The document summarizes the layout and design elements of a music magazine cover featuring the band The Wombats. It analyzes the use of a bright yellow tag line to attract attention, a close-up image of the band members staring directly at the viewer to create a personal feel. It also notes the use of bold primary colors that make the text pop off the page and draw the eye, with the main cover line in a contrasting yellow color to stand out from the blue cover lines. The overall layout follows a conventional masthead, image, tagline and lines format expected of magazine covers.

1. TAG LINE:
A bright yellow tag line is used which attracts the reader attention straight away,
FRONT COVER IMAGE/MAIN IMAGE: this than attracts the reader to read the information on Glastonbury. As according
to research previously readers are more likely to buy a magazine if it has gig/tour
An eye-level shot has been used
dates and line ups e.c.t. so this is an effective feature NME have used.
capturing The Wombats staring directly
into the camera, directly staring at the
audience creating a relational and
personal feel. Different levels are used COVER LINES:
maybe suggesting different level of
responsibility/superiority. The mise-en- The cover lines act as a boarder around the main cover image,
scene of the messy clothes and the capturing each one of The Wombats faces making the shot a
rugged hair portrays a lazy and effortless little more personal.
look which the target audience
(teenagers/students) could relate too,
again making it more relatable. The
image is also made more personal as the
diagonal lines of heads are in the
reader’s line of view making it more
personal.
MASTHEAD:
NME is one of the most famous magazines therefore its
COLOUR PALETTE/SCHEME: masthead is one of the most recognised – bold, red, black and
white outlined. However it is positioned in a rather weird
The effect of the bold and primary
place on the front cover the top left but slightly lowered,
colours together creates a slight 3D
whereas many are placed in the top left right at the top of the
effect allowing the text to come out of
page.
the page and attract the reader’s eye.
The colour scheme in this respect is
used very cleverly as the majority of the
cover lines are blue, whereas the main
AVERAGE LAYOUT:
cover line is a yellow/gold colour
allowing it to stand out, grabbing the The average layout of the front cover is very conventional and
reader’s attention. a expectable layout. Most front covers consist of a masthead,
main cover image, tag line, cover line and a main cover line.