Analysis of the music

magazine NME
Katie cook

The genre is music which you I think the target audience is for 16+
because the artists are for a younger
are able to tell due to the
generation but the colour scheme
main image being a celebrity,
isn't bold and brighter enough to
the tagline, the puff, the
suggest it is for under 16s, this
cover lines are music related,
suggests that the information in the
the different artists that are
magazine is more sophisticated. I
mentioned and the bright
think it is for the working class with
colour scheme, which is also
standard jobs with the hobby of
important as it represents the music and enjoy reading up on the
latest articles about artists and
A
long shot
image , this is when the
target
audience.
tours.
whole of the models body is in the
shot, meaning you can see all of
him. The image is in the centre and
is the biggest aspect of the cover,
therefore this is the aspect which is
the most important as it will
instantly draw the audience to the
magazine. The image is not serious
and it is quite fun looking which is
what many people see music as
therefore the image of a music
artist and his facial expressions
enables us to tell that it is a music
genre. The image is using direct
address, meaning he is looking
The masthead is the title of
directly into the camera. This is
the magazine, this is bold
effective because it enables the
and bright and fits in with
reader to connect with the main
the colour scheme. This is
This magazine uses representation,
image as it feels he is looking
effective because the
this is the way the media constructs
directly at you, this links to the
masthead instantly grabs
aspects of real life. This magazine
audience because it will interest the
your
does this by including Dizzie Rascal
A
puffattention.
has been used to
reader further.
because this re-presents reality by
help draw attention and
showing the reality of a real music
promote something on the
artist. Also, culture is used as rap/pop magazine. It is in a big red
music is a type of culture for people
circle advertising a reunion.
who listen to this type of music and
This is effective as the red
circle stands out to the
the background of the graffiti

The main cover line is anchored to Dizzee

Rascals name, which means it is connected to
the image, with a quote that he has said. This
has been presented in big bold letters so that it
catches the readers attention before the other
cover lines. The use a quotation enables the
reader connect to the readers as a quote is
more personal like he is saying it to us. It is
positioned under the main image so that we
can see who the main image is of if the readers
arent aware. Also, it makes it clearer that there
will be an article about him, which will be the
main feature of the magazines context. Dizzee
Rascal is a pop artist, therefore using this
image it tells us that this magazine is based on
pop
whichrule
wold
a positive
The music,
layout uses
of be
thirds,
which is a 3x3
representation
for
the
magazine
because
they
grid which shows us where our eyes
are drawn
need
people
to
be
aware
of
what
they
are
to instantly. I can tell that this has been used
trying
sell.image, masthead and cover lines
as the to
main
are in the areas we are instantly drawn to but
the barcode, which is the least important
feature but follows the codes and conventions
needed in a magazine, which is at the bottom
where we wouldnt automatically look to we
would have to shift our eyes first. This is
appropriate to the audience because what
they see first is what the magazine wants
The front cover also includes a tagline. This is
them too see first and this may be what the
something catchy near the masthead along the
reader is interested to.
top of the front cover. For example, for this
magazine is 16 page Autumn tour special. I
think that this tagline is short and snappy and
has a rhythm to it. Therefore it is memorable
for the readers as they will remember seeing
that and will want to go back and look at its
content.

The content page has a main

heading/masthead saying NME
content this automatically tells the
reader which page it is so they are able
to read what the magazine consists of
before they start to read the magazine
or before they buy it they might want
to know if it includes anything
interesting for them to read. Also, it
includes sub-headings like news, radar,
reviews, live and feature above the
content information, giving different
category's for each section of the
magazine. Furthermore, there is a title
saying Touring special with a short
article
This may
be here to
as
The
titleunderneath.
touring special
is anchored
it
is
a
short
piece
of
information
to
the image above. Anchoring is used to
interest
so behind
that thethe
content
create
a the
solidreaders
meaning
page
isn't
plain
and
boring.
magazine. Therefore, the image is related
to the title as the word touring relates the
bus in the background and you can tour
This
on a content
coach. page also aims at a certain
target audience of 16+, working class
with standard jobs with the hobby of
music who enjoy reading up on the
latest articles about artists and tours.
This is shown in the main image which
is of a young girl dressed in casual
clothing and dark eyed makeup. She
also looks like shes having fun which
relates
to thepage
topichas
of music.
It is a
The
contents
used columns,
medium
shoton
asthe
theleft
image
there
is along
column
sideisfor the
above
the
waist.
index page and a column on the right
side for the contents. Columns are
essential tools to standardize your
layout. They help get the order and
structure of the magazine, and resist to

