This magazine article features an interview with the band Arctic Monkeys. On the front cover, the band's name is prominently displayed in red to grab readers' attention when stacked on shelves. The contents page highlights a "Blur exclusive" interview in large text and features photos of bands to entice readers. A double page spread details the fictionalized story of the NME's interview with Arctic Monkeys, including a striking quote from their lead singer. Accompanying photos and a sidebar column in a casual tone provide additional context. Overall, the layout and design aim to attract readers and showcase important articles and interviews.

1. NME
Analysis

2. NME is a well known When stacked in a shop, the
magazine so to have its top half is seen, so therefore,
name behind the cover to have this box at the top
artists isn’t likely to shows its importance. The
affect its sales. However, white writing is considerably
it is brightly coloured smaller than the black on the
since when it’s stacked red and so it allows “BLUR
on a shelf, only the top EXCLUSIVE” and “JOHNNY
half is seen so to have it MARR” to stand out to people
in red, it will grab the who are looking at the
readers eye. magazine in the shop.
“Arctic Monkeys” is This rhetorical question doesn’t
clearly written across the allow the reader to answer it but
page so the buyer knows the positive effect it does have is
what the main feature is that a person in the shop who
that they’re getting with picks the magazine up and reads
their money. Being in red it will see this and will want to
answer it so the only way to do
stands out in contrast to
this is to find out what the
the different shades of
question is referring to by buying
blues behind it. it.
The background picture shows a harder and more The three “boxes” along the bottom help give an insight
rebellious side to the Arctic Monkeys. This picture of what else to expect in the magazine giving a short
takes up the whole of the front cover so it shows highlight of what the buyer is going to find. With the
their importance to the magazine. The rebellious “PLUS” underneath, it gives us an idea of what to find
side helps shows the ideology of the magazine in the magazine; with just words, we have to buy to
and an idea of its contents. find out what.

3. “INSIDE THIS WEEK” is As we saw on the front cover,
centric and in capitals, with there was a Blur exclusive in
the date printed below. This this magazine. Not only was it
is purely to show it’s a bold but it stuck out and
contents without writing the showed that it was an
word “contents”; it makes it important matter. The centre
more sophisticated and puts picture of this contents page is
a twist on it. of Damon Albarn with a quote
which he said during the
The use of having 6 separate
interview. The page number is
photos of artists and bands
also on this picture, plus being
around the centre picture
shows those things which on page 6 is near the front so is
have importance and the going to be found fast if the
publisher thinks the reader magazine is being read
will be keen to read. The chronologically. Plus it shows
page numbers are bold on it’s important. “Blur exclusive!”
the picture so they are easily is written again so reinforces
accessible and the reader that it cannot be found
can find them quickly. anywhere else.
By separating this “Plus” column into twelve different This page will be page 3 usually so it’s one
sections, it allows the reader to find exactly what they’re of the first to be seen. To put an
looking for. If they know an artist or band has performed live advertisement here, the publisher will
and want to see the reviews, photos and comments, then know it will be noticed when the reader
this allows them to find it under the “LIVE” header. They opens their magazine. This particular
know where to find features and where to find reviews, etc. advertisement is making the readers aware
This layout tells them exactly where everything can be that they can subscribe to this magazine
found. and it will allow them to save money.

4. This double page spread is
of the Arctic Monkeys (the
band on the cover).
The top two thirds of the
left page is of the whole
band. Below, we have the
article.
The article is written like a
story of the interview
between NME and the
monkeys. The style and
language of the writing is
very intellectual. The style
of writing is as if the
interview was fictional and
The red column on the right hand side is rather colloquial and seems someone has written the
relaxed as well as jokey. The title is in a different font so stands out. The events, just like a story.
answers are in white and names are written in black so it helps break up
In the middle of the article,
the speech and who says each bit. This sis separated so that the reader can there is a large, bold and
read this before the whole interview and it allows them to get a taste of striking quote from Alex
what to expect from the rest of the interview. Turner (lead singer) with
eight stars below; this seems
The rest of the page on the right is of different pictures of the Arctic to show like NME have rated
Monkeys. There are little captions which are red with white writing this is what he has said. This
so you get an insight of what was happening if you weren’t to know. highlights what the interview
consists of.