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I have picked this front cover of Kerrang magazine for a number of reasons. First of all, my magazine will have a pop-punk/rock genre, and i feel that Kerrang magazine reflects these music genres the best, therefore, i can use it as a guide for my magazine. Secondly, this issue has a similar colour scheme to what i'd like my magazine to have. I like the mix of colours such as red, white, black and yellow as the compliment each other. A red cover line is very likely to stand out, like on this magazine front cover where the main cover line stands out nicely because it is in bold, red letters. Secondly, yellow text or black text on a yellow background catches the attention of the reader as yellow is a bright colour. Things such a puffs, pugs and screamers could be done in yellow as they need to catch attention. This way, the reader will recognise the important features. Also, i feel that a white background is important so that the main image can be clearly seen. In this Kerrang magazine cover page, the 3 cover stars are dressed in black, and are layered onto a white background which is effective as they don't blend in with any other colours. This is important as the cover stars have to be seen clearly.