NME Magazine Analysis

NME is a popular magazine based on a very wide range of genres however, the genre most occurring is rock and so I have chosen this magazine to analyse.

The font of this magazine is mainly red and black, This is so it stands out from the white background. 'Cool List 2011' suggests that this magazine is all you need, it is written in a large, upper case font so it is easy to see and clear to read. This also tells the reader what to expect inside the magazine.'Who is number one?' Makes the reader want to buy the magazine to find out who is at the top of the charts and who they should be listening to.  There are images below this text of famous artists, this suggests that they are part of the cool list. 

Most of the models on the front of the cover are looking right at the reader, this would usually make the magazine look quite serious and could intimidate the reader into buying that magazine. However, the photographs of these people have been made smaller and have all been seperated from each other so there is space in between. This makes the magazine look slightly more quirky. 

The title is writen in block capitals so it is clear and easy to see, this also means that there are no ascenders and descenders so it looks more formal and up market.  The font is sans serif and is quite modern.  'Next years headliners revealed' Suggest to the reader that they should stay on top of who is at the top of the charts by knowing who is headlining. 

This contents page is quite busy and cluttered, however I think it looks very effective and really modern and stylish.

 This is a sans serif font, which is quite traditional, It is in written in uppercase lettering and is black so it stands out from the white background. The upper case lettering means that there are no ascenders or descenders so it looks more formal and up-market, similar to the front cover. The lettering and the style of writing almost makes it look like it should be a newspaper, it looks formal and looks like it should appeal to an older target audience.

This is contrasted by the images below of teens at concerts and the popular bands and artists. The images and text on this page are very close together and makes the page looks very cluttered, however they are separated by a line so it is easy to tell which images goes with what text. 

 

This title uses the rule of three, this suggests that things are more effective in sets of three's. In this case, It makes it more effective. It is also asking questions, meaning that the reader will want to know the answer, this could persuade them to buy the magazine as they want to know which bands is headlining at the festival.