1. Salford City College
Eccles Centre
AS Media Studies
Foundation Portfolio
House style
The 3 specific colours NME have chosen
to use on this page are red, white and
black. These are NME’s classic colours
making it identifiable to fans purchasing Design Balance
the magazine. NME have used their
classic text throughout this page again The page seems to be very clearly text heavy.
making their work more recognizable This may be because articles within the
amongst fans. The conative impact of red magazine offer more information and therefore
and black could mean danger. This could need to be advertised with more text. The text
entice mischievous rick fans to read on also seems to frame the image as the image is
and ultimately purchase the magazine. the minority and therefore needs to be
highlighted. The magazine has displayed many
popular bands names in a column. Here a wide
variety of readers should find at least one, if
not more bands they are interested in.
Imagery
This page displays very little imagery
within it. The image is of Oasis in action
on stage. The colours within the image
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have a red hue to them therefore
matching with the house style. The image The composition of the page leaves me to
is of a famous band which therefore believe it is horizontally balanced. The page
would instantly attract fans of the band has been divided into three clear columns
to buy the magazine. Interestingly the making it look attractive and easy to
image is split up into two. The first commute to the reader.
segment is located within the third
directly under the NME logo making it
visible to buyers when placed on a
magazine shelf.