The conventional colors shown in a magazine advert are White, Black and Red. We also have green featured on this ad too.

The 3 main colors represent different things. White – Makes the text stand out. Black & Red are conventional rock themes &show the aggression, which makes a reference to the target audience of the rock genre.

The fact that there are only dark colors also makes reference to the target audience.

The confusing image suggests rebellion, showing another cross reference to the main target audience.

The use of big red bold capital letters attract attention to the consumer.

The first thing one views is the bands name is at the top, which attracts attention to the consumer as it is the first thing they see

The color (black & white) allows the audience to identify the genre straight away as the colors are a typical convention of Rock

The advert presents the band in a room wearing casual clothing, with their slick hair & make-up done, allows the audience to identify the genre through mise-en-scen. The lighting shows a

dark room with minimal lighting on the band with them all dressed in black apart from one dressed in white, suggesting he is the lead singer. This reflects a conventional color which also allows the audience to spot the genre through mise-en-scen.

There is a link to a website of the band and information on where they will be touring.

The Date of the album is introduced with big bold capital letters in white, grabbing the viewers attention.

There is also a logo of the record label