The document analyzes and summarizes the front covers of two magazines - Rolling Stone and NME. It finds that Rolling Stone seems targeted towards an older, more mature audience based on its darker, more sophisticated style. NME, in contrast, appears aimed at a younger demographic like teens. Both magazines put careful thought into their layout and cover lines to attract readers. In conclusion, the author would personally prefer to buy Rolling Stone as it seems to offer more in-depth content.

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Charlotte Bracken

3. Masthead
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4. This magazine ‘Rolling Stone’ is
targeted at more of the
Indie/Rock audience this can be
backed up by the artist featured
within the front cover of the
magazine. The target audience
seems to be aimed at people
aged 16+ as the style of the
front cover is neat, dark and the
house style has been thought
about in a way which would
appeal to the target audience.

5. The majority of the time, the logo for
this magazine is never fully seen.
There is always the main image
covering the middle of the
masthead yet people will still know
exactly what magazine it is all by the
style of the front cover and the
specific font used as well as the
bold red colour which helps it stand
out on the black background. The
selling line is at the top of the page
and this tells people who else will
feature in the magazine. This is a
good selling point as the people
who like the kind of artists wrote
along the top, are more likely to pick
up this specific magazine.

6. The image of the front cover
‘main image’ is someone who
majority of girls can be seen as
a role model. She’s a young
sexy woman who appeals to
men as well meaning this the
magazine is aimed at both
males and females. Opening
her jacket a little to show flesh
is something which men might
appeal to so seeing this image
means they might buy the
magazine.

7. The cover lines which are used within this
front cover is to make people buy the
actual magazine. Focusing on the female
artist Pink, helps the magazine a lot as she
is a sexy woman which some males enjoy
looking at and she is a role model to many
females in the world. Making her the main
object of the whole cover on ‘the Dark Side
of Pink’ will intrigue people to pick up the
magazine as it maybe something they
really want to know about her. Also having
many different types of comedians
underneath this cover line will help sell the
magazine as the comedians seem more
targeted for the males as more males
genuinely tend to go and read about
comedians.

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9. This style of the magazine is mainly
aimed at females as pink seems to
be the main vibrant colour on this
front cover. All the main important
stuff are in a hot pink which most
girls like. As the artists featured on
the front of the cover is young and
inspirational to girls, the target
audience is mainly girls in there
teens and older. The type of music
that this magazine seems to specify
in is more mainstream music which
seems to be a bit of everything
everyone enjoys as this can be seen
within the third of the magazine
cover in a cover line naming many
different artist.

10. The logo itself is expected to be how it is,
big and bold and it stands out to the
human eye. Using the bright pink colour
will attract people to pick up the magazine
as that is one of the aims for the
magazine to make people want to buy the
magazine and pick that specific one over
every other magazine. The selling line on
the front cover of this magazine is
something which can catch the readers
eye as its something what doesn’t seem to
come around all of the time. Its special
edition which means these covers aren’t
something that will always be around. Its
like they are straying away from their
original front covers.

11. The main image of the front cover is of a
young and what can be considered
attractive woman who influences a lot of
females as she also can be seen as a role
model. She will also attract males to pick
up the magazine as majority of males thing
she is a sexy woman. This will help the
magazine a lot as there are people out
there who love reading about Rihanna and
what she has to say. She is a young
successful artist who is well known all over
the world and with having her on the front
cover of the magazine will encourage
people to pick it up. Also with what she is
wearing black and blue, it makes her stand
out more from the actual front cover of
pinks and whites.

12. The cover lines on the front of this
magazine are simple to read. There
are bright bold headings which will
draw in peoples attention. Using many
different artists names within the
cover lines, is another way to sell the
actual magazine as people love
reading about the artists they enjoy
listening to. As Rihanna is the main
focus on the magazine, the main
selling like is about her with a little
quote which she may have stated
herself will again gain readers
interest.

13. Rolling Stones is a magazine which seems to have a more older and
mature audience as it seems by the house style of the front cover.
Compared to NME which seems to have a more of a younger
audience approach such as teens. Looking at the style of each of
the magazines a more older generation is likely to read the
magazine Rolling Stones than NME. The magazines themselves are
both successful magazines which seem to have thought about the
layout of each individual front cover carefully and thought about the
cover lines which will be within the magazine. They both offer a lot
to the reader, both interesting yet very different stories and articles
which can interest a wide variety of people. Both magazines are
bold and very eye attracting. In my own personal opinion I would
rather buy the Rolling Stones magazine as it seems like there would
be more it.

14. Idea for my own magazineIdea for my own magazine
RnB/Rock style
magazine
Take photographs of
males and females
doing different poses
and select the best
ones to edit.
Colour Schemes which may
be used:
Black, White, Red
Black, White Navy
Black, White, Grey
Grey, Black, Yellow
Ideas on Cover lines:
Chat columns which allow people to write to
the magazine with questions they wish to ask.
Article topics which maybe
included:
Interviews with artists/new
artists (exclusive)