NME Contents

The pictures used represent the main features of the magazine. The page numbers are clearly displayed making the contents page an easy read. The house style is quite boring, black text with a white background, this is so that the images are what really grab your attention – they are the main focus.

The pictures have been used to emphasise the music theme, they are images of the artists featured. Also quotes have been used to draw the reader into that particular article.

The contents page is based on one page also to make it an easy read.

 

This contents page is not like the usual classic magazine contents pages. It mainly contains picture but it has a small amount of text.

The way the contents page has been set out seems to sum up NME as a whole because it is a bit different from other music magazines, for example it doesn’t just contain music, it also contains film, television and sport.

Q Contents page

This contents page seems to have a balance in pictures and text. Perhaps to satisfy both modes of readers - readers who prefer to look at images and those who prefer to read text. The pictures have large page numbers to make it clear for readers to navigate around the magazine.

Mode of adress - Easy to understand basic language. Displays the magazine as an 'easy read'

Graphics - Has the main magazine house style, e.g red/white/black. All captions underlined with a bold red line so that they stand out, there to be noticed.

Q Front Cover

Masthead – One of the main features of the magazine. Ties in well with the main image because the image is of a musician smashing things up with a guitar, and the masthead has been given the effect to look like it has been broken in to pieces.

Fonts – There are 2 different fonts. One is big and bold, to grab your attention from what else is happening on the front cover and the other is to

Colours – There seems to be a certain house style throughout the front cover which is White, Red and Grey. These are usually the main colours on each of the magazine issues.

Pull Quotes – 'I Bought 50 Tins of Beans and an Axe'  this quote is quite a bizarre quote fromt he main feature, and the caption underneath describes him as being out of control, so the quote fits in nicely with this because it is a quote thats is describing him as being out of control.

Main Image – Also ties in with the star being out of control because he is pictured trying to smash things up with a guitar, whic is quite an out of control 'Rockstar' thing to do.

NME DPS

The article is about Oasis, in which the two brothers are enemies. The article makes the enemy theme known in ways for example like the two brothers are pictured opposite eachother, like as if they were in a boxing ring. Some of the font is coloured red to perhaps to represent blood? Also there are either blood splats or tear drops just above the masthead. The pull quote used also emphasises the enemy theme and conflict between the brothers because it is either Noel or Liam expressing their dislike for their brother.

Mix Mag DPS Analysis

Mix Mag Contents Page Analysis

 Contents Page: Uses pictorial and textual.

The two pictorial features are used to emphasise the whole laid back theme, for example its trying to send readers a message such as don’t dwell on the days bad events, go out and have fun. That message also ties in with the whole laid back magazine theme.

The page numbers are clearly set out.

Mix Mag has its contents page clearly set out on one page, the features that the magazine is particularly based on have both pictorial and textual definition. The images are used to draw the reader in.

The contents page is easy to use, the features are clearly set out and readable. The contents page gives readers the impression that the magazine is easy to use and easy to navigate around.

Mix Mag Front Cover Analysis

Main Image – The main image is the Swedish House Mafia. You can see this from how it has been positioned in front of the masthead; it’s been made to look as if it is the most important feature on the front cover.

The image represents the Swedish House Mafia as being quite relaxed and laid back because of how they have been photographed; they are not wearing any shoes, they are dressed in white and wearing sunglasses which suggests that they are comfortable and relaxed, that they don’t have a care in the world.

The way the Swedish House Mafia have been presented would appeal to the magazines target audience because it is a music magazine, and people usually read magazines when they are relaxed, so it ties in with the whole laid back effect.

The information about the main article is situated in the left third, the area which when the magazine is on a shelf you will be able to see clearly.

Above the main article it says ‘The Stars of Ibiza 2010’. This links in with the main image because it suggests that the image has been taken in Ibiza. Also the Swedish House Mafia has quite a ‘dance/club’ style to their music, so it also ties in to the Ibiza setting because Ibiza is known for its nightlife.

The Skyline immediately informs you on the genre of music that the magazine is based around, which is dance.