2. Music publication in the United Kingdom, launched weekly since 1952. It is associated with rock, punk rock, and
recently with alternative rock and indie.
They created the first UK single chart, made incredible and exclusive interviews to the Rolling Stones, The Beatles,
etc., and covered big news such as the break-up of the Beatles, the death of Elvis Presley…
They bring Punk music to the world.
NME
NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS
3. TOP STRIP MAIN IMAGE
It give further information of The image is related always
what is included in the with the principal article of
magazine. Tend to be the the magazine. It has to
interesting parts of the capture the audience and
magazine. follow the idea of the
magazine.
MASTHEAD NME
usually red, abbreviation of RIGHT THIRD
‘new musical express’. If the It contains in bright colors
magazine is confident with some principal contents that
itself, they can cover it with has the magazine, they tend
images because they know to be exclusive interviews
the audience will recognize and articles.
it.
THE STRAPLINE
This will be the most
important article of the
magazine. It will contain two
or three pages.
BARCODE AND PRIZE
THE FRONT COVER
4. THE TITLE
THE MAIN ARTICLE The head line of the contents
Has a bigger photo that page. It also contains the
captures the attention of the date.
reader. The writers try to high
light this article.
THE STYLE NME
Uses different fonts to
capture the reader’s attention.
OTHER ARTICLES Every font has an attached
Not as important as the center function: for quotes, titles,
one. The contents of the the main text, etc.
magazine. They also have OTHER CONTENTS
some pictures to make them Some other less important
more interesting to the articles or interviews, also
audience. they use to tend less
interesting.
This contents page is from other publication
THE CONTENTS PAGE
5. IMAGES
THE AUDIENCE Related with the article. Complements THE STYLE
We can say the target it and give it some extra information. They use a black
audience is young font for the text.
people form 15 to 20 Also they try to
years, maybe more. emphasize some
The teenagers are quotes by make
interested in this them bigger,
magazine because it placing them in the
talks about punk middle of the
rock, rock, article, and
independent rock and changing the font of
indie. it.
THE LENGUAJE
As it is a young THE BOXES
people’s magazine, it They give extra
uses a serious information about
language but something that is
sometimes comical or named in the article.
ironic. They also use
a language used by
the audience, in this
case, young people.
THE ARTICLE
6. Is a rock music UK-based magazine published by Bauer Media Group. The first
magazine was launched in 1981. The name comes from the sound that is made by an
electric guitar when you play a power chord. The main music gender this magazine is
devoted to is The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. In 2000’s it
became the best-selling British music magazine.
7. THE MASTHEAD THE TOP STRIP
It is the name of the magazine. Some less important
As a logo, it may change the information about what are
color but never the style. It you going to find in the
makes us believe that this magazine.
magazine is a rock-punk
THE MAIN IMAGE
themed because it is broken and
Makes reference to the main
is violent.
article of the magazine. It has
THE LEFT THIRD to catch the reader’s attention
Actually, this magazine covers and follow the magazine’s
two left thirds of the font cover ideal.
to emphasize some important
articles that you must read
THE STRAP LINE
It is the most important
inside it. It has some catching
element in the magazine(with
elements such as big yellow
the main image) because it has
titles or interesting photos.
to have the sufficient power to
A CONTEST catch the audience. It has to be
Makes reference to what are interesting and something
you able to win if you buy this actual. It tends to be the most
magazine important article of the
magazine.
THE FRONT COVER
8. OTHER IMPORTANT THE MAIN IMAGE
ARTICLES Makes reference to the most
They show us some pages of important article of the
an article of the magazine. magazine. It has to be
catching.
COLORS
They HAVE to call the
attention of the reader, so they
use white or yellow on black
(like the Kerrang! Title)
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Comments of the editor. They
have to follow the magazine
THE CONTENTS line. It comments something
They are sorted by page in
about other publications or
columns. The editors give
news. In this magazine, they
importance to the ones that
use to add a photo from the
they want the reader to read,
editor.
with images, for example.
This contents page is from other publication
THE CONTENTS PAGE
9. THE TITLE
Black and white on red to THE AUDIENCE
high light it. Kerrang! is aimed for a young
audience, from 13 to 18 years.
THE IMAGE This audience likes puck rock
The most important image is and heavy metal.
directly related to the article.
In this case, he is the main
character of the article. THE COLUMN
It give us some extra
QUOTES information about something
Important things related to named in the article.
the article that give it a
complementary information.
THE ARTICLE
The language of the article is humorous and
for young audience, but also is informative
and rigorous, sometimes serious.
THE ARTICLE
