3. Left Third
Masterhead
Main Image
Coverlines
Main Cover Line
Barcode
4. The Target audience
for NME is people
between 16 – 30 and
people who listen to
indie music. According
to the Wikipedia page
the total circulation for
2012 was about
47,000.
5. Masthead & Selling Line
The logo and selling line
has been produced well
as the colours go well
with the background so
they stand out which will
attract people to the
magazine and if they
see an article they
might be interested they
will pick up the
magazine and buy it.
6. Main Image
The main image on this
magazine will make the
magazine sell well
because it is a picture
of Alex Turner who has
a lot of fans and people
look up to him so they
would buy the magazine
just because he is on
the cover.
7. Cover Lines
These cover lines consist of
stories that people might find
interesting about quite big
and well known artists, this
will make people buy the
magazine.
8. Left Third
Masthead
Main Cover Line
Coverlines
Main Image
Barcode
9. Main Image
The main image alone
on this magazine will
instantly get loads of
sales because Noel
Gallagher’s icon status.
People think of him as a
hero so people will buy
it just because he is on
the cover
10. Coverlines
These coverlines also help the
magazine sell. The colours used
stand out on the page so you are
immediately drawn to them. The
artist’s names stand out more
than anything so if you like one
of the artist’s mentioned you will
buy the magazine.
11. Comparisons
The two magazines main differences are based on their target
audience’s. NME’s target audience is 16-30 and Q’s target audience is
30+. The font on the front of NME is a bit graffiti like that younger people
would like but people 30+ may not like that. The layout on Q magazine’s
cover is all professional and in order but the layout on NME’s cover is sort
of overlapped and all over the place which wouldn’t appeal to 30+ year
olds. The artists featured also show the main difference. On Q’s
magazine cover it features artists such as Noel Gallagher, Madness and
The Human League who were big 15-20 years ago. However NME
features more relevant and currant artists such as Alex Turner, Skrillex
and The Vaccines.
