NME
Magazine
On the
cover of the music magazine ‘NME’, the brands colours are clearly shown. The
masthead, title are all in red writing in the same font clearly shown for the
audience to study. There are also cover lines on the page which are presented
under the main article. The headline would also be described as a banner as it
covers the whole of the middle tier of the page and extends onto another line
beneath. There is also a cover price on the page situated underneath the
masthead.
The
contents page contains all the articles which are in the magazine. The contents
page is headed with a title saying ‘Inside this week’ and the date which the
magazine was released is below the title. The articles are situated randomly
around the page. They are in different fonts which could show they are all
different fields of the industry. Also
the remaining features of the magazine are listed in descending order in a
little column underneath the biggest photo and subhead.
The double
page spread in the ‘NME’ magazine filled with artists that are performing at
the ‘CMJ 2011 Awards’. The artists are spaced chronologically across the spread
with images of them in action and a description of their personality and music.
Some of the information around the images are in the same colour as the borders
on the page which indicates that that is the colour the ‘CMJ Awards’ are
recognized by. There is also information underneath the subheads about the day
and time they are on.
Q Magazine
The cover
of the ‘Q’ magazine is predominantly covered by a advertisement of the free CD
given away with the magazine. The spot colour for the advertising is orange
with yellow highlights and the text is a similar colour but on a white
background on the page. If you peel back the advertisement sheet you see the
actual front cover which has a full page of the 4 members of ‘U2’ one of the
most successful bands of all time. In the background is the masthead of the ‘Q’
magazine and also the advertisement of the ‘Q Awards’. They are self-advertising
their awards in the form of a border round the page. There are also subheads on
the cover which are about the bands which performed at the ‘Q Awards’ which is
presented in a box which descends in front of the image.
The contents page is spread over a double page
and shows all the articles in the magazine in a random order. At the top of the
1st page there is the Masthead along with ‘Contents’ and a slogan to
entice the readers. They have images of the artist/article in question with the
same colour used for the background on the advertising cover.
The double
page spread is from page 22-23 and is named ‘Captured’, which contains snap
shots of music icons either making a fool of themselves, or pictures annotated
to make the stars look silly. The pictures are mostly close ups of well-known
musicians in random order across the pages. They are annotated with captions
about the picture and trying to make it sound funny.
Mojo
Magazine
The cover
of the music magazine ‘Mojo’ is filled with information. It contains a image of
the band ‘The Who’ in their heyday also with subheads and main cover lines
above the image on the page. The masthead is situated behind the image in a
stocky font in black ink which captures the style of this magazine which is a
mod style. The magazine has its cover lines in descending columns above the
image. There are also subheadings above the masthead with images of who the
article is about.
The
contents page is quite bland compared to the others. There is a black and white
image of an artist on the corresponding side of the page to the features. The
features are in a quite dull font and in black ink on white background. It has
the masthead at the top of the page and locations situated with the publishing
of the magazine. It also has the issue number and month issue beneath the
masthead.
The double
page spread is on page 10-11. It is also on a dark dull background with images
of ‘mods’ sketched in. The page contains the list of all songs on the free CD
given away with the magazine. The page has the images of the artists with a
short brief about them and their music. The artists are ranked chronologically
from 1-15 which is how many songs are on the CD. There is also a little advertisement
beneath the artist saying which album they have done where you can find the
song which was chosen to be put on the mixed artist CD.
