Second magazine analysis

Front page:

The magazine has a 3 colour scheme red, black and white, this magazines front page looks better because it is more simple and neater and the colours make it stand out. it also attracts the reader.

The masthead is bold and stands out with red around it which attracts the reader.

They have a lot of pull quotes which excites the reader to buy the magazine because the pull quotes put suspense in the magazine and makes the reader wanting to buy it and read it.

The magazine also has connotations like 'kick in the arse' the verb kick increases the excitement of the reader by using powerful words and makes the reader want to read the article to see what the mean buy kick in the arse.

There are two cover stars they are wearing black which reflects the fact that it is a rock magazine, the picture was taken in a studio, and it is a medium long shot, they guys in the picture look serious like they want to beat someone up which may link to 'kick in the arse'. which links to the fact it's a rock magazine and it is rough music.

The guys in the picture look powerful because they are wearing black and one of them is wearing a leather jacket which is expensive and also motorcyclists wear leather jackets so the person in the picture may be strong and powerful.

The layout of the magazine front page simple, which is attractive and attracts the reader. The colour of the masthead matches the colour scheme of the front page and the simplicity of the FrontPage makes the reader think that it's a simple magazine and so easy to read.

Contents page:

There is only 1 contents page in the magazine.

The title is large but not that big but does stand out because next to it is the logo which stands out in the white and black

It follows the 3 colour scheme the text and writing is black the page numbers are red and the background is white.

There is only one picture in the contents page who are the cover starts, it is a similar picture but with a palm tree background.

The contents page also has pull quotes to attract the reader and makes them want to read the article and to buy the magazine. It arouses the readers excitement to read the article because

it builds up suspense.

The contents page is split into 3 sections the first section is the regulars where the regular reviews etc. are. The second section are the features on this issue of the magazine and the first section is the bad list where you can search up a specific band to read about.

The layout of the contents page is neat and easy to look through and it is kept simple to attract the reader because they can guide themselves around the magazine easily.

Double page spread:

The picture in the double page spread goes over the two pages with one column of text. It has a drop cap which livens up the letters in the article.

The double page spread is full of pull quotes to make the reader interested and make them look forward to reading the article because the quotes build up suspense.

The artists in the picture are laughing and smiling which makes the reader happy when they see a happy picture and makes them want to read the article.

On the side is says The Week vertically which is different to other DPS where the title is horizontal which attracts the reader.

The artists laughing is linked to the quote in yellow but also show that the article must be funny increasing the chance of the reader reading it.

The language used in NME is formal and also a bit informal like Kerrang magazine which suits the rock genre.

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This is statistics for the audience for the NME magazine

By looking at the stats for NME magazine I can see that most of the readers are into music and also most of the readers are full time workers and students. therefore I am going to aim my magazine at youngsters age 16 - 25.

Analysing this magazine has taught me that rock magazine don't only have to be messy they can also be neat but also have the same rock affect. Also most of the readers are young the language used should be easy and should have some slang in it, and should be a bit informal.