1. The title of the contents page “NME
CONTENTS” is placed at the top of
the page. The letters NME are filled
in red and outlined in white
depicting the brand of NME
magazine by using the traditional
colours of red, black and white. The
whole contents title is placed on a
black background, making it easier
for the viewer to see the text and
recognise the magazine.
The main image is of British indie rock band Arctic
Monkeys performing live. This image demonstrates the
genre of the music magazine, as in the mise-en-scene we
can see guitars being used possibly connoting the rock
genre. The main singer Alex Turner is the main focus of
the image. Audiences are most likely to know him over
the other band members, therefore making him the main
focus of the image to generate more sales of the
magazine.
On the right hand of the page is the listed
contents. The content is grouped into
sections, such as News, Reviews and Features.
These titles of the sections are on a black
background and in bold capital writing. This
feature helps the reader to more easily
navigate their way around the page to find
what they are looking for.
In the bottom centre of the contents page
there is a promotional offer “Subscribe today
and save” This is to attract the reader to
subscribe to the magazine. The text in this
section of the page is on a black background,
in yellow and white capital bold letters. This is
to immediately attract the audience to this
part of the page, causing them to consider
paying money to subscribe therefore
generating more sales of the magazine.
The colour scheme followed on this contents page
is red, black and white with some text in yellow.
These colours are quite commonly used on music
magazines of this genre. I think this is because the
colours are bold, eye catching and loud, possibly
suggesting the rock genre of music.
On the left hand of the page there is a band
index, featuring a list of all the bands that
are in this current issue of the magazine.
This would be to show the audience how
much the magazine has to offer, and this
feature will generate more sales of NME as
the viewer will not only get to see a list of
contents but also a list of bands that are in
the magazine. If the viewer sees a band
they like or listen to, they are more likely to
be interested in purchasing the magazine.