Similar Music Magazines

Leanne Westbury

•Unconventional close up focuses on the cover stars facial expression and bright hair

•Font colour etc is completely monotone- NME’s usual colour scheme (red, white, black) is created by the bright red colour of cover star’s hair

•Main focus on the cover star- anchorage text is grey/black which contrasts with the white of the other cover lines

•Minimal focus on the star’s clothes/ make up – all attention lying on her hair which may connote her fiery and passionate personality

•Mix of serif and sans serif font creates diversity and interest through the varied font style/ sizes

•Cover line on the right is right aligned so that the focus is drawn to the middle of the cover- the image

•Cover line consists of a list of artists- shows that the audience is interested in the names featured in the magazine

•Masthead covers part of the stars hair but not skin as text never covers the face

•Edgy image portrayed by the direct address and intense expression paired with the simplicity of the striking picture

•Simplistic and minimalist layout- only two cover lines and text accompanying the masthead

•Rule of thirds applied- eye line on the tip third and cover lines within the vertical sections

•Use of colour scheme being out of the ordinary (red, white, black) represents the colours of the American flag

•Linear layout created using vertical lines to represent the American flag and the strip of the colour behind the main cover line

•Composition of the band creates depth and gives the image an edge which contrasts horizontally with the vertical sections of the cover

•Cover line at the top of the cover is unconventionally above the masthead however does not take the main focus as the colour allows the bright blue and read to stand out more

•Cover line ‘Liam Beatles Movie’ is right aligned so that all lines along the edges are straight/ even and look tidy

•Lines of the ‘American flag’ appear to be painted- creating a background in a similar way and picturing it to insert into the background may something I could consider to use in my design

•The strip of colour behind the anchorage text/ main cover line is slightly opaque so that the image behind is still clearly visible

•Main cover line and image takes main focus and is accompanied by only two other cover lines which prevents the cover being too chaotic or ‘messy’