mass marketed audience. The lighting is quite natural, and Hayley is directly looking at the camera and winking, which appeals to the reader.

The main coverline cuts across the body of the main image. They're dependant upon each other as the article is about Hayley's band Paramore. It also works as a puff because it shows an exclusive artivle. The 'Plus!' caption underneath is a pug as it entices the audience with more reasons to buy/read.

Pugs; The left hand side is dominated with a pug, 'FREE 4 giant posters'. There is also one at the bottom of the page, 'win a trip to Barbados to record an album'. On this pug, the use of different sized fonts emphasize different words.

The other coverline is situated above barcode on the bottom right, this is unconventional. As is the barcode, which is normally in the bottom left. This shows a rock magazine not afraid to bend a few rules.

The date/price is on the barcode, as well as the KERRANG! web address.