Front Cover Anlalysis 1

In this image we see a duo called ‘The Last Shadow Puppets ‘ standing back to back facing into the camera, Their faces are rather neutral and they are both wearing identical black coats. Both of the pair is staring into the camera lens which subsequently means they’re staring at you  making a more persuasive technique into you buying the magazine.

The magazine only use 4 colours in their magazine, However the red is dominating most of the magazine which makes it pleasurable to the eye and still represents the manufacturer of the magazine ‘NME’. The red and black writing for each sub heading highlights the persuasion to buy this magazine as the stories that are in it are deemed to be well worth a read.  Also the title of the band is highlighted in red and made boldly to make sure people are focusing on the main subject.

The target audience for this magazine is based mainly for people who like the Alternative/Indie genres there for youths and young adults (16-24 year olds). The masthead on this magazine is slightly covered but due to the magazine already being well known they are able to get away with doing things such as this, covering the masthead slightly also highlights the main band being shown and sort of builds their high status and showing that this really is something worth buying.

The image of the band duo is a medium shot and therefore takes up most of the front cover. Both names are written in white contrasting the black coats that each are wearing to add emphasis to the band title. The magazine also features a quote at the bottom of the magazine from one of the duo Alex Turner; this attracts us personally to the magazine because it makes us show interest in the gossip going on between bands.

This magazine only features one image to again place emphasis on the main story line and not to distract our attentions from the main issue this magazine has to offer. And the fonts are very big and bold to add emphasis to the stories.