Analysis of 3 music magazine contents pages you must analyse the NME contents and then choose any other 2

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Contents page NME (SEPT 2009) ANALYSISThe banner at the top includes the masthead and the contents title which are both bold and large.

Date

Each sub-heading has its own grey box to make it stand out

Brief summery of the content and page numbers in red

The NME mast head is the same style, font and colour as the front cover and in the same place however it is smaller

The Main image looks like a holiday snap shot of a girl from a band standing by a tour bus.

Bands are listed in red with page number in black to match with the colour scheme, this makes it simple for readers to locate information.

Editiors introduction to contents of magazine

Previous and future editions of NME are shown along with contact details of the website

There is a larger letter ‘Y’ used, drop caps is 4 lines long.

OVERALL ANNALYSIS OF APPEARANCE

• The colour scheme of the contents page also applies to the rest on the magazine. The main image is large and central to the page which makes us draw immediate attention to it. Pages are easy to find as the page numbers are easy to read and understand. There is a banner at the top of the contents page that contains the mast head and the title of the contents page which makes it very clear what the page has to offer. A brief heading and summary of what the page numbers contain to give the readers an idea of what is inside the magazine.

ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES- DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD 1 NME

Second image used is a radio – relates to music

Image wraps around text

Subheading

Layout of Double Page Spread

• Half of the double page is made up of an image, which looks relaxed so gives the magazine a laid back feel. Only a small section of the double page is made up of text which could be because the target audience of a music magazine doesn’t enjoy text so much compared to images. The text that is there is small and wraps around an image.

Layout of Cover

• The layout of NME front cover is taken over mainly by the main image. This can tell us how important Dizzee Rascal is in this episode of the magazine; we also notice that his clothes and shoes match the colour scheme which makes the magazine appear more professional. There are not a lot of cover lines on the front cover but because of the busy background we do not notice much white space.

Background information

NME first started as a newspaper in 1952, it was later developed into a magazine in 1998.

Target audience is 16 – 24

Age 16-24

Gender – both genders, mainly male

Social class – middle/workingclass

Musical interest – indie