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The masthead is the largest font on the cover to emphasise that it is the most important part of the cover. The masthead is the most important part

The subtitle is the second largest font of the colour which shows it to be of

be featured in this issue. The black font is the opposite colour used for the other examples of font on the cover anlarge and takes up over half the width of the cover.

The main image shows the featured artist and completely takes up the entire background of the cover. Her dark red hair allows the text and her face to stand out more and the use of a close-up shot gives the cover a personal feeling. Her expression is moody and intimidating; indicating that Florence has quite a strong character and this interview will

it through to success. Her hair stands out in this cover because it is red and the only source of strong colour on the cover. He pale complexion and white top blend in nicely with the white font so her hair stands out more.

This quote tells us a little about what this issue will be about and along with the intimidating and personal closed up image, makes us feel as though this issue will be personal towards Florence and allows the reader to maybe connect with her more.

This sell line shows the reader that this is a special edition cover and compels the reader to

masthead and is in bold so the reader is likely to notice this when looking at the cover. It convinces the reader to buy the magazine

which tells the reader that this issue is going to be special and not like their other issues.

This sell line contains a list of all the artists featured in this issue. The title of this sell line is in bold and white to match the colour scheme but

attention. The list underneath it is in a smaller font as to not draw any attention away from the title. This part is only really important when the reader has actually picked up the cover to see who is featured.

The colour scheme as red is a colour often associated with anger, black falls under darkness, and white is usually a symbol of hope or something good. This mixture of emotions relate to what this issue as about as it tells the story of how Florence came to fame.

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The main image features Florence wearing a black mini-dress with rocker styled black heeled boots. This use of dark clothing contrasts with the redness of her hair and makes it stand out more. She is sat up on top of the American flag which links the image to the pun

d yet confident and shows that she is quite a strong woman. Her stare is intense yet interesting as it welcomes the reader onto the page anyway. Overall her posture and clothing show a touch of elegance which matches

The title is a play on words of Florenc

article is about. USA is in bold letters behind the main image which reunites it with the flag used for the photoshoot. This gives the article a very USA theme style and the way Florence sits on the flag with the words behind her hints that she has American underneath her or is ruling over America. USA is in bold but the cover is a dark grey close to the shade of the background, this ensures that is can be used in large bold letters but does not take away the attention from the image. The rest of the title is in cursive which

The subtitle is in a normal Ariel-styled font and explains what the article is about.

is blue to emphasise its importance and remind the reader of her name and that this article will feature her. The subtitle also includes a question which compels the reader to read more to find out the answer to this question.

The drop capital is used to make this long list of columns more interesting and also shows the reader where the

cursive to match the heading and elegance of the image.

The article columned which makes it look almost like a newspaper article which maybe is used to target and older audience as it looks more mature than the style of most magazines. The language used is very descriptive, formal and detailed, indicating that this is in fact aimed for an older audience.

The colour scheme is red, white, and black like the cover of this magazine. White is often associated with pride

that it takes up the majority of the page behind Florence. The red is for the American flag we now know and the black is often associated with

to make Florence stand out more.

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The headline is in bold and the largest font on the page to show its importance. It also lets the reader know what

is in a black banner, which makes it stand out more.

The index is put to the side to keep it out of the way yet

coloured red to suit the colour

side so it takes up space as a contents page wants to fill up the entire page and leave barely any space left.

The flatpa n is where the articles are listed and this is important so the reader knows where to look to see what they want to see. The articles are grouped into sections and each section header is in bold with a black banner behind it so it stands out more. The page numbers are in red to match the red, white, and black colour scheme.

The main image is of the Arctic Monkeys performing at one of their contents and shows the reader what this article will be about. The image takes up the majority of the page to attract the most attention.

The article snippet is right under the photograph and in quite a large font, which

main attractions of the issue and the page number is where this double paged spread is going to be. The snippet of the article is supposed to draw the reader in and make them curious enough to go and read this article.

The advert here is being used to take up space as the page wants to take up as much space as possible. The advert is

The colour scheme here is

used this because this issue is more based around a rock themed double page spread because Arctic Monkeys is a rock group. Red and black are dark buttons which they use for a rock theme because rock music is often described as being quite dark.

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The masthead here is red and is the largest font on the page, which signals its importance. Because the title of the magazine is just one

up the majority of the width like most magazine covers do. But it attracts the attention by being place in a large red box

underneath everything else.

This strapline shows the reader that this is an exclusive issue that has this list that the reader may feel intrigued to read and see if their favourite songs are on there or if they can find new songs. The colours are pink, yellow, black, and white to suit the party styled theme that this

banner, which shows the double page spread of this issue is going to have a happy styled topic.

These sell lines are place to the side and out of the way as they

the attention from the key points

colourful with red, black, pink, and white with fonts of various sizes to show how reckless and messy this issue is supposed to look. Like a party.

The issue title is supposed to look as though it was written on by Lana herself and looks as though she spray painted it on. The colour is bright pink which shows that this is a bit of a girly article and the spray paint signifies that this article shows off

ss and daredevil attitude.

The strapline is sitting right underneath the title so

blood on her head in the image. The sarcastic strapline is also maybe meant to suggest that this article is about

The main image is right in the middle of the cover and -up

so it shows what Lana is wearing and also her post. The singer has quite a dazed and black expression and is touching her head as though to adjust her crown or

wearing looks a little bit like a night gown so it maybe is

blood on her face suggest that she has fallen over and hit it at one point which is maybe also supposed to link to her style of singing. The crown links to the party-like loudness of the cover.

