Denotative & Connotative Analysis - Kerrang Contents

Denotative & Connotative Analysis of Contents Page

There is a picture at the top of the page of a crowd and a singer pointing the microphone into the crowd.

The picture of the crowd shows that this is an article which is going to be in the magazine and makes the photograph look energetic and exciting making the reader want to read it.

It says the word ‘contents’ in large, capital, yellow letters with the same sort of cracked effect through the text. There are yellow small titles within the list of the contents in the same style. There is a black band in the middle of the page showing the name ‘Kerrang’.

This contents page is all about pushing the brand name of ‘Kerrang’ and using cohesion in the text as often as possible to link all these ideas together. The yellow is a theme on this page and links all the different stories together.

There is an editors letter and a photograph of the editor in the bottom left hand side within a strip of negative space.

By including a short section on the editor it makes the reader feel involved in the magazine, and gives the contents a personal touch.

The page names and numbers are listed in four columns.

The page names and numbers are in columns because this is how the articles are laid out within the magazine therefore this is linking the contents as a main part of the magazine.

The lower half of the contents page is white, with black and red writing on it.

The colours yellow, red, black and white work together quite well and create a sort of grunge, rocker look to the page. All of the colours blend together to create a flow of consistency.