I believe the Kerrang! front page is quite packed and contains a lot of headings so the audience can easily see what is in the magazine. This is done to make them want to read it if they see something on their favourite band or artist. If they include a lot of headings, it is more likely that someone will see something they like so I think this would be relevant for my own front cover. The main image is of a well-known artist who many of the audience will recognise and this will make them want to read the magazine as they will be interested to find out why this artist is on the front. It looks as though the demographics for Kerrang! is diversion and entertainment because of the shapes on the front cover, it is grabbing the readers attention and is quite unique and out-of-the-ordinary overall. The colour of the artist's hair and clothes contrasts to the grey background to make her stand out even more.
RWD's front cover is a lot more simplistic than Kerrang! it only has one image, compared to the four on the front of Kerrang!, however, the main image on RWD is split into three; which links it to the heading as it makes it seem as though Tinie Tempah does "tear" up the photo as well as the music scene. The colour of the title and the headings all match making a colour scheme on the front cover of blue and white, hinting at a male target audience; which is emphasised by the popular male artist on the front cover. The artist on the front sums up the genre of the magazine, and we can tell he must be liked by many because otherwise the target audience would not buy it. The simplistic feel would suggest that this magazine is confident that it's target audience are going to buy it from the start, not caring so much for the look of the front cover.
I included a table to make the similarities and differences easy to see, and it is after the analysis of the two pages.
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