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2. NME masthead is the same
colour code as front, this is
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Banner at the top is nice
essential as the font colour
and clear, the colour is
needs to be consistent.
also important as it
makes the information
This the band index
stand out
the magazine , this
needs to be clear and Date is vital as it tells the
bold so its readable reader when this magazine
Main image is a canted was published and when it
image of the touring came out
special which was Sub heading blocked out into
denoted in the cover black sub sections, this allows the
page information to separated and
become clear to the audience
Bands are listed in red which is what. The colour is part of
with page number in the house style which must be
black, the colour allows kept consistent within the
them to stand out. Also it magazine
relates back to the theme Brief Heading + summary of content
of music and what's with page number in red is used so
included in the magazine that its clear and outlined. This is
Image is edited so it looks important as the viewer needs to see
like a photograph. This is where is the information that there
appropriate because this looking for in the magazine
makes it look realistic like
Previous/Future editions
its just recently happened
of NME are shown with
details of website/phone
number etc. This allows
This is a drop cap is the customer to view the
used to start a past and upcoming
section of editions in case they are
information (text) interested for more in the
and make it more magazine in which they
lively, It is used to are able to call or contact
draw the eye to the the producers for
Editors introduction to contents of
beginning of the information
magazine allows the reader to see what
section
the magazine is about and what it will
include

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MASTHEAD AND WORD CONTENTS –
BOLD AT TOP WITH DATE/ISSUE
NUMBER, this is vital as this information is
important so It needs to be in the best view
which is at top above everything in the
contents page of the magazine
Sub heading blocked out into black sub sections
is layered as a column on the right side which is
important as it is visible to everyone, this is
The image is placed in
the top centre of the
important as this information is important and if
magazine and doesn't its clear, its better for the reader.
cover as much space as
an image would
normally do in the front
cover because in the Editors introduction to contents of magazine is
contents page there is constructed in the centre of the contents page
more information under the image about ‘touring special’. This
makes the information seem cloudless which
emphasized through the use of house style
colour (black/white)
Previous/Future editions of NME is constructed at the
bottom right. It is a characteristic of the magazine that is
visible but not as important as other information otherwise
it would have been placed at the top
Band Index is structured on the left side of the magazine as a column
which makes the information seem visible and the information set in
chronological order so it makes more sense to the reader where to look
on the magazine for the specific band

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They have used the letter ‘V’
The sub-heading for
to represent the title of the
contents page is made
magazine which is called
big, black and bold.
‘Vibe’. They have made it a
The word has been
light/faint grey colour placed
split into three
in the background. The letter
sections to suggest to
‘V’ is a larger font then the
us that the magazine is
rest of the information but
a little bit funky, it’s a
doesn’t seem to stand at as
unique twist that
much.
reinforces the genre of
The main image is a the magazine
celebrity posing on
the front cover as
well as the contents
page. This tells us a Similar to most contents
sense of wealth for pages of magazines this
the magazine, as it one has a column of
seems they can information which
afford to use any denotes what he
celebrity they want magazine features and
in their magazine which page numbers you
can find the information
on
Surprisingly the contents page contains
less information then others. However it
does have an effect on the viewers and
is quite unique and interesting to look
at.
The magazine has also singled out the
fashion pages and page numbers
because this is a music magazine so they
want to point out they added these

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The sub heading is layered out at the top right hand corner
of the magazine so its visible to the audience and doesn’t
take up as much space. The title itself is also spilt into 3 so
it can give a unique/funky look
The fade letter ‘V’ is placed in the background of the contents
page. The reader is just able to see the letter (which is why the
font of the letter ‘V’ is the biggest) however it doesn’t stand out
as much and is not as important as the audience would already
know who the producer of the magazine is by looking at the front
cover which is why its behind the image and the information
The features of the magazine is placed as a column like
most magazines would which is to make the magazine look
organized but at the same time allows the reader to view
the information without problem
The main image is constructed on the magazine so it can dominate the
frame. It is placed slightly on the left so there is enough room for the
magazines features on the right. The producer chooses the image to
cover most of the frame so It can highlight what type of genre the
magazine is and who its targeted to.
This information is the footer which gives
information about the image and music is
structured on the bottom right so it saves space
but is still visible to the audience