This double page spread from NME magazine features an interview with the band The Vaccines. The left page contains a large bleed image of the band. The right page has text about the band in the top section and other band news below. Color is used sparingly, with blue highlighting important words and quotes to draw the reader in. The layout follows conventions for music magazine spreads, using a large band image and text to introduce the profiled artists.

1. The text is mostly in the centre gothic or Arial font,
The band that has been chosen to feature in this magazines feature article are the vaccines. the target and is quite small, for speech extracts and panels,
audience for this article would be people that are interested in ‘Indie rock’ or ‘pop’ music, which is the and headings (e.g. the timeline of the bands
genre that this band are active in. It could also appeal to those who are just interested in finding out history); bigger, bolder text is used to try and entice
information about new and up and coming bands. the reader into the article. Also some of the quote
and headlines are in blue, as this will make them
Like the contents page, colour is also scarcely used in this spread, colour is just splashed on the page stand out.
using small block shapes to create an enticing spread whilst keeping a sleek and modern look.
The page is laid out so that there is
a large image in the back ground
that takes up around 3/5ths of the
page and the rest is taken up by
text, this is a very common thing
to occur in a double page spread.
The page uses allot of the
conventions that are used in all
magazines for instance the
magazine has a stand first under
the title. Another thing that it
feature is a pull quote in blue to
try and draw in people.
The image on the double page spread is a full bleed. The image is
The band has had there image taken in front of a wall that has stains and dirty
of a band called the vaccines, the image contains all of the band
patches on it, this sort of location is typically used when taking photos of indie
members. The band members are laid out so that the front man is
artists. Two props have been used in this shot, the two props that where used
stood at the top of the diamond shape. This is a very common
are electric guitars these items have strong bonds with indie artists and will
convention that is used in allot of the images that era taken of a
often feature in photos. The whole band is wearing clothes in similar colours,
band as the front man is seen to be the most important In the
the colours are all dark shade and do not really stand out this give the band a
band.
more manly feel. The clothes that they are wearing are all items that people
wear or items that people could buy this helps people connect with them.

2. This is a double page spread is from an NME magazine,
The main image is a range of different colours although the main image feature a lot
introducing and interviewing 'The Teenagers'. The right
of colours they are all dark shades of colours. This is in keeping with the conventions
hand side of the page is split so that there is a section
that are set out for when taking photos of indie bands. The the main images on the
for the text that is accompanying the main article and a
left of the page conforming with the convention of having the main image on the left
section to offer some other news about different
hand side of the page. the band are positioned in laying down relaxed positions, this
bands. This helps the readers discover other bands that
gives off the laid back and young feel that the group is trying to give off. Similarly to
fall into the same music category.
the first one the band is wear clothes that an everyday person would wear, this helps
them to connect with the reader.
The spread itself follows a tricolour The sans-serif fonts stick
scheme of blue, white and black, out of the page which
with blue highlighting the heading, contrasts the laid back
subheadings and important words. images. Although they
The pull quote has had a blue stick out they have a very
background behind it to draw the edgy look to them that
reader in to that particular piece of makes them a very
text. masculine font to use.
Blue has been used as it is a very
masculine color, and the band its
self is only made up of males.
The colour blue is often featured on the
The “need to know box that features at the bottom of the
radar page and is a convention that the
page is there to show information about the band this is often
magazine try's to repeat to keep its
featured in the pages of NME. It is always featured in the radar
brand identity.
section of the music magazine as this is where all of the new
up and coming bands are featured.