NME magazine analysis

Front Page Spread

• Band on front stands out and draws your eye towards it. They are looking straight at the camera.
• Name of band equally large and prominent. More noticable than 'NME' in top left.
• Plain whitebackground makes band stand out.
• 'Satanic majesties' and 'The new queens of the underground' are the dominent phrases on magazine.
• Magazine about Warpaint, not NME magazine.
• Two other bands mentioned off to the side which are featured in magazine .
• Another feature- 'The 50 greatest debut albums ever' which sparks interest even for those who aren't loyal NME consumers.
• The 'Free classic posters' are shown at bottom. Fans of the bands featured will spot this and may buy the magazine for this content.
• All writing is upper case so it can stand out.

Contents Page

• Not a traditional layout. Designed for a young audience.
• Only has pages that might be of interest to audience (possibly those who like Warpaint?).
• Page dedicated to upcoming national event (Christmas).
• Rather than saying contents it is labled 'Inside this week' to demonstrate the unconvetiality of the magazine (young audience?).
• Personally as someone in NMEs target audience I dislike the randomness of the contents page. Page articles are layed out with no particular order. What's on page 44?
• It's not initally a noticable contents page. People usually associate them with tables or at least expect to see larger page numbers. When flicking through I passed it thinking it was just a page.

Double Page Spread

• Looks very much like a broadsheet, contrast to the contents page which is a bit more fun.
• I hope it's an interesting article because it's not something I would read for the sake of it.
• Doesn't really make any good use of the two pages.
• Very dreary colours; the sort of colours I would associate with a ration book rather than a music magazine.
• Overly very boring and depressing.