This magazine is published monthly and focuses exclusively on acoustic music. It targets both male and female readers who enjoy acoustic genres, particularly younger adults and teenagers. The magazine provides coverage of both well-known and up-and-coming acoustic artists through features, news, and reviews.

2.  This is a monthly published
magazine that consist of
acoustic music.
 “THE UK‟S ONLY DEDICATED
GUITAR MAGAZINE”
 This magazine targets both
male and female who are
interested in acoustic music.
It also targets mostly the
younger generation
including young adults and
teenagers

3. •Type/focus magazine –
The music genre that consist in this magazine is all acoustic music, bands
and artist. For Example It conveys well known acoustic artist such as Ben
Howard.
•Publishing company –
The publishing company of this magazine is „ACOUSTIC‟ as it enhances
and create straight to the point impression towards the audience that
this is an acoustic based magazine.
•Editor’s name -
Guy Little
•Date of first published -
It was firs published at July/August 1990.
•Frequency of publication –
This magazine is published monthly.
•Price –
This magazine cost £4.25
•Distribution –
HMV, music stores and concert venues

4. Fonts are all in capitals – Background colour
easy to read and emphasis behind cover lines to
the importance of its make the text stands
contents out and for audience to
be easier to be read.
Main star/icon is included.
It is centralised and taken Barcode is also
in a long shot. This image is included like a
also covers a little bit of normal and
the mast head which most professional
magazine does. magazine
Cove lines are included Mast head is included –
that link in to the article bold and easy to read.
that will be featured in The colour for it is
this magazine. They look white which therefore
simple and formal – look stands out from the
professional. Some are background colour of
bold to highlight the magazine front
important features. cover.

5. Sub headings has a background
Large page numbers in colour to highlight the fact that Images are also
photos link to features it is a separate article. included to
reflect on the
Large photo at top presented
links to cover feature feature.
Contents are
arrange in columns Font size are
to make it more consistent –
organised. sub headings
have the
Sub headings to same font
introduce the features size and style
that will be covered in which is
this magazine – its also bigger than
written in bigger font the
size information
below to
enhance the
Page numbers are Issue number on the
Issue date on the fact that it is
easily recognisable top – also written in
top a new and
capital letters and
separate
in bold.
feature

6. Simple and professional use
Sub heading on the top Lines were used to of background colour
on both pages. highlight the pull quote – (white) – easy for readers to
makes it more stands out. read.
Big picture in the Issue date on
middle of the artist the bottom of
that the article is both pages.
featuring.
Consistent type
face all through out
The image look fits the double page
in with the theme
of acoustic as the A “pull quote” is
image gives an highlighted in large
indie/alternative font centre of page
kind of impression.
Lighting is quite low Texts are small A smaller image on
Text wraps the right hand top
specially on the artist to around the
create shadow Texts are separated in corner to break up
photos and the page and to also
pull quote three columns
reflect on the article

7. •This is a weekly published
magazine that consist of
many types of music genre
such as rock, indie, rap and
hip-hop
•This magazine targets both
male and female who are
interested in rock, indie,
rap and hip-hop music. It
also targets mostly the
younger generation
including young adults and
teenagers
•“ THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO
THE WEEK IN MUSIC”

8. •Type/focus magazine – The music genre that consist in this
magazine are rock, indie, rap and hip-hop music bands and artist. For
Example It conveys well known acoustic artist such as Florence and the
Machine.
•Publishing company – the publishing company of this magazine is
NME which stand for The New Musical Express.
•Editor’s name – Mike Williams was named as NME editor on 31 May
2012, taking over from Krissi Murison on 25 June 2012
•Date of first published – March 1952
•Frequency of publication – this magazine is published
weekly
•Price – £2.30
•Distribution – HMV, music stores and concert venues

9. Fonts are all in capitals – Barcode is also
easy to read and emphasis included like a
the importance of its normal and
contents professional
magazine
Main stars/icon is included. Mast head is
It is centralised and taken included. Its
in a medium long shot. This bold and easily
image is also covers a little read. It also
bit of the mast head which follows the
most magazine does. The colour scheme
main singer of this band is of this cover.
in front of all the other
members making him the Puff is included
main focus of the photo. which is a
sphere shape to
Cove lines are included attract
that link in to the article audience.
that will be featured in
this magazine. They look Background colours are
simple and formal – look black and white which
professional. They are all makes the cover lines
mostly bold to highlight more stand out as they
important features. have used different
colours to the text.

10. Large photo at top
links to cover feature Contents are
arrange in columns
Sub headings to to make it more
introduce the features organised.
that will be covered in
this magazine – its also Page numbers are
written in bigger font easily recognisable as
size and has a they are in different
background colour to colour than the other
make it more stand texts.
out.
Advertisements are also in
Issue date on the the content page.
top
Font size are consistent – Use of colours are blacks
sub headings have the and white which gives an
same font size and style professional impression.
which is bigger than the
information below to
enhance the fact that it is
a new and separate
feature

11. Big main image is spread Bigger letter to start the
across the two pages. Has 6 columns in total.
column
Pull quote is
also included
Texts are
written in a
small font
size.
Consiste
nt use of
font
style.
Background colour are Quotes are used on the
white, making the page right top hand side of the Mast head is also included,
looks clean and page and also to the which is written in white
professional. bottom of the image. to contrast the background
colour making it more
noticeable.