Analysis of a music magazine.

The music magazine that I have chosen to analyse is 'Rolling Stone'. It is a rock magazine, ergo the target audience is twenty to forty year old males with a general interest in rock music.
     The title of the magazine is partially covered by the image of the band on the front; this shows that the magazine is very well known and therefore does not need to be fully exposed.
     Yellow, red and gray are the three main colours on the magazine and they compose the headline of the magazine. These colours have been applied because they are extremely bright and vibrant and therefore will allure its potential audience with ease. The colours are incredibly bold which suggests that the magazine its self will be very loud and energetic.
     The image comprising the front cover of this issue takes up the whole page, this is because the photograph is of a highly recognised and famous band that has a large fan base which in turn will encourage these fans to become customers of the magazine.