front cover number one;

The first front cover I’m analysing is an NME issue, which was published on the 7th of November 2009 at the price of £2.30. This front cover has the same masthead style every time they issue the magazine, so the readers have some familiarity and instantly recognise the magazine. They also use the same colours for this reason. NME normally has one image of the band that they have featuring in the magazine. The image has been placed in the centre of the page, and fitted around the cover lines. NME magazines usually have one main image of who is featuring in the magazine and littler images scattered around the cover lines; but this issue in particular doesn’t have any other little images and just focuses on the band. Because there are a lot of cover lines having pictures would dominate the page and overcrowd the front cover. There are many cover lines on the front cover, one been a quote from the band ‘Arctic Monkeys’. The cover lines are short and get straight to the point. The bar code is on the bottom right hand side, so people can see the price clearly. The magazine comes out comes out weekly and charges £2.30 every issue; on the bar code it also states the dateline it came out so readers can see. The colours scheme for the NME is always white, orange and red so there is some familiarity for the readers. The colours used match and blend well together so they don’t clash and stand out and become very eye catching especially for men as the colours are aggressive and appealing to their eyes. There are only three colours because if they used too many it would look unprofessional and be over shadowed with colour. The graphics used on this front cover help sell the biggest stories in the magazine. In this particular magazine they use bubbles to use make their biggest stories stand out. The editors of the magazine have place the image in the centre and shaped the cover lines around it. They have spaced the cover lines around to the writings not all on one side. They have pushed the mast head to the background but because it’s red it’s still dominating. They have pulled out of the bested quote from there interview and placed it under the headline ‘Arctic Monkeys’ drawing in the readers. They have used colour and font to emphasize the best’s parts for the magazine. The have put the ‘Arctic Monkeys ‘to the left of the page and enlarged it so it’s the main focal point; they have also used the same colour and font for the ‘new bands’ logo, so It stands out at the top of the page. Most reader of this magazine likes to listen to new bands, to draw in these readers they have put in at the top and in the boldest colour. The editors have also used orange, black and white for the bubbles and the text inside, to make these to match they have used the same font and a colour, which makes them, fit and blends together. At the bottom of the page there is also Information about musical artists and where they have been in there week. They have used a bold font for the name of the band as that is the main focus and then in a italic front put where they have been. The language used is very informal but attracts the readers.