Magazine Analysis Double Page Spread 1

Above is an image of a double page spread from a magazine called Kerrang and there are many things to talk about when looking at the spread in more detail. The features that are interesting are the layout and where things have been placed, such as the images and text, the colour scheme that has been used and the language that has been used. When comparing these features i will find both the good and the bad points of the double page spread.

Kerrang is a magazine that contains lots of information about rock and heavy metal music, hence why most mastheads on Kerrang are edited to look as if they have been shattered by the sheer noise of the music they represent. The heavy metal music that is featured in Kerrang is also represented by the colours that are used in their double page spread. All of the colours that have been used on the spread go with the theme of the magazine because they are all dark colours such as black. The colour black represents heavy metal and rock music and then the text is written in the colour white which is veryy effective in two ways. One way because when you think of rock music, you think of the colours black and white complimenting each other, and a second reason is because the colour white stands out extremly well when on the background colour of black.


The layout of the double page spread is a very common technique that is used in many magazines, and is proven to catch the readers attention. The technique that has been used is that Kerrang have used two thirds of the page for an image, and a third of the page for text. This is a good technique to use because the reader does not want to sit there reading too much text, where as if there is a picture it is far more appealing to the eye and gets the reader more interested.

The images and language used relate to one another. The heading used that is layered in front of the image states, 'Hairy Fairy Tales' which shows that the magazine has a bit of a comedy side to it. But this heading relates to the image because in the image are people dressed up with long hair and beards. Together these two features show a really funny side to Kerrangs music magazine and they have to make them look like punk rockers.