The magazine cover uses bold colors, simple fonts, and a direct gaze from the famous model to attract a young target audience. It highlights popular artists to appeal to fans of rock, indie, and pop music. The lighting draws attention to the model's red hair against her pale skin. The basic layout prominently features the masthead and artist names to guide the audience's eyes and communicate the magazine's genre.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Centre
AS Media Studies
Foundation Portfolio
Masthead
‘NME’ is short and would appeal to the young target Comment on how the design of the magazine cover attracts the target audience: Colour
audience. In the right corner so that the audience’s eyes are The colour scheme is bold and classic, The black and
naturally drawn to it. It’s bold and blocky and simple which white is very modern and simple which will appeal to
appeals because it’s neat and tidy and so it suggests that the the younger audience. It is easy to read so the audience
magazine is also neat and tidy, and very modern and easy to know immediately what it’s about and will be
read. influenced to buy it. The colour also clashes with the
bold red of the models hair, which attracts the
Main image audience’s attention immediately as it stands out and is
The main image is of a well-known celebrity which would appeal very vibrant. The cover uses mostly white text, but the
to a mass-audience, especially older teenagers and young adults. use of black on her name makes it stand out more that
The model's direct gaze holds the attention of the audience. she’s famous and appeals to the audience.
There is a sharp contrast between her pale face and her red hair
which immediately grabs the audience’s attention.
Typefaces
The magazine typefaces are all capital letters, which
Model credit give the impression that the names of the artists
The model credit is the models name, and she is famous and the features are being screamed/shouted at the
so it would appeal to the target audience. The font is black audience, which will attract their attention as it
opposed to the white font on the front cover so it stands stands out. The words are blocky yet sharp which is
out and draws the audience’s attention to the models stylish and modern and will appeal to an up-to-date
name. It is also very big, which emphasizes that she’s a big younger audience of teenagers-young adults.
person i.e. she’s famous.
Photography Lighting
Cover lines
The lighting is very light airy which gives the impression
By highlighting the different musicians that the magazine includes
that the magazine is simple and clean. The models pale face
the audience immediately know that the magazine targets fans of
is light which suggests that she is nice and will attract the
rock/indie and pop music. Listing popular artists can appeal to the
audience’s attention that she’s open and friendly. The
audience as they are likely to see an artist that they like and would
lighting also shines on her red hair, which makes it stand
like to read the magazine. “Music Today” implies that the
out and will appeal to the audience as it is vibrant and
magazine is modern and up to date which would appeal to the
bright, and the red will stand out against her pale face and
young adults.
draw the audience’s attention to the magazine.
Main cover line
The main cover line is a quote from the model on the cover of the House Style Design Principles Used?
magazine. The quote suggests that the magazine is all about The layout is very basic and simple, there is the masthead in the top left
artists opinions and would include a majority of them. By having corner so people are drawn to it. There is a list of artist names on the
the world FLORENCE bigger that her quote it appeals to the side which shows the audience what kind of genre the magazine is and
audience as she is a famous artists and a majority of young adults
will appeal to their target audience. There is also the models name in
will be interested to read about her. The quote says “I would
never had got throught the x factor auditions.” This contains the big, capital letters which will appeal to a mass audience as it is a popular
name of a famous talent show that will intrigue the young person, and a quote, which gives the cover character and will appeal to
audience and make them want to read what is mentioned. the audience more.