Analysis of 3 music magazine contents pages you must analyse the Nme contents and then choose any other 2

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Analysis of magazine Contents pagesContents 1.NME Sept 2009

Dizzee Rascal Edition

Contents page NME (SEPT 2009) ANALYSISBANNER AT TOP – this draws attention of the audience, you’d expect a banner to be at the top of the page. This also follows the house style.DATE – this is conventional and you would expect to see this on a magazine to make it clear when it was published.

SUB HEADING BLOCKED OUT INTO BLACK SUB SECTIONS – the subheadings for the magazine are individualised. The different subheadings make it easier for the reader to refer to the section that interests the reader.

BRIEF HEADING +SUMMARY OF CONTENT WITH PAGE NUMBER IN RED – This gives the summary of content and giving the reader an insight to what's included in the magazine. The colours; black, red and white sticks to the house style of the magazine.

NME MASTHEAD SAME COLOUR CODE AS FRONT - This is exactly the same as the front because there is a house style for the magazine.

THE MAIN IMAGE – the main image is the first thing the reader’s attention is drawn in. It is the biggest picture on the page. ‘Touring Special’ the image relates to the title and the article. The picture of a non celebrity; this is allowing the audience to relate to the magazine.Bands are listed in red with page number in black – the house style is still used throughout the index, the red and black. This helps the reader seek the information they need about the artist they are interested in, and o whole what's included in the magazine.Image is edited so it looks like a photograph. This is appropriate because – it is edited so that the person in the photograph looks like a model. The tour bus and the clothes the girls wearing in the picture still follows the house style of the magazine.

Editors introduction to contents of magazine – the editiors introduction is opened by a drop cap which is the same font as the title of the magazine which draws the audience’s attention to the magazine. The white writing on the grey background also draws the attention of the audience.

ANALYSIS OF LAYOUT/DESIGN FEATURES OF CONTENTS PAGE

Reviews

Page numbers

subheadings

Main article

MASTHEAD AND WORD CONTENTS –BOLD AT TOP WITH DATE/ISSUE NUMBER

ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS PAGE 2

ANALYSIS OF LAYOUT CONTENTS PAGE 2

ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS PAGE 3 (Title/date of magazine analysed

Analysis of layout contents page 3