Magazine analysis

NME

Front cover-The mast head is in the left hand corner as it is a 3 letter name it doesn’t take up much room. So they have made it quite big to make it stand out also in this issue they have made the title bright red which stand out the white background. It has a close up view of Liam Gallagher which most readers who like their music should recognise straight away. It shot in black and white which makes it look very dramatic. He is wearing ray bans which are quite a popular trend with the younger generation. They have only put his first name on the cover so they must feel he is a very important figure who everyone knows, they have made the font bigger than the masthead, and this shows the importance. The colours they have used are red, white and black which all work well together and make each story look important. It also has a small extract from one of their interviews on the front page. It is quite a comical pull quote which could interest potential readers. All the text is written in capitals which just draws attention to it. This magazine seems to be for entertainment and maybe for someone to find their personal identity in the music.

The contents page and front page haven’t followed on very well as they don’t have any of the same colours but the person on the front is in the central image of the contents page. They use quite a lot of pictures to show their feature main stories. Then their regulars are smaller down at the bottom without any pictures just page numbers. It has a big font at the top in quite sophisticated font. It is also laid out quite neatly using thin lines and borders. In each main story they have an image then a pull quote and their own personal opinion. Also they have an advertisement for their own benefit at the bottom of the page.

The double page links from the contents page as it uses the same font. It also uses the red from the front page to outline the quote marks and some of the names in the interview. The lead image is on a whole page which is of the interviewee.  He is not posing in any particular way. But he is modelling clothing which is advertised at the bottom of the page. A pull quote from the interview is at the top is the page in very large font. This makes the reader want to read on and find that quote. There is a mix of language used in here in some parts they use quite informal words like ‘japey mood’ then use more sophisticated words like fannish inquisition. There could be a mix of audience they are targeting here. They also use swear words in the interview so it could be an older audience they are aiming for. They wouldn’t want children reading this. In the interview part they are using quote marks so it’s just as they said it. It is also clear who is talking and what their answers are. Another pull quote was used and then put into a coloured circle to make it stand out in-between the interview.