NME magazine annotation

 

 

The colours on the NME magazine are kept minimal with only red, black and white being the colours on the front cover page. The masthead and the most interesting facts or articles are in red, with the rest of the text in black and white.

The text is plain to make it clean and easier for the audience to read from far away or close up. This makes the magazine seem more sophisticated and formal as there is no 'out there' style on the magazine front cover.

The main image is a mid shot of Liam Gallagher who is dresses in black and white to make the front cover flow. He is looking straight at the camera to engage the audience and make the magazine more personal to the individual reader.

The barcode and price are strategically placed in the bottom right hand corner as that is the last place people look on a magazine, so the readers would be more interested in the content of the magazine rather than the price.

 





 

The colour theme of red, black and white is carried through to the contents page to make the magazine flow more as a whole. This carries forward the idea of a more formal music magazine because of the minimalistic design.

The masthead is placed in the top left hand corner so it can easily be spotted by the readers of the magazine. The masthead incorporates the logo of the magazine to familiarise the readers and make sure the magazine pages flow well together.

There is a band list which tells the audience who is featured in the magazine so it is clearly displayed, and easier for the audience to read.

There is only one image on the contents page, whereas normally there is at least three. As there is only one image on the contents page there appears to be more text which can seem overpowering and people are less likely to engage with the magazine if the majority of the page is text.

The subheading are bigger than the information text, to make sure the audience know where to look, say if they wanted to look at the posters, there is a clear subheading displaying all the pages featuring posters on it. This makes it easier for the reader.

 

The double page spread is even more simpler than the front cover and contents page, with the page focussing on black and white colouring. The page is set up with the image on the left page and the text on the right hand page.

The masthead is big and bold to stand out on the page and make it clear who the article is about, with the masthead taking up half of the page.

The images from the front cover page and the double page spread flow together as in the front cover image, Liam Gallagher is holding sunglasses and in the double page spread image he is wearing them. This reinforces a familiar theme and person to the magazine to engage the audience.