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MASTHEAD The masthead, much like VICE magazine is located at the top of the cover on the leA. NME use a standard colour scheme for their Dtle which is very recognizable, they maintain this yet again on this cover and use the sharp reds of the Dtle to help compliment the subheadings and tag lines featured through out the cover. This adds a feeling of finesse to the magazine and a consistent colour scheme of reds and whites helps the cover seem crowded and almost packed full of content. The size of the masthead is enough for it to be easily recognizable in a shops magazine rack yet rarely draws much aIenDon from the main image in the centre of the page. NME uses this well, it seems that the aspects of the cover compliment each other rather than looking like they are all fighDng for the most prominent posiDon. IMAGE The main image takes central focus in this ediDon of NME magazine much like every other magazine, it is clear from the text and the tag lines that this ediDon features heavily the arDsts Gorillaz, the image itself features both Blurs and Gorillaz Damon Albarn, hence the pun ‘reality BLURS’. The image incorporates both Damon, who is the brains and the lead singer behind Gorillaz and its cartoon alter egos that feature so frequently in Gorillaz music videos and tours. To almost any reader, these characters are immediately recognizable and also interesDng, even if the potenDal reader has liIle knowledge of Gorillaz. This is another clever feature that stops alienaDon of a chunk of readers of NME that may feel ‘leA out’ for not recognizing the main arDst the ediDon seems to be covering. ArDsDcally, it also very intriguing how both reality (Damon) and his Mangaesque companies blend so comfortably on the cover, it makes Gorillaz seem more interesDng, and in turn this ediDon NME magazine. TAGLINES NME have a broad audience in terms of its readers, due to this, the taglines used are oAen designed to appeal and aIract every one of these readers, on the cover of this issue and many others, NME have used bold fonts in block capitals for their taglines, this makes the topics seem more urgent and important, there is a sense of direcDvity that accompanies these taglines and makes the topics stand out a deal more. ArDsts names are doIed around the top and boIom secDons of the cover in the same style, whereas topics within the magazine are placed in no parDcular order in the bigger body of the cover, this makes the magazine look more ‘packed’ full of interesDng arDcles. NME MAGAZINE ANALYSIS, FRONT COVER

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MASTHEAD  The  masthead,  much  like  VICE  magazine  is  located  at  the  top  of  the  cover  on  the  leA.  NME  use  a  standard  colour  scheme  for  their  Dtle  which  is  very  recognizable,  they  maintain  this  yet  again  on  this  cover  and  use  the  sharp  reds  of  the  Dtle  to  help  compliment  the  subheadings  and  tag  lines  featured  through  out  the  cover.  This  adds  a  feeling  of  finesse  to  the  magazine  and  a  consistent  colour  scheme  of  reds  and  whites  helps  the  cover  seem  crowded  and  almost  packed  full  of  content.  The  size  of  the  masthead  is  enough  for  it  to  be  easily  recognizable  in  a  shops  magazine  rack  yet  rarely  draws  much  aIenDon  from  the  main  image  in  the  centre  of  the  page.  NME  uses  this  well,  it  seems  that  the  aspects  of  the  cover  compliment  each  other  rather  than  looking  like  they  are  all  fighDng  for  the  most  prominent  posiDon.  

IMAGE  The  main  image  takes  central  focus  in  this  ediDon  of  NME  magazine  much  like  every  other  magazine,  it  is  clear  from  the  text  and  the  tag  lines  that  this  ediDon  features  heavily  the  arDsts  Gorillaz,  the  image  itself  features  both  Blurs  and  Gorillaz  Damon  Albarn,  hence  the  pun  ‘reality  BLURS’.  The  image  incorporates  both  Damon,  who  is  the  brains  and  the  lead  singer  behind  Gorillaz  and  its  cartoon  alter  egos  that  feature  so  frequently  in  Gorillaz  music  videos  and  tours.  To  almost  any  reader,  these  characters  are  immediately  recognizable  and  also  interesDng,  even  if  the  potenDal  reader  has  liIle  knowledge  of  Gorillaz.  This  is  another  clever  feature  that