Music Magazine Contents Analysis II:

This contents page has a very informal style. The heading utilizes the magazine title, so the audience is once again reminded that they are reading NME, The Contents are very well organised, with different contents lists’ clearly separated by subheadings. It makes it easier for the reader to both find what they are searching for and see what is available inside the magazine. The contents surround an almost central component, which shows previews of double page spreads inside the magazine. The date is included as well below the headline. The magazine’s messiness targets a younger more informal target audience, with a modern layout and design. An index of all the band’s included inside the magazine gives the reader a look to see whether or not their favourite bands are mentioned or written about inside. Overall the Contents is easy to read, and targets the appropriate audience.

Music Magazine Contents Analysis I:

The first thing that stands out on this contents page is the main image of a band, the picture is not in the way of text or lists of contents, the contents are numbered and the number is in a different colour than the content, so the page no is easily found. The Contents are separated from the image, and so the reader can easily tell where everything is. ‘Contents’ is easily seen at the head of the page, written in white on a black background in a clear font, this magazine is more about the content than the aesthetics of the magazine. Subheadings have backgrounds to stand out, making the separate areas easily noticeable. The colour scheme is both formal, yet approachable. With the Gold, Red and Black giving off a civilised look, the absence of light, bright colours shows the almost professionalism of the magazine

Music Magazine Front Cover Analysis III

Kerrang here utilizes a header which jumps out at you; here is a much earlier edition of Kerrang, hence the title is in a different style, in a almost explosive font, the picture of the artist covers the title slightly which suggests that Kerrang is a very well known music magazine, The main headline is also in bold, in a much bigger and brighter font than the rest, with the artists name being in much larger text. Other articles are advertised in a style in which they are bursting out at the reader, all of the text is used to catch the readers attention. The Artists picture is used as the background, the headline goes over the title, but nowhere is the artists face covered, it is set out so he is the focus of attention, with the text surrounding.

Music Magazine Front Cover Analysis II

The Layout of this particular front cover utilizes only a selection of font’s, which present a more formal atmosphere than that of Kerrang!. The Image of the artist overlaps the title of NME, suggesting that the magazine’s name is well known, and as such does not necessarily have to be displayed in full. The main heading covers the image of the artists, but is arranged so its not covering any of their faces. ‘Artic Monkeys’ is also highlighted out by the fact it is in another colour to the rest of the headline. The advertised contents are listed at the bottom of the page, perhaps so that none of the focus is taken off the main article. The white font and the light coloured image contrasts with the jet black background.

Music Magazine Front Cover Analysis I

The layout in this Magazine is very casual and informal. Both Title and The Advertised content overlap the main picture, suggesting that both the magazine’s name and the actual content is more important than the picture. The front cover is scattered with both advertisement of content and subheadings, indicating that a lot of content is to be found inside. There is no consistent font or text size, setting a highly informal tone, aiming at a target audience who do not care about the aesthetics of the presentation of the content, but just the content itself.