Both magazines use a colour scheme of red, white and black. Both magazine names are in bold and are also similar fonts, they have a worn out, eroded look to them. The two magazines both have a red strip going horizontally across them in which the artists name is, these both use similar fonts. The photographs are both similar looking as some of my research was based on this particular artist, therefore they are wearing similar outfits, the style of shot are similar and also this shows that each magazine features on the same genre of music. Also a similar feature they share is that they give away free posters to readers. I have found from my research that this is a common feature found in magazines that focus on the indie/rock genre of music.
The main photo on the 'rock one' magazine is in colour but mine is in black and white, this is due to my photograph research looking at bands and artists of similar genre and I found that many of these bands use black and white photos for magazine and album photo-shoots. In my photograph the artist is holding a bass guitar where as in the other magazine the artist is not. I took inspiration for this idea from Kerrang magazine covers to give my photo more of a 'rock' look to it. Another Kerrang inspired idea was the banner at the bottom in which artists and bands featured in the magazine are listed.
'Contents' in both pages is in large bold font to stand out to the reader. To the right of the page in both contents pages the main artist/band in that issue is made to stand out on the page, there is also a photograph of them. Both of them have subscription info which is bold and colourful to stand out to the reader, both of these use the word 'just' to try and make the reader think they are getting a good deal for a low price. The bottom half of each page lists the features of the magazine, also in bold they heading 'this week' is used in each magazine which is bold and stands out on the page, it is one of the first things you notice.
However, in Kerrang the features are under specific headings such as 'live reviews' and 'gig guide' where as my features are just in order of the pages. I think the Kerrang idea is better as it makes it more clear to the reader. Also in my magazine there is less text than in Kerrang although I fill some of the space with bold sections displaying the main features which are the main things in the magazine that may interest the reader so it needs to stand out. Also in the Kerrang contents there is an editors note which is a feature that I have not included.
Double-Page-Spread:
Yet again both photographs in each magazine are clear that they focus on the same genre of music, they are similar shot types, similar costumes and also have the same position on the pages. The two magazines use a colour scheme of black, white and red, red is used for the interview questions and white font is used for the answers. Both have an introductory paragraph to the article that is made to stand out from the rest of the article and also they both have a red bar at the top of the page in which the name of the artist is shown. The two articles have a name in which a variety of two fonts are used and also two colours are used, red and white.
The photograph in my double page spread is more of a close up shot and fills more of the background than the one I'm comparing it to, this is relevant to the story name 'up close and personal' as it is an up-close shot. Also my image again is in black and white, this was inspired again by my research into indie/rock band photo-shoots which often used black and white.
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