The colour scheme is made up of yellow, pink, white, and black. These are quite loud colours to use for a magazine cover so suggest a party theme.

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The main image is a facial close-up of Lana but includes her hand and neck. The colours are blue, light blue, and red which give off a kind of dreamy feel. The sparkly reflection dots give off this dreamy theme and her expression also shows that she is passionate about something or is trying to reach within herself. Her racial expression has her eyes closed and lips partially open which gives off a desperation feel. Her eye shadow is quite dark which blends it into the background as though she is merging into the darkness. Her had gesture makes us think she is kind of reaching into her soul or

-like music and her drowsy tone in most of her songs.

The drop capital takes up the majority of the page and is in a normal Cambria-styled font. This means the drop capital makes the page more

away from the main image or the text. The Drop capital usually shows where the article begins but

there for attractive purposes.

The drop capital here is smaller than the first and in italics. This one actually shows where the writing begins and maybe signifies a new topic or is just there so the page looks less boring.

The article layout is in an average columns format which signifies that the article is aimed towards an older audience as it is in a broadsheet-style format

to make the article more entertaining by making the article layout more interesting like it would do for

magazine.

The colour scheme is mainly purple, dark blue, blue, red and black. This makes the article look more dreamy

s music.

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The header is in bold in a colour that is a dark grey but not completely black. The font is an Ariel-style. This shows the importance of the page though the header

crammed. The magazine logo and slogan are in red which suits the colour scheme. The slogan is in a smaller font to the header as not to take attention away from the header. The logo is right next to the header so the slogan can fit right underneath without going over the edges of the header. This makes it look neater and more box-like.

The issue number is placed underneath the header in a red circle. The red goes well with the colour scheme and the circle makes the page look more attractive. It also shows the issue number in a bigger way rather than putting it to the side of the page like most magazines do.

The secondary images show a little bit about what the other articles will be about rather than just showing the main article.

interested in Lana Del Rey. It also helps fill up the page so

This subheading shows where the flat pan is which is the list of articles in the magazine. This makes the magazine look interesting as well as

scheme and also makes it stand out.

The sell lines draw the reader in and also tell them what is going to be featured in this magazine. This is important because it draws in non-regular readers who may be interested in these certain bands.

The page numbers vary in size depending on how large the image is and how important the article is. This will draw a reader in to these certain articles out of curiosity and the red box the page number is in

colour scheme but also makes the number stand out more.

The colour scheme is red, white and black which is

expresses that it is targeted towards an older

bright colours.

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The masthead is white with lines through it to represent shattered glass. The text is in bold and has a black banner behind it which makes it stand out more whereas the broken glass it supposed to maybe represent the teen angst this magazine has for a target audience. The masthead has the largest font on the cover and also takes up the majority of the width which shows that this is the most important part of the cover.

The sell line at the top is in a yellow banner so it stands out more. Yellow is also one of the colours in the colour scheme and matches with the rest of the

signify its importance and also draw the reader in. Those interested in Green Day will read that word and want to read the rest of the article. The sell line also tells us a little bit about what this issue will be featuring.

The main image has quite a high contrast in colour which adds to the loudness of the cover. The frontman of the band, Gerard Way, stands at the front and has an angry look on his face. This also adds to the teenage angst atmosphere the magazine aims for. His hair is red which adds to the colour scheme of the cover and his jacket is red, white and blue which gives the cover even more colour and a loud look to it.

The subheading is in the colours red and yellow in a comic book-style font. This adds to the comic book-like atmosphere of the album the issue is talking about. The

are in a different colour to

the importance of the name of the band so even non-regular readers will want to read this issue if they are a fan of My Chemical Romance. The red thunderbolt behind the text shows how alive and energetic this band and issue is and also adds more excitement to the cover that teenagers will be interested in.

This banner will draw the reader in because the target audience is teenagers and teenagers like to decorate the walls of their bedrooms in posters. The red background makes the images of the posters stand out more and also shows the reader what posters will be included in the magazine because one of

free posters it includes.

This banner shows the reader a little bit about what this magazine includes. Instead of also adding a little description to tell a little more about the article, it just shows the artist names which are enough to draw a teenager in because they will want to read about their favourite bands no matter what the article is about.

The colour scheme is red, black, and yellow. This show how energetic and exciting this magazine cover wants to look in order to bring the attention of teenagers. Red and black are also dark colours that are often associated with rock and metal music which is what Kerrang! mostly features.

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The quote is red which contrasts against the dark background so it stands out.

reader a little bit about what this article is about and also highlight this quote as being special.

The logo of the band is right next to the quote which makes it look a little more interesting and also adds to the colour scheme. The lines coming off from the logo and underlining the quote also make it look a little bit neater and more professional. They highlight the quote.

The main image shows the frontman of the band looking down. His expression is sad though determined so maybe expresses that the article is about the band having a hard

denim jacket with a red, white, and blue t-shirt which is supposed to be the American flag though here is also being used to contribute to the colour scheme. The denim jacket also relates to the rock-styled music he plays in his band.

The layout of the double paged spread has all the text in columns which

older audience though his broken up by the large image and highlighted words in the start of paragraphs which shows

for a teen audience because they

read an article if it looks boring and too much to read.

The drop capital and highlight text shows where each paragraph starts and is also coloured red so it contributes to the colour scheme. This is important

be broken down a bit

The colour scheme here is red, blue, white, and black which are the American colours but are also quite dark which relates to the rock-styled music the magazine features.