As you can see, the main image of the band holding awards takes up the most amount of room on the page. This is important because it represents what the main article within the magazine is going to be about to the reader.
The general colour scheme of the front cover is black and white. However there is a banner on the page in red which contrasts with the other colours because it stands out more. Within the banner are four images of the same size which imply that they are from the same article whereas the other image on the page is not. This is because it is a different size, it is above it and unlike the four images in the banner, it takes up the majority of the page giving the reader the indication that it is regarding the content of the main article.
The main image on the page relates to the written content of 'K! AWARDS wish you were here?' because it is directly below the image and the image shows members of the band holding the award from that particular awards show. This represents to the reader what the basis of the main article is and what to expect. Below the main image is a red banner with four images and written content above them saying 'Reading & Leeds 8 page special!' The written content tells the audience that the four images of photographed pictures of festivals are taken from an article in the magazine about two recent festivals. The red background and frame makes this part of the front page seperate to the rest. The gives the audience the indication that this article is contrasting to other articles in the magazine and does not relate to the general format.
The mise-en-scene within the main image links to the genre of music of the magazine. This is because the band are wearing quite dark clothing with masks and long hair linking to the stereotype of rock singers. As the band have a contrast in facial expressions, the image gives them their individual perosnalities which the reader might find more about in the article. Due to the background of the image being white, it allows the dark colours in the image to stand out more and highlights that this particular band is a rock band linking to the correct genre of music for the magazine. As the members of the band are looking at the camera, it lets the audience feel as if they are looking at them and allows them to be included. This makes the reader more interested in the content within the magazine because they feel connected to the band members.
The use of linguistic devices such as at the top of the page which states 'Metallica: London show exclusive! My Chemical Romance: The new album!' explains to the audience more information about the content of the magazing. There is very little slang used on the front page of the magazine but sentence abreviations have been used to get straight to the point quicker allowing the reader to spent less time reading unecessarily. The text on the page links to the images because not only does it tell the reader what will be in the magazine, but it also links to the music genre of the magazine as the pictures do. This is shown through the mentioning of well known rock bands such as Metallica and My Chemical Romance in which the audience will be familiar with. The font used for the written content is bold and balanced equally. This is used to be expressed cearly to the audience so the do not have to spend time trying to understand when the can read and understand it straight away.
The genre of the magazine has been shown through the images used. This is because they are of well known bands from interesting and recent awards shows that regard the same genre of music (which is rock). The text also represents the genre to the audience because they state well known bands from the same genre of music and talk about important events that fans of this type of music will be interested in.
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