Tuesday 23 September 2014

Analysis of NME Front Cover



Masthead: The masthead for this front cover really jumps out at you because the rest of the front cover is quite a dull colour but the masthead is a bright red rectangle with big white bold letters in, it was the first thing that really jumped out at me because of the contrast in colours.
 Feature Article Photograph: The picture on the front cover of this magazine is a picture of Johnny Marr and  this will appeal to lots of people because he is such a big star, the picture links in with the cover lines, it says "how sex, alcohol and paranoia shaped his epic new album" this is then supported by what looks like needles or wires around his head, its almost as if he sacrificed his life to make this new album which is going to make people desperate to read it.
Demographic:  The demographic of this album i would say is probably aimed at the age group of late teens and adults this is because rock and that kind of genre is quite mature and probable more suitable for an older age group, the magazine also has a dark feel to it therefore young children wont find it appealing, the gender would be both because both genders are into this genre of music.
Plug: The colours that have been used on the front cover for the plugs are really effective because the background of the magazine is really dark so to put big bold white words onto the black background really makes the words jump out at you and you really notice them.
Puff: On the front cover of this magazine they have put the big stories and big acts that feature in this magazine in bold and this will boost the magazines reputation because people are going to buy it for the big names.


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