Next to each page they have included

Under the masthead there is a
the page number, this is so that when
date, this is the date which the
the reader is looking through the content magazine was published. This
page they know which page is which.
is useful so that the reader
Therefore, if the reader only wanted to
knows if the magazine is up to
date, so they know if they are
read a certain article at that time they
would know which page to go to straight reading the latest information
away instead of having to
search
through
or not.
The
colours
that have
been used still follow the
the magazine to find it. colour scheme as the masthead , index and page

For the layout they

have used 3 columns,
an index column, a
column with a small
article with page
numbers anchored to
certain pages named
and a contents
column. They have
done this so it is clear
to the audience. The
layout is important
because if it is all over
the place people wont
be interested in

numbers are still red and there is black and white

on the page. The only colour which doesnt fit the
colour scheme is the yellow, however this has
been used to separate this section because they
want it to stand out a lot because it is a promotion
A
is used
around
main image, this is the
toborder
subscribe
to their
ownthe
magazines.
white outline of the image and it is on a tilted
angle. This may have been used to create an
effective on a photo that has been stuck in to a
book like a diary or a photo album. I think this has
been done as a connotation because when people
go touring they tend to do this as it is a special
memory they want to keep. Therefore it connects
with headline Touring special. Furthermore, there
then is a border around the whole of that column I
believe that this has been done to look like a
billboard because when people want to advertise a
tour they will sometimes stick advertisements up
around towns/ citys on billboards to attract
peoples attention to go to the concerts/gigs.
The articles
titles
clearly
given
the this
Therefore
they
mayare
have
wanted
to in
create
contents.
This
is
important
as
they
want
to reader
effect.
to understand clearly what the magazine
contains because they need to reader to be able
to tell the genre straight away as they might only
be looking for certain genre. The magazine
contents includes many featured artists and
information about tours which is what we would

There are 4 columns all with the same width but not the same length are there are images at the
bottom which overlap the columns. The columns are on the right page as the main image of the
page takes over the whole left side. The size of the text is much smaller compared to the size of the
mage. They did this as the image would be the main thing that catch's the readers sees when
reading through the magazine. They do this so that you see this image and see that it relates to the
main mage on the front cover ,therefore you recognise that this is the main article as it is the main
feature of the weeks issue. Then once you have seen the image it will interest the reader to read
the article. Another reason why they do this is because most people are more interested at visual
features because if the pages were just full on lines of text it would bore the reader and would be
less interested to read the text. The title is placed at the same vertical and horizontal position as
The bright white background
The main heading From
the image on the other page. This creates a imaginary line that connects the image with the text.
behind the text represents him
tags to riches is the
going from tags to riches, therefore
biggest font on the page
the white now represents him as
and is bold writing. The
being successful, pure and innocent
magazine does this with
because the white is opposite to
the main heading because
black because black usually
they want this feature to
connotes with danger and
stand out to give the
darkness. therefor, it connotes that
reader an insight to what
he is now a better person. The
the article is about. The
house colours on this magazine are
main headline needs to
black, white and red. These colours
grab you attention by
are bold, which will attract the
using a short and snappy
audience.
is used
sentence, here it is like a
Drop caps When
is usedblack
on the
first over
the
top
white
it gives
strong
very short summary. This
letter
ofof
the
article.
Theyaare
a
The
target
audience
is
the
same
contrast to
theofpage.
is very affective because
effective
way
grabbing
throughout
the
magazine
this
does
it instantly makes you
readers attention because they
not change on any other page.
wonder about Dizzie
add personality and visual
Therefore, this page still uses the
Rascals early days so it
jj and uses the strength to the page. Drop caps
same
colour
scheme
therefore interests you to
drop are below the baseline and
same
features
they
used
to
aim
at
reader further, which is its
are much bigger than the body
their
specific
target
audience.
main aim. Also, the tilted
text. The size of the drop caps

