Analysis of 10 + magazine names

1. Analyzing
Magazine
Names

2. PHRASES CONNOTATIVE WORDS COMPOUND WORDS ACRONYMS
Top Of The Pops – effective as
top suggests it is going to be
important and pops reveals the
genre of music. The word top will
bring in many individuals as they
will feel as if the magazine is
ahead of the rest of the music
industry.
Kerrang – This has connotations
of the whacking of guitar strings.
It sounds very funky and original
making it stand out to
individualists who are quite
different.
Grape Vinyl – The vinyl creates
the image of an old records
highlighting how this magazine is
based on the old music genre,
would appeal to the older
audience.
NME – short for the national
music express, sounds like
“enemy” when said fast
emphasising that It has
competition with other
distributors. The word new
makes it seem relevant / up to
date.
Smash Hits – Smash suggests
aggression and anger as does
hits, but also emphasises that it
will be about the best / popular
music.
Fused – About joining together
and makes you think of
electricity and excitement
Rolling Stone – this is a popular
band name so indicates that the
magazine is going to be popular
and focused on bands/artists of
a similar genre.
Q –The name has no actually
meaning making it mysterious,
the name looks like a record
player.
WE <3 POP , the use of the
pronoun “we” creates the idea
of community, the use of the
heart makes it seem childish and
Pop reveals the genre of music.
Vibe – sounds very groovy, gives
the idea that if you read this
magazine you will get a positive
feeling and get into a particular
zone.
In – d – sounds like “indie”
revealing the music genre that it
will be based on, is quite a clever
way to show the name so would
appeal to the more intelligent
people of the social class ABC1.
XXL – extra extra large, showing
how the magazine will be filled
with a lot of content.
Billboard – If something is on a
billboard it is important
highlighting how popular this
magazine is and the important
artists that it features.

3. Q’s magazine name is an acronym, this was the final
name for the magazine as it was originally going to be
named “CUE” . This logo is said to look like a record on
a record player. This name is very bold and simplistic.

4. NME name is also an acronym, and is the name for a
rock/alternative music magazine, it was originally called
“NEW MUSICAL EXSPRESS” , however this was to long so they
cut it down to the acronym which is now a highly
recognisable brand name. The word “NME” acts as a play
on words and sounds like “enemy” , emphasising how this
music magazine has competition with other distributors.

5. Rolling stone is a compound word which is the name of a
alternative rock music magazine. It’s name was influenced
by the world famous iconic band.