The document analyzes the front cover of the NME magazine. It notes that the masthead is always placed in the top left corner for easy recognition. The layout focuses on a large central artist picture with minimal text to draw attention. Cover lines relate to the main article and artist in colorful matching text. The informal scribbled handwriting style creates a theme that targets younger readers and stands out from rival publications.

1. Magazine Front Cover Analysis

2. • Masthead - The masthead of
NME is always placed in the
top left side of their front
covers, this allows all regular
readers to know exactly what
they are looking for when they
are searching for this magazine
in the shop. The vibrant colours
used against the plain back
drop definitely make it stand
out from the rest of the
magazine. Also the title doesn't
take much space up or grab the
readers attention away from
the main artist, so both the
title and picture are well
balanced so the audience is
attracted to both pieces and
not just one of them.

3. • Layout - The overall layout of the
magazine is extremely basic with
little text and the main artist
picture taking u most of the room
on the page, NME have included
eye catching phrases at the top of
the cover where a customer will
automatically look because of the
title. The picture itself is unique
as it is in black and white as to
contrast with the background but
the artists clothes are still in
colour which matches the text all
over the page. Also the scribbled
writing gives the a magazine a
more informal look about
it, which could relate a lot closer
to the target audience.

4. Cover Lines - The cover lines are at the top of the page, they mainly
relate to the main article and the main artist on the front
page. Clearly the main article is what most of their customers
will purchase the magazine for, also the colours of the cover lines are
the same colour as the artist's clothes so it creates a more
professional look and will entice readers to buy it. Also the
competition at the bottom of the page is again there to grab the
readers attention as they might want the chance to win something
music related.

5. • Theme - The theme of the front cover is very informal because of
the scribbled handwriting around the artist picture, the writing
makes the magazine seem a lot more for a younger generation
because of the text looking a lot more like a teenager has written it.
The overall theme is set like this to stand out from rival
magazines, so readers will be attracted to this magazine over rival
ones because of the unique style.