Inclusive gifts

My magazine will include three free posters. I have decided to include this as my research has shown that often in this genre of magazine free gifts are given to attract the audience. The posters will be of band members from the headlining band.

Pull quote

My magazine will include a pull quote which will be (Machine head return to the uk 'its gonna be heavy') I will use this to entice the reader in to reading more of this magazine and buying this magazine. 

Colour Scheme

The colour scheme of this magazine if black, red and white as these colours are associated with the music genre 'Heavy metal' because of the dark theme of this genre. I think by doing this the magazine genre will be easily recognisable and therefore attract the audience.  

Barcode

The barcode for my magazine will include the price and issue number along side the date and web sight. I have chosen to put this information close together as through the use of my research i have found out the majority of magazines use this technique so that the front cover is nicely organised rather than cluttered and messy. 

Headline

The headline for my magazine will be 'Rhinos From Hell' as this is the band name i have chosen to create for my article. I have chosen this name as it sounds like a metal band and stands out as a headline also because through my research i have learnt that most heavy metal headlines are band names. I have chosen to put the headline just bellow the main image as in my research the headline is set out in this format.

Font

The font for my magazine will be large so that it stands out but will be far smaller than the masthead as the other text is less important. The font will be similar to the masthead due to the consistent house style. The colours will also be the same as the masthead for the reason that these colours are associated with heavy metal. 

My Masthead

The masthead for my magazine will be the largest font as this is the most important part of the front cover. the font will be unique to my magazine so that the magazine is easily recognisable. the colour of the font will be either black and white or black and red so that it stands out also because these colours are related to the heavy metal genre. The masthead will be central towards the top of the page this is so the masthead stands out and will be the first thing the audience see. 

The title of the magazine will be Amplified as this relates to the genre of music as something that is amplified is increased in volume such as an amplifier which is used in this genre of music. I think this has impact due to the single word. I think this will attract the audience.

Conventions Of A Heavy Metal Magazine