• The front cover models picture covers the entire front.
• The name of the front cover models is the 2nd biggets bit of text on the front cover.
• The name of the magazine is the biggets piece of text.
• Smaller pictures of bands that are also involved on the magazine.
• The first third of the magazine is very important as when the magazines are stacked on the shelves this is the part the customers see so it has to be recognisable to the customers.When you see that bold 'k' you know it's kerrang instantly this is why this is important.
• Titles of the features inside the magazine.
• The front cover artist has to be popular for their genre of music for people to be intersted in buying the magazine.