KERRANGE! Article analysis

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KERRANGE! Article (specialist music mag)

  • In this double page spread featuring H.I.M we see the clever choice of colour to attract an audience. The bright font colour puts focus on the artist's name and the white contrasted onto the dark black causes the text stand out.
  • The use of the quotation makes us feel relate to the artist as we get a glimpse into their opinions and feelings. In this instance, the quotation "we felt like we didn't have a home" helps us to develop an emotive relationship with the artist as he is exposing a vulnerable side to himself.
  • The design and layout choice of the second page featuring almost entirely an image of the artist is clever done as it means we do not disassociate the words with his identity.
  • The use of the lexis "Remember me?" leads to the assumption that we are already familiar with H.I.M and they are making a comeback to the the music scene. Suggesting that the readers are already fans of their work and it builds up the excitement for the event.





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  1. Ms CramerApril 20, 2020 at 3:49 AM

    Good choice, Safia! Use your Analytical toolkit for print to structure a more detailed semiotic analysis - and find a second double page interview to analyse too. Remember that you will be using the codes and conventions, media terms etc to construct a similar text of your own. The more thorough your analysis of existing texts is, the better your own product will be.

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