2. NME – Front Cover
Analysis
Unlike the other two magazines
I have researched, the
masthead on this front cover is
not mostly covered with the
main image. This makes the
magazine look more
professional, serious and
mature.The main colour for the
masthead is red with a
white/black outline (unless it is
a special or limited edition) they
are all on the top left corner of
the magazine to perhaps be in
line with the coverlines.
3. NME – Front Cover
Analysis The main image is of three
male subjects, the band
'Muse'. Unlike the 'Q'
magazine where only Matt
Bellamy, the lead singer, was
looking directly down the
ccamera lense, all three
members are giving direct
eye contact to the readers of
NME. This suggests that the
band are personally trying to
talk to the reader.
4. The background of the main
image is of a street on an
italian mountain,this conveys
that the band are so well
known that they are popular
worldwide. The way the
subjects are arranged in the
picture creates a sense of
organisation and symmetry
as the other members of the
band are placed eithersideof
the lead singer, this makes
the front cover more
aesthetically pleasing to the
audience.
5. The buttons used on the front
cover, which contain small
snippets of text,are used to
advertise the special features
of the magaizne and also the
competitions or quizzes the
magazine is running. The
small snippets of text also
allows the reader to quickly
scan or quicjly read over the
front cover so they can
immeadiately get a taster of
what is in the magazine.
These features draw the
reader into th magaizne and
propmt themto read on.
6. This secondary image is used to
frther entice the reader into
continuing with the magazine. This
reminds the reader that there asre
other speacial articles inside the
magazine.Unlike the other
magazines I analysed this front
cover is does not include very many
taglines or sub headings which
means that the reader is unaware of
what else is in the magazine, this
may either prompt them to read on
to find out what else is in the
magazine or it may cause them to
not bother with the magazine as
they can not be bothered to flick
throught the magazine to find out
whats inside.
9. The white background contrasts well with the black text and allows it
to stand out more to the reader and making it easier for them to read.
Therefore making it more likely for the reader to read the article.
The letter 'A' which highlights the starting point of the actual article
is also presented in a much larger font, which is recognisable and
consistent as it is used throughout the magazine, and also largely
throughout the magazine genre. This catches the readers attention
and draws them to that particular part of the page.
This page has the colour palette of white, orange and black. These
colours are quite an unusual combination conveying that maybe
the person they are interviewing has this characteristic.
10. On this double page there are three columns of text per A4 page,
conventional feature of a music magazine.
The quote from Pete Doherty is also presented in a much larger
font compared to the rest of the page. This again catches the
readers attention and draws them into the article but it also
prompts the reader to read on and find out what he is referring
to.
11. The main image of musician Pete Doherty is a medium shot and covers half of the
double page spread. This tells the reader that the article is about him. The secondary
picture in the bottom right hand corner, gives the audience a break from reading the
text and prompts them to read on to the next page.
The fact that other than the main image, there is only one other image on this
doublepage spread suggests that this magazine is aimed at an older audience who
are not concerned or botherd about lots of pictures, they just want the information
and maybe a photo here and there.
