The document analyzes various aspects of NME Magazine, including its masthead, headers, images, and layouts. The masthead uses the colors red, white, and black throughout for branding consistency. Headers are in block capitals to draw attention. Cover images feature artists like Dizzee Rascal dressed in the magazine's colors. The content and article pages employ the magazine's house style through visual cues and column-based formatting to attract their target audience of 16-19 year old rock and indie music fans.

1. Analysis of NME Magazine

2. Masthead: Its always the same for all there magazines, the colours red white and black are used throughout the whole magazine Header: Its in block capitals, it could imply that its important and needs to be read Background: The clothes tie in with the background, the colours red black and white are used in the background and in Dizzee’s clothing. Main Image: Mid-Shot of Dizzee, he’s looking straight at the camera with a huge smile , his whole body is tiled. This could suggest that he is trying to invite the reader in. Main Cover lines: Slanted like the main image. Footer: At the bottom of the page it lists other rap artists. Barcode and price: They are essential items that must be used in every magazine.

3. Analysis of NME’S content page.

4. Masthead: This is a form of house style it reinforces the brand identity. Subscription: This shows the past issues and also the target audience are more likely to pick the magazine up in case they missed the last issue. Editorial/lure: This us used to attract the target audience. There is a use of inform language in this part of the content, its also easy for the target audience to understand. Main image: The image is quite simple, it shaped like a CD cover, this is a way of attracting the target audience. Layout: There’s more text then images. Its in the format of the rule of thirds. Block capital’s are always used for the subheadings.

5. Analysis of DPS

6. House style: This takes over a third of the page and its in block capitals and its also very appealing and it attracts the target audience. Stand first: This tells the reader a bit about the article. This is another way of attracting the target audience. Layout: The article is written in columns and also Dizzee is wearing red, white and black this is a way of reminding the reader of the house style. Drop Capital: This is used to show that the article has began. By line: This is tells you who the article and image is by.