My Chemical Romance (double page spread)

This double page spread is from Kerrang magazine. the genre that is represented in is rock/alternetive. The background is black with a black and white photograph of Gerard Way used as the main left photograph. The images further to the right side of the page are in black and white too and have the other members of My Chemical Romance in. The long hair and rockish clothes attract the audiences eye because they would be in to a similar kind of style. The images also show what band are being talked about in the article, and if the readers are interested in My Chemical Romance, then this instantly grabs the attention of the reader. The images show the audience what the band are up to and what has been written about "Invite Kerrang to their recording studio..." The pictures used show the band working in their recording studio, and the sub-heading also says it too.

All of the text is in bright red or white which contrasts with the black background, making it stand out.The headline is all in capitals, and bold making the headline eye catching, and leads the audience to the story underneath the heading. The initial story starts off with a bold m in red. The heading is also slanted, this could be to make the band seem rebellious and unpredictable with what they're doing. The font of the story is in white, and the font size is a lot smaller than the rest of the text on the page (apart from the oblong box on the right hand side). There is text in the left right hand corner, which tells us that this story is a  "world exclusive". This stands out to readers and tells them a little piece of extra information.

Techniques like large fonts, eye catching pictures, contrasting colours, and a story that stands out, has been used for this double page spread in Kerrang magazine. Every detail on this double page is crucial for the ultimate outcome for a brilliant story cover in a magazine. We are lead around the double page spread by images, and text. The first two things that really catch our eye is the large, bold font and the large picture of Gerard Way on the left page. We are then led around via the photographs, then left to read what's centred within the four walls of techniques used.