The document summarizes the design elements used on the contents page of the music magazine 'NME'. Key elements include: - The use of red and black as the main colours, with red representing passion/danger and black representing mystery/strength. - A band index down the left side listing band names to help readers find what page their favorite artists are featured on. - Images of the popular band Oasis in the center to draw readers' attention and encourage them to buy the magazine. - Bold headings and arrows used to draw the eye to important articles and sections.

1. The colours red and black have been used throughout ‘NME’s magazine to create a house style. As you can see below the same colours
have been used on the masthead and overall page.The colour red is associated with love and passion which could be related to how the
audience feel love and passion for the music magazine. The colour is also related to danger which could suggest that the magazine has an
edge. Whereas the colour black represents mystery and strength suggesting that the magazine ‘NME’ is powerful yet mysterious as you
never know what you’re going to get with this kind of magazine.
The Sans-serif font gives the magazine a more informal approach making it more appealing to its teenage audience.
NME’S contents
‘Band Index’ uses the sans
page seems to be
serif font and has been
split into 3 sections,
place in the primary
the band index,
optical area. The use of
main article and the
bold is effective as this is
list of things the
the area where our eyes
article is going to be
are drawn to first.
about.
The list of band names
The white headings
are placed down the left
such as news, radar,
hand side of the page
reviews, live! And
making it easier for the
features have been
audience to know which
bolded and are
page their favourite artist
shown in front of
is on and if they are
the black text boxes
featured in the magazine.
in order for them to
Due to the vast number of
stand out more.
bands listed it is more
than likely that a couple
of the individuals
Black arrows saying
favourite bands will be in
‘on the cover’ have
the list making the
been used to
audience want to buy the
highlight the articles
magazine to find out
that interested the
information on their
individual to open
selected bands. The list of
the magazine in the
band names is placed in
first place. The
the same position every
arrows make the
week making it known to
articles stand out
the reader that this is
and so naturally our
where they should look if
eyes will be drawn
they want to know which
to this.
page a selected band is
on. The large red arrow
The advert underneath the article that The only images on the contents page are of Oasis. has been placed in
says ‘subscribe today’ is placed directly Oasis are associated with Brit Pop which is another the terminal area
under the main article as this is where our word for the genre rock. As Oasis are a popular band it which will be the last
eyes are drawn too. Once we have read is most likely that when the audience open the area the audience
the article our eyes tend to naturally move magazine up they will see Oasis and automatically will look at. This has
down not up making the advert be the first want to buy the magazine in order to find out more been done to
thing that we see. The main colours used about the band. encourage the
on the contents page are red and black so audience to turn the
the yellow text on the advert makes it Due to Oasis being the only image shown it has been page like the arrow
stand out. The above points will make the placed in the middle of the page making it the centre is telling them to do.
audience want to subscribe for the focus. Below the image is a short article talking about The colour red has
magazine as they will think that they are selected bands. The article has been shortened so that been used to allow it
getting a good deal when in actual fact it gives the audience a sneak peek on the type of to stand out as the
they probably use the same deal or similar articles that the magazine will produce. colour surrounding
most months. the arrow is black.