2.
Front Cover
Main Image
The main image is dominating as
it is very large. Dizzee Rascals
posture expression and face
expression is very open and
expressive, drawing you to the
image.
Flash
The fact that the flash is small
shows that they do not want to
put attention on the price
because the quality of the
magazine is more important
Masthead
The mast head NME stand for new music
express which links with the idea of a
newspaper as the word „express‟ is used to
suggests that the magazine would contain
up to date news .also it‟s in a bright red
which catches your attention and also links
with the idea of a newspaper as they‟re
usually red. The masthead is on the left
because that is where people tend to read
from therefore it will be the first thing they
will read.
Main cover line
The main cover line is “Dizzee Rascal”
It is in a large font to catch your attention .it
introduces the
Artist on the front cover sot he reader is
aware of who he is and fans of the
Artists will know straight away that he is
featured in the magazine and will buy it.
Pull Quote
The pull quote is placed next to “Dizzee
Rascal” to show that they are linked. It
also links with the image as his posture
is very open as if he is “spreading joy”.
Date/Barcode
It is very small to allow the attention to be
focused on other
More important information on the
magazine
Footer
Contains information about other content in the
magazine. The fact that it has a plus suggests the
magazine has allot to offer .
Header
The header catches the readers attention
because, it is right at the top it can be used to
place important information because he
reader is most likely to read it
Left Third
The left third is where
people tend to read first
therefore all important
information is placed here
3.
Who is the target audience for the NME?
73% of NME fans are male. However there is still a female audience as
well. Readers of NME are dedicated fans because ,NME takes music
seriously and focus on its genre therefore fans who love the genre of
music would buy each magazine.
How does the NME attract it‟s audience?
NME readers depend highly on this magazine because it
contains in-depth knowledge on music,film,technology and
fashion due to the weekly frequency of the magazine.
Therefore, the audience will trust the brands advertised within
the magazine, promoting the products well.
Audience
4.
Contents Page Masthead/Contents
There is a colour scheme with
the masthead as it continues
with the red a white colour
scheme.
Band Index
There are allot of bands in
the band index suggests
there is allot of information
and that NME takes it s
music seriously
Main Image
The image links with the editorial as,
it is about touring and the women in
the picture appears to be touring on
a tour bus. she is dressed as if she's
in band. Also there is a suitcase
around it which is also linked with
he theme of touring. Therefore if the
reader sees the photograph they will
know what the editorial is about.
Drop Cap
The “T” is used as the drop
cap to direct the reader
where to start reading.
Copy/Editorial
The editorial links with the
photograph .the photograph
introduces what its going to be
about but , the reader can read
the editorial to hear the full
story in detail.
Subscription Box
Helps earn the magazine
money if people are interested
in it.
Contents/Headings/Subheadings
The headings are in a large bold
font to direct the readers attention
to them. The subheading are also
in a bold font but are smaller
because the reader can read on if
they find it interesting.
5.
Double Page Spread
The title links
with the image
so that the reader
know who the
article is about
(Dizzee Rascal).
There is a
theme of
red, black
and white so
that it looks
appealing to
the audience
Byline states
who the
article is by
this is in a
small font in
the top right
of the double
page spread.
A drop cap is
used (“Y”) to
direct the
reader where
the text begins
6.
The colour scheme of red, black and white was shown
in the cover, contents page and double page spread.
A main image- the cover, contents page and double
page spread all had a main image that linked with the
text on the page
Text in large font and/or bold to catch your attention.
In the cover and contents page the masthead was large
and bold and in the double page spread it was the large
heading.
3 elements that connect
the magazine
7.
The New Musical Express, popularly known as
NME, created by Theodore Smythson, is
a music journalism publication in the United
Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It
started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved
toward a magazine format during the 1980s,
changing from newsprint in 1998.
It was the first British paper to include a singles
chart, in the 14 November 1952 edition. In the 1970s
it became the best-selling British music newspaper.
Background History of
NME
