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Kerrang! Front coverMastheadThe masthead Kerrang! Stands out quite well, because it is in capitals and bold writing. It gets the attention of the audience by being the biggest writing on the page. The thing that makes Kerrang! Noticeable is the fact that is has white lines through it, making it give more of an edgier feel.

BuzzwordThe buzzword here isn’t necessarily a word, it is a plus sign, which automatically creates a more traditional view of Kerrang! As they have it on every cover.

Anchorage textThe anchorage text is showing who the main band is this week, in this case ‘A day to remember’

Direct addressThe image creates a direct address because the band is staring forward, which makes it seem like they want you to read the magazine.

SkylineThe skyline here is advertising competitions that are going on, which is a tradition for Kerrang! As it is included on every issue, there is also one at the bottom of the cover, saying what bands are featured in the magazine.

Sell linesThe sell lines on the cover are what is appealing to the audience. One of the sell lines here is a quote, which makes you want to read the whole article, therefore making you want to buy the magazine.

NME Front coverMastheadThe mast head NME immediately catches the attention of readers, it is bold, and bigger than all of the other writing on the page, because it is quite simple, it demonstrates the type of genre of the magazine.

Sell linesAll of the sell lines have the same colour scheme, making them stand out. Each one has a subtitle, which draws in the audiences attention.

BuzzwordThe buzzword here is the same as in Kerrang! Which makes it seem like all music magazines in this genre have the same style of writing.

SkylineThe skyline here is explaining what bands are going the be featured in the issue of NME. Giving people more of a sense of the genre

Anchorage textThe anchorage text is showing who the main band is this week, in this case ‘ White lies’.

Direct address The direct address image here is drawing the attention of the reader, because the band is looking forward, which is very similar to Kerrang! As they both have used the same affect.

Kerrang! Contents page

LayoutWith half of the page being pictures, it gives the reader a better insight of what's in the issue. Because it is all very cramped together, it makes the magazine seem a bit more edgy.

House styleKerrang! Uses the same sort of house style each week, sticking to the colours yellow, black and red. It also uses the same font throughout.

EditorialLike any other magazine, an editorial is featured in each issue on the contents page. The editor makes the magazine seem a bit more personal and friendly.

SubscriptionKerrang! Lures people in by saying you can subscribe to the magazine, it shows a variety of previous issues, and explains that it is cheaper than in the shops, this is featured in each issue.

NME contents page