I picked this cover because of the cover starts. Blink 182. They are my favourite band and it’s hard to find a decent cover of them but I think this one summed them up pretty well. In 2005 they had a messy brake up and now they are back. Just having those 3 on the cover is an amazing feat at this point but the way they are stood makes them look reunited, brothers almost. The fact they are covering the main title shows that Kerrang! Is such a renowned magazine it does not even need to show the whole cover? The cover photo may not have even been taken in that pose but to create a feel of unity and trying to make the band look close after their brake up they have been photoshopped together. The cover is very messy and this replicates the type of music that is being displayed in Kerrang! It also as a basic 3 colour scheme. Yellow, blue and red. The Mast head is usally big,hard hitting and gritty but in this case is hidden by the band. For this genre of magazine mast heads are usally red,black or white and this is no excption,Kerrang usally mix it up this time it is black and white but they have been known to use red aswell. You notice the things that are in black,white or red are the most important things on the whole cover whereas the yellow and blue things are small pedantic stories. The word Kerrang! sounds like a guitar being strum though a huge amp and therefore relates to the genre of music that is portrayed in the magazine.
This cover also has Blink 182 on it but it is for an American magazine called Alternative Press. It is similar to what we have in the UK like Kerrang! NME and Rocksound. It has a similar layout to magazines like Kerrang. Quiet messy and unorganised just like the band that they publish
Skrillex is a electronic music producer and has pionerred the recent "Dubstep" revolution. The magazine is Rocksound and this has a slightly more oragnised feel compared to Kerrang! The clour scheme is blue,yellow and pink. Yet again the title is still partially covered my Skrillex's head so they ediotors obviouslt don't feel a need to push the magazine to become a renowned name.
Jack, this is a reasonable start but there is a lot to be done between now and next Friday. Make sure you have the schedule on your blog (this can be found here http://mrsmithasmedia.blogspot.com/) and that you set yourself targets for every day.
ReplyDeleteYou'll need to spend some time working with photoshop as the style of magazine you like are quite complex and require excellent photoshop skills.