Front Cover Page Analysis

Masthead – The masthead is NME’s logo, it is positioned here to advertise and brand the magazine. This neon yellow colour is extremely eye catching as the colours vibrant it will draw people to read the magazine.

Strap line– This is positioned at the very top of the page, in the magazines header. It is used to promote the magazine.

Puff – This button is used to advertise and promote the magazines competition which could entice the reader to partake in the competition which would involve purchasing the magazine.

Cover lines – This is the summaries of the most enticing features and articles inside the magazine.These coverlines are breaking the conventions of a typical music magazine as coverlines are usually to the side of the magazine.

Barcode – This barcode is a representation of data for the NME magazine, it can be scanned. My magazine will have a barcode as all magazines do; this will make mine look professional.

Kicker – This typeface matches the title of the magazine. The typeface must be recognisable and eye-catching in order for readers to be able to view the magazine titles.

Strap line – This is used as a slogan, used to identify and promote brands or a specific event. In this case the strap line is promoting Glastonbury.

Puff – This is a promotional slogan, it is right under the masthead so readers will see it. Some music magazines like Kerrang do not have a puff. I will include a puff to promote my magazine.

Kicker – This kicker is serving as an introduction into the magazine as Coldplay are featuring inside. I would include this on my front cover as it helps readers access an article before committing to read the whole thing. It gives the readers a small hint of what to expect inside.

Pull quote – The magazine is filled with many pull quotes, they are quotations from an article inside to highlight a key topic. On this particular magazine they are acting like cover lines, as there aren’t any on this front page.

Masthead – This masthead is positioned in the left hand corner to keep brand identity. So whenever people view the magazine they know that it’s Q. The red background makes this masthead eye-catching.

Date line – The date is positioned here so that readers are aware of when the magazine was released, to see whether the magazine is recent or old.

Masthead – The magazine is in a vibrant red colour so that it is bold and stands out. Every Rolling Stone magazine has the same coloured masthead to show brand identity, to make sure that it is recognisable. The image of Rihanna covers it, as the artist is the main focus on the front cover.

Cover lines –These cover lines are used to interest and entice people to buy the magazine to read what is inside of it. The text is in capital letters to grab the reader’s attention.

Feature Article – The text is in a different colour to the cover lines so that readers are able to distinguish between the main articles and cover lines. The font is also different and bigger, highlighting the fact that Rihanna is the main focus on this page.