The main focus of this double page spread is

the main image. This is very large which
suggests the person in the image is
obviously of high significance as he takes up
the majority of the page. It is a mediumlong shot of the artist wearing red which is
an extremely bold colour and signifies
passion and fire. This could connote the
artists passion for his music. The background
of the image is graffiti which would
stereotypically represents the streets and
criminals, therefore It links to the fact he use
to be on tag. This suggests he often use to
get into the trouble with the police and could
have got I to a bad crowd but escaped and
lived his dream of being an artist. This is a
inspirational article which would easily
connect with a lo of people. The artist looks
as if he doesnt now that the image is being
taken as he isnt make direct address with
the camera. This is representing his younger
days when he was getting himself into the
trouble as this image is of him graffiting and
looking around to see if anyone is looking.
This is effective because it shows him doing I
know as we now him which looks strange to
us because we dont see him as the man
getting into trouble with the police, we know
him as an artist. Furthermore, the use of the
secondary images show empty bottles and a
mess of cups lay on the floor and an old
record player which may be used to anchor

Representation is used by the medias text to portray

a person, group of people or a place. The average age
range for this magazine is about 16+ therefore the
artist theyve used music is suited for that age range
and they usually seem to listen to his music or music
genre. By doing this it makes it more realistic for the
audience. The clothing that Dizzie Rascal is wearing
has been selected to appeal to the target audience as
people may seen his as a fashion inspiration. Social
groups may be represented in this article because the
article may relate to his life which could involves
issues about his past relationships, big events in his
In the left corner, the page number is labelled. This is
life or personal issues. Therefore, these could be
used to remind the reader which page they are
classed as social issues
reading. However, it is really small as it is not a main
feature of the page and isnt that important it is just so
the reader can relate back to the contents page.
The layout is the way the pages and features are set
out. For this double page spread is has a simple
design, with one page dedicated to the main image
and the other page dedicated to the article. They

Space is important when looking at the

magazine because if the spacing is very
squeezed together then it wont look
professional and not very clear so the
audience are more likely to no bother
reading the article. The main image is very
spaced as the main image takes up a whole
page on its on, therefore, giving it the most
importance. However, the second page is
very close together as there is no space
between the main heading, sub-title and
article they are straight underneath each
other.
Also the
font is
is aquiet
small
but it is A quote is the written form of the words which people
In the article
there
use of
a quotation.
easier
enoughThe
to read
and iniscolumns
have spoken.
quotation
used to so
quote what he said a few years ago. This shows the truth of
nobody
would
decide
not
to
read
it
for
this
the magazine as they are quoting something
he actually instead of just constantly telling a story and
reason.
if you repeat the exact words which people themselves have said will reduce the risk of misreporting
what they said. This make the article more realistic, enabling the audience to make a connection
with it. Additionally, when a quote is used the readers can see both the ideas and the way they were
Overall impression- overall. I think that the double page spread is very good because is
presented.
successfully uses multiple features to attract a large audience and to make people curious to read
what the article is about. i like the use of the drop cap because the drop cap is very effective as it
easily intrigues people. I think that the layout is of the text and the overlapping of the pictures as
this looks very professional and the use of the columns make the article easier to read as it is a
clear layout and flows well. Also, I am very impressed with the main image because it looks
interesting and stands out. It works very well with the dominant colour scheme and the use the
connotations work well. I think that the large section of the images position on the far left of the
double page spread because it makes the page stand out more and attractive to the audience as
it fills the whole page. Furthermore, I like how the house style is kept the same throughout
successful. I think that this double page spread looks very interesting and professional, and would
attract me to read this.