1. Analysis of 3 music magazine contents pages you must
analyse the NME contents and then choose any other 2
contents you like)

2. Contents page NME (SEPT 2009) ANALYSIS
The banner at the
top includes the
The NME mast head is masthead and the
the same style, font and contents title which
colour as the front cover are both bold and
and in the same place large.
however it is smaller
Date
The Main image
looks like a holiday Each sub-heading has
snap shot of a girl its own grey box to
from a band make it stand out
standing by a tour
bus.
Bands are listed in red Brief summery of the
with page number in content and page
black to match with the numbers in red
colour scheme, this
makes it simple for Previous and
readers to locate future editions of
information.
There is a larger
NME are shown
letter ‘Y’ used, drop along with
caps is 4 lines long. contact details of
the website
Editiors introduction to
contents of magazine

3. OVERALL ANNALYSIS OF APPEARANCE
• The colour scheme of the contents page also applies to
the rest on the magazine. The main image is large and
central to the page which makes us draw immediate
attention to it. Pages are easy to find as the page
numbers are easy to read and understand. There is a
banner at the top of the contents page that contains the
mast head and the title of the contents page which
makes it very clear what the page has to offer. A brief
heading and summary of what the page numbers contain
to give the readers an idea of what is inside the
magazine.

4. ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES- DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD 1 NME
Subheading
Image wraps
around text
Second image
used is a radio –
relates to music

5. Layout of Double Page Spread
• Half of the double page is made up of an image,
which looks relaxed so gives the magazine a laid
back feel. Only a small section of the double
page is made up of text which could be because
the target audience of a music magazine doesn’t
enjoy text so much compared to images. The
text that is there is small and wraps around an
image.

7. Layout of Cover
• The layout of NME front cover is taken over
mainly by the main image. This can tell us how
important Dizzee Rascal is in this episode of the
magazine; we also notice that his clothes and
shoes match the colour scheme which makes
the magazine appear more professional. There
are not a lot of cover lines on the front cover but
because of the busy background we do not
notice much white space.

8. Background information
NME first started as a newspaper in 1952, it was
later developed into a magazine in 1998.
Target audience is 16 – 24
Age 16-24
Gender – both genders, mainly male
Social class – middle/workingclass
Musical interest – indie