I have compared my magazine to 'Kerrang' as it is the same genre of magazine and has a similar target audience. Because 'Kerrang' is an existing magazine and will obviously have people purchasing the text then there must be certain characteristics that make the magazine apply to a demographic.
There are many similarities between the cover for 'Kerrang' magazine and 'Radar' magazine. The first of which is that there is one main imnage on the cover, which means that all the focus from the target audience will be on this one image. However on the 'Kerrang' cover there is a band on the cover meaning that there are four more people to look at on the 'Kerrang' cover. The artists on both are stood in a relaxed pose perhaps displaying their laid back attitude as rock artists.There is a similar house style between both covers as the dominant colours are red, black and white creating an aggressive house style.
The mastheads are quite similar as they both use black font and have a bold lettering. They both have a box on the page stating what extra information there is inside the magazine however they are in different positions. The barcodes are in a similar position which is an easy place to find for the reader. The 'Kerrang; cover however seems a lot more busy and disorganised which could suggest that 'Kerrang' is advertising a heavier type of rock than 'Radar'. Both covers use banner headlines however 'Radar' has a box around the headline to create more attention to it. They both offer poster specials and only one main article within the magazines.
The main difference between the two covers is that the image on 'Radar' magazine is in black and white, this is unconventional, however it was done to draw more focus to the lightning bolt on her face to suggest that her inspiration is David Bowie.
The 'Kerrang' cover looks as though it has been split into two sections, the photograph and information on the articles in the magazine. I like this idea however I think I created enough attention for the artist on the front cover and to split my contents page up like 'Kerrang' has may make my magazine look as if it sentres around this one artist and not new rock music in general.
Both my contents page and the contents page from 'Kerrang' has an editor's box, I really like this feautre as it makes the magazine personal and speaks directly to the reader. I think that the image of the editor on the 'Kerrang' magazine suggests that you don't have to dress like a stereotypical rock star to enjoy the music as she looks quite normal, which is something I tried to incorporate in my contents page.
A difference between the two contents page is that on 'Kerrang' there are small images representing other articles in the magazine, I considered doing this however the interview from Cora Jagger is the first interview she has ever done so I wanted to make sure all focus went on this. I also wanted my contents page to look organised and well put together to create a professional look.
'Kerrang' uses mainly yellow and white which doesn't necessarily enhance the colours used on the cover page, my contents page however maintains the red and black used on the cover in order to establish an appropiate house style for my rock magazine.
I think that I have stuck to many conventions of a contents page displayed in 'Kerrang' magazine such as; splitting my articles into different headings, an image for the main article, page numbers, and a re-occuring masthead and logo.
I was influenced by the way this 'Kerrang' double page spread had large images of the artist on it so I decided to do this aswell. However, I only used one image as I wanted to have my article on this spread too, unlike 'Kerrang' where the article will have placed on the next page. Both 'Radar' and 'Kerrang' have a neutral coloured background, this doesn't take any focus away from the main images and the articles but still creates a broody rockstar attitude which is what I wanted. Both of the spreads have large mastheads filling the page and they tell the audience something about the artist. On 'Kerrang' it is a statement from the writer of the article whereas the masthead on 'Radar' is a direct quote from the artist themselves. They both use conventional journalistic features such as a strapline and a byline.
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