Looking at the front cover – Metal hammer

Outstanding feature?• The image attracts the most attention to the reader with a

dramatically pose that links into the gothic style of the magazine.

Masthead?

• The masthead from the magazine is written in a font serif to incorporate the magazines style and genre. The masthead is fairly big and located behind the image just above the center.

Colour scheme?

• Blacks• Red • White • Orange

This colour scheme links to the magazines overall representation of the gothic style. The colour scheme appeals to both a female and male audience.

Target audience?• I believe the target audience for this genre of magazine is 15-

25 because of the cover stories that are mainly associated with teenagers. The colour scheme also links to the genre and target audience.

Image?• The image relates to the headline because of the font serif

text which matches the style.• The pose portrays a dramatic pose and he is trying to look 3D,

if you will I believe he is trying to reel the reader into buying the magazine.

• The image has been manipulated, because the graphics enhance the gothic audience.

Convention?

• I believe this magazine definitely follows convention by the way the entire front cover is laid out, it is clearly aimed at gothic teens whether it be male or female. This is because of the way in which the text is created as well as the image and graphics. I also believe the front cover follows house style because of the colour links between font and image.