1. Analysis of an NME magazine:
Dizzee Rascal
By Rina Bansal

2. Front Cover… •Header (seriff
font)
•Masthead
•Consistent use of black,
white and red- makes it
•Flash appear professional
•Colloquial and (coverline)
informal language
(“…wowee zowee
it’s on!”) •Extra advertisement
and insight of other
articles
•Looking at the camera
(illusion that he is
looking at the •Long shot. Close-up (can
reader/viewer) see his body position due to
how he is posing).
•What he is wearing (e.g.
•Name is main focus chain, trainers etc) suggests
of the magazine- big, the genre of the music he
bold, shadowed makes/produces-
typing (sans seriff iconography
font)
•Barcode, price and
date issued is
•Quote used from anecdotes- from
small, unnoticeable
interview (gives us insight on the
article and what it’s about) •Footer- suggesting other artists
the magazine concentrates on.
•Colloquial language (“…man!”) &
Suggests different genres
sans seriff font

3. •White outline Contents page… •Bold, sans seriff
makes the title font
look three-
dimensional
•Index on various
artists that are signed •Titles outlined to show
to NME music label with the categories of
page references- shows discussion throughout
that they discuss other the magazine
music artists and bands •Random page
(variety of genres references to show the
therefore suitable for interesting topics of
audiences that prefer categories
other genres
•Main focused image to
show what the article is
discussing •Advertisement for
•Lady is looking at the competition
camera to give the •“Subscribe…” is in larger
impression that she is font as it’ll hopefully grab
looking directly at the the readers attention
reader/viewer
•Colloquial and informal language
•Seriff font

4. •Graffiti Double-page spread •Large, bold seriff font
background- may
imply the genre of article… •Unlevel- goes with the theme of a
of music the more vibrant and indie layout
artist produces
•Also supports
what the article
“From tags to •Small seriff font
riches” because which tells the
it portrays a reader who wrote
working class the article and
area who took the
pictures- so
critics and
readers know
•Not looking at
directly at the
camera •Headline to give
•What he is wearing the reader more of
indicates to the an insight on what
reader what kind of the article includes
music genre he is
into
•Medium shot
•Empty beer bottles, glasses and a stereo box
•Article of the artists point suggests a party that many teenagers have-
of view and how he became maybe towards the target audience of this
successful; hence the title article
“From tags to riches”
•Also supports the artists type of music as it is
mainly used in a party atmosphere

5. Target Audience…
NME magazines have a target audience with the age range of 15-25 years, in which only
27% are female and 73% male. This shows that a vast amount of males are more
interested in the music industry compared to females.
It is most likely that the readers of NME magazine have attended at least one, or more,
pop/rock music concerts as roughly 80% of NME readers feel that music plays an
Important part within their lives as it introduces them to new bands, artists and widens
their taste in music.
The social classes of the target audiences vary from higher, middle and working class.
As well as this, 26% are full time college students, 34% are working full time and 18% are
working part time, whom have been reading NME magazines for the last, or over, 3
years.
•Bibliography: http://www.nme.com/mediapack/pdf/nme_media_information_full.pdf