1. The Masthead is also shown again in
the contents page which is easily
recognisable and shows the branding
of the company, however it’s a lost
clearer on this page since there isn’t
a main image/cover line that grabs
your attention before you see it.
The band index has a white
background with red text in
juxtaposition to the black
background the title has with
red/white text . The page references
are ordered alphabetically rather
then numerically which makes it
easier for the reader to find their
favourite bands amongst the many
other bands featured in the
magazine. The index Is displayed on
the very left of the magazine so that
it is not taking away any of the
attention from the rest of the page
and is only used as a guide if needed.
One puff is used in the contents page
towards the bottom right of the page.
The puff gives the reader information
on how and where they are able to
subscribe to NME and receive a
discount when purchasing the
magazine.
Displayed in the very middle of the
page is a ‘touring special’ miniature
article used as a preview for what’s
to come in the rest of the magazine.
It would be displayed here due to
Rule of thirds and it is the most
easily noticed section of the page.
The title section of the magazine
contains the masthead (Talked about
on the left) and introduces the
section of the magazine this is in
white bold text to stand out (which is
the contents page). The date is also
displayed in a much smaller font
below the word ‘contents’ to show a
rough time slot of when the stories
of these bands came out since the
magazine would try to be up to date
with their information so you would
expect to read stories about what’s
happened in the last month.
The target audience for this
magazine would probably be
teenage lower class black males as
well as teenage working class white
males due to the genre of Dizzee
Rascals music and the other artists
mentioned on the contents page.
2. The Masthead is also shown again in
the contents page which is easily
recognisable and shows the branding
of the company, however it’s a lost
clearer on this page since there isn’t
a main image/cover line that grabs
your attention before you see it. Also
the white and black border that is
used in the masthead’s colour
scheme helps it stand out so that the
masthead doesn’t blend into the red
background.
The band index has a red
background like the title has which
could represent that this part of the
magazine is just as important as the
main title section of the magazine.
The page references are ordered
alphabetically rather then
numerically which makes it easier for
the reader to find their favourite
bands amongst the many other
bands featured in the magazine.
Several puffs are also used in/besides
the band index. The puffs in the index
give information about prizes that
readers are able to win while the puff
towards the left of the band index gives
information on how to save 20% on
your next issue of NME.
A picture of the editor and a few
words from him could be used to
make the magazine more real.
Rather then it just being something
just put together it shows someone
who worked on the magazine and
made it all happen giving some life
to the magazine they’ve created.
The title section of the magazine
contains the masthead (Talked about
on the left) and introduces the
section of the magazine this is in
white bold text to stand out (which is
the contents page). The date is also
displayed in a much smaller font
above the word ‘contents’ to show a
rough time slot of when the stories
of these bands came out since the
magazine would try to be up to date
with their information so you would
expect to read stories about what’s
happened in the last month.
The target audience for this magazine
would probably be for teenagers
(mainly males) who are lower/middle
class. These teens may be in a gothic
or mainstream type of social
group/lifestyle and would be mainly
interested in rock/metal music.
