Magazine Cover Analysis (2)

Cover analysis 2,3 and 4.

Magazine Analysis 2

Reoccurring placement of magazine title.

Main article, stands out among rest. Barcode

reoccurring in same place for every issue.

Band names stand out to attract attention.

Other cover articles.

Stands out to attract attention. “FREE”, reeling readers in.

High quality yet natural, ‘real’ photo.

Small price label

Magazine Analysis 3

“REVEALED”, exclusive revealing.

Main article. Stands out, attracting readers.

Other bands that feature within the magazine, attracting readers, due to their fondness of the band(s).

Barcode in same place; reoccurring.

Smaller articles, yet still interesting enough to be on cover.

NME Magazine logo in same place as every issue.

Extremely popular festivals, attracting mass amounts of readers.

Magazine Analysis 4

Reoccurring placement of NME logo.

Main cover article, attracting attention of slightly older readers (wider target audience for a special issue?)

Cover bands, standing out, attracting

readers.

“FREE!” Immediate attention. Posters are ‘freebies’, attracting readers’

attention.

Colour schemes match with logo.

Similar house styles within all magazine covers.

Another cover band. “Favourite” – emphasising popularity.

Barcode in same place as always.