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The Masthead: “NME” is boldly placed at the top of the page in sans serif. In a courageous red colour, implanted and outlined by black and white to give it a slight 3D effect. By including their three main colours, the masthead is automatically linked to the main sell lines, just by colour. The Head Line: In sans serif. More information describing what music is inside the magazine when you read it. The use of the words ‘Oh dear. Not again.’ encourages the reader to want to read more and read further into what Morrissey is talking about in this issue of NME magazine. The Main Image: The main image is also very bold the fact that the music artist chosen (Morrissey) is positioned in a somewhat intimidating stance, it is a medium close up. Also, his facial expression draws you into looking straight at his face due to him looking straight into the camera lens. Bringing the audience’s attention to the front cover of this edition of ‘NME’. The Main Sell Lines: The main sell lines anchor in with the masthead, due to the three main colours and shades of red, black and white. Also, the main sell lines are bold and stand out very clearly, so the audience automatically know who the man is. They’re in sans serif. They only give a snippet of information, to make you want to read more. Barcode/ date/ issue and price: This section is crucial to any magazine, due to it being where the audience get all their information on buying the magazine. Footer: The footer at the bottom of the page looks simple yet sophisticated, simply listing what is inside and luring you into reading into what is available inside. Analysis of a Music Magazine Cover: NME.

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The Masthead: “NME” is boldly placed at the top of the page in sans serif. In a courageous red colour, implanted and outlined by black and white to give it a slight 3D effect. By including their three main colours, the masthead is automatically linked to the main sell lines, just by colour.

The Head Line: In sans serif. More information describing what music is inside the magazine when you read it. The use of the words ‘Oh dear. Not again.’ encourages the reader to want to read more and read further into what Morrissey is talking about in this issue of NME magazine.

The Main Image: The main image is also very bold the fact that the music artist chosen (Morrissey) is positioned in a somewhat intimidating stance, it is a medium close up. Also, his facial expression draws you into looking straight at his face due to him looking straight into the camera lens. Bringing the audience’s attention to the front cover of this edition of ‘NME’.

The Main Sell Lines: The main sell lines anchor in with the masthead, due to the three main colours and shades of red, black and white. Also, the main sell lines are bold and stand out very clearly, so the audience automatically know who the man is. They’re in sans serif. They only give a snippet of information, to make you want to read more.Barcode/ date/ issue and price: This section is crucial to any magazine, due to it being where the audience get all their information on buying the magazine. Footer: The footer at the bottom of the page looks simple yet sophisticated, simply listing what is inside and luring you into reading into what is available inside.

Analysis of a Music Magazine Cover: NME.

The Masthead: “NME” in the identical font and colour as the masthead on the magazine cover, to anchor the two pages, yet more discrete as it is on the contents page this time.The Main Image: The main image on thins contents in this specific edition of the NME magazine is a posed image mimicking an older piece of artwork, to connote a modern version.Band Index: Bands are listed down the left hand side of the page in a black sans serif font, with the page number listed beside each band in a blue sans serif font (anchoring with the man on the main image’s wristbands), surrounded by red and white. By using all these bold and striking colours, the band index anchors in with the rest of the magazine, due to them being the main colours of NME magazine, as demonstrated in the masthead.Contents List: The context of the contents listing, is don’t in a simple yet somewhat bold and sophisticated manor. Again in a sans serif font, tying in the magazines key colours and shades of red, black and whiteEditor’s Introduction: The editor introduces the magazine in a friendly and inviting manner in a red sans serif font to tie in with the rest of the magazine’s theme.

Analysis of a Music Magazine

Contents: NME.

The Main Headline: The main headline is in a bold, black and red sans serif font that stands out. It says “the importance of being noel”, a personalised take on “the importance of being earnest”.

The Main Image: The main image is

a casual posed picture of the celebrity being focused on (Noel Gallagher). There is a mild link between image and headline, in the sense that the image is focusing on just him (‘importance’).

Copy (text): Starts with a larger sans serif ‘A’ to indicate where the text starts, and also to give a more casual feel to the page. The text is laid out in drops cap.

Panel Insert: The panel insert holds fun facts and information, as a quick and an extra bit to add to the read about Noel Gallagher.

Analysis of a Music Magazine Article: NME.