NME stands for "new music express" so the title really links into the theme of the magazine (new and modern music). They have shortened it because its more catchy to say and remember. The font of the title is red and bold in capital letters. The red really stands out as its the only red on the cover. There is also a rim of white and black around the title "NME" i think this is for pure effect to make it stand out more. However they have also used bold colours like yellow, blue and red. On this cover they have used a bold colour for each main "story" for example, "The Wombats..." in yellow. The main picture is of The Wombats because the main sell is all about them. The photo is quite dull in colour as they are wearing browns and dark colours. This makes the writing on the cover stand out even more. The language on this cover is fairy simple and unformal. There are no "big/hard" words that people wouldn't understand. At the bottom right numbers are used in the front cover to represent that double page in the magazine "569 UK GIGS LISTED". The wombats main sell also says "Why britians gone silly for the lords of the indie dancefloor" the readers then want to know WHY and also the whole phrase is pretty abstract but seem interesting so that the readers want to read the story to find out what its really about. The target audience for this magazine is manly 17-30 year old. The cover appeals to this target audience as its quite "untidy" looking, as in, the slanted words and "un-posed", fun, photo of the wombats. Also, the colours are so bold and bright which makes it more immature. The main sell is obviously about "The Wombats" as it is places right in the center of the front cover. There is a bar code, however it has been kind of disguised in one of the "extra" bits that are shown in the main magazine. It has been incorprited into the "569 UK GIGS LISTED", it has been places on its side at the bottom of this text. Next to the bar code it also shows the price (£2.50) and date of the magazine. I think they have done this because they dont want it to be the main thing that readers see. I mean, why would they want the readers to see the price? obviously they want them to pick it up and buy it anyway because of the main sell etc. The main flash storys consist of an interview with Johnny Marr and the Cribs. Also, they have storys of famous bands/artists which tell us personal storys about these people. For example, Muse-"i was sick before going onstage at Wembley".
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
NME stands for "new music express" so the title really links into the theme of the magazine (new and modern music). They have shortened it because its more catchy to say and remember. The font of the title is red and bold in capital letters. The red really stands out as its the only red on the cover. There is also a rim of white and black around the title "NME" i think this is for pure effect to make it stand out more. However they have also used bold colours like yellow, blue and red. On this cover they have used a bold colour for each main "story" for example, "The Wombats..." in yellow. The main picture is of The Wombats because the main sell is all about them. The photo is quite dull in colour as they are wearing browns and dark colours. This makes the writing on the cover stand out even more. The language on this cover is fairy simple and unformal. There are no "big/hard" words that people wouldn't understand. At the bottom right numbers are used in the front cover to represent that double page in the magazine "569 UK GIGS LISTED". The wombats main sell also says "Why britians gone silly for the lords of the indie dancefloor" the readers then want to know WHY and also the whole phrase is pretty abstract but seem interesting so that the readers want to read the story to find out what its really about. The target audience for this magazine is manly 17-30 year old. The cover appeals to this target audience as its quite "untidy" looking, as in, the slanted words and "un-posed", fun, photo of the wombats. Also, the colours are so bold and bright which makes it more immature. The main sell is obviously about "The Wombats" as it is places right in the center of the front cover. There is a bar code, however it has been kind of disguised in one of the "extra" bits that are shown in the main magazine. It has been incorprited into the "569 UK GIGS LISTED", it has been places on its side at the bottom of this text. Next to the bar code it also shows the price (£2.50) and date of the magazine. I think they have done this because they dont want it to be the main thing that readers see. I mean, why would they want the readers to see the price? obviously they want them to pick it up and buy it anyway because of the main sell etc. The main flash storys consist of an interview with Johnny Marr and the Cribs. Also, they have storys of famous bands/artists which tell us personal storys about these people. For example, Muse-"i was sick before going onstage at Wembley".
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