This front cover is good in the way that the picture is the main attraction; especially because the artist is looking right at the camera, and the black background makes us concentrate more on her. The fact that Cheryl looks quite attractive will attract both male and females as women are very interested in her, whereas males find her good looking; appealing to all audiences. It is also a very simple design as the bottom of the page is highlighting the fact that it's based on Cheryl. However, the rest of the page has very short and simple writing to informs the audience about what else they can find inside. Furthermore, The house design is obvious as only the colours black, red and white have been used all over; even the image keeps in with the colours. For example, Cheryl's red lipstick. There is also a motto at the top of the page stating its 'The UK's biggest music magazine' which is a reason audiences might be attracted to it; as it is stating that it's better than all other music magazine.
The reason that this front cover is good is because it's very simplistic for the reader to read. Most of the attraction is on the image as this takes up the majority of the page; and the fact she is looking at the camera makes it seem more direct. The artist looks quite rough and is smoking, which would more than likely attract a younger audience as they are more interested the party lifestyle. This also has a house style, and the colours red, black and white have been used; even the artist is wearing the colours on her top to keep in with the colours. There is also a quote from the artist and her name 'MIA' in capitals so we know exactly what the artist is like. There is also very minimal writing in the bottom left hand corner of other artists that can be found inside, which implies that they are not as significant as the artist we can physically see.
The thing that attracts the audience to this magazine the most is the name 'Led Zeppelin' which is interesting because it's more defined than the actual name of the magazine, 'Mojo'. The image also attracts the audience as well as all three members are staring at the camera making it seem more direct. Furthermore, the fact the they are looking down at the camera makes them seem more important and significant; which makes the reader more interested in them. Also, as they are standing in front of the masthead is symbolises how they are dominant. In addition, the house style involves colours such as black, white and orange; which the artists are keeping with by wearing all black. Also, the page seems very simplistic as the image is the biggest thing, with only very little writing surrounding it so we know that that is the most important thing in the magazine. There is also an advertisement for a free CD in the top left hand corner creating a selling point and more attraction towards it.
Kerrang is a very compact magazine, as it seems to have a lot going on. Enter Shikari are the main band, however the image isn't that big so they don't seem as significant as other artists do on other magazines. The colours that have been mainly used on this cover is white, black and yellow; The artist are also wearing black to keep in with this scheme. Also, the side images are quite large, and therefore attract the audience to them and not just the main image; this makes all of the bands seem quite significant. Furthermore, the fact that the masthead is behind the images makes the name seem less dominant than the bands themselves, so all of our concentration are on the artists more than anything. In addition, there is an advertisement for 'Free Stickers' in the bottoms left hand corner which creates a sell line for the magazine, and is therefore more attractive towards the audience.
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