Double page analysis

1. Target Audience and genre
The target audience for NME is
teenagers to mid 40’s. The genre
of NME is rock and indie.
Double Page
This double page spread is an article on the band Oasis. It includes the tracks from their cd (what’s the
story) morning glory. It also includes quotes and images of the band.
Colours/Typefaces/House style
The colours in this article are; names of songs from the CD (What’s the story) morning glory, highlighted in
yellow. This is to make the track names stand out. The main text is in standard black and the quotes are
also in black but with a yellow fill behind then so they do not blend in with the rest of the page. There is a
black and white image in the centre in the middle of the double pages. The names of the people’s quotes
are in blue to establish that this is their name and not part of the quote.
Text
The language in this article is quite formal but also
includes informal language as well as it is an interview.
There is also a quote used from a member of the band.
The sentences are quite long as it is formal as including
lots of information. A drop cap is also used in the
beginning of this article with the letter ‘H’ as the sentence
reads “Hot on the heels…”. The interview is including
information about the band Oasis and their records. The
content of this article also includes the songs on one of
their CD’s. The sentences are quite long in this article and
filled with quotes. There are subheadings in the article
such as; “(What’s the story) Morning Glory?: Chasing the
sun: the details”. Also there are subheadings for each disc
and there are three. The images in this article show the
band in stage with the crowd. There is also an image of
Liam and Noel from the band. Also there is an image of
the CD the article is speaking about. There is a kicker at
the beginning of the last paragraph that is talking about
how Brian Cannon shot the album cover but how he was
on it too. There is a caption used on the main image
saying who it is and where and also about the other image
on the page which is at the bottom of the left page.
The Gutenberg Design Principle
In the primary optical area of the first page there is a quote from the band. In the terminal optical area
there is text from the article which is highlighted as it is the name of one of their CD’s. In the strong
fallow area there is an image of a band member on stage looking at the audience. In the weak fallow area
there is an image of two members of the band. In the primary optical area there is an image of the band
member on stage. In the terminal optical area there is text from a separate article on Amy Winehouse. In
the strong fallow area there is there heading of the article featuring Amy Winehouse. In the weak fallow
area there is text which is highlighted as it is the name of one of the tracks on their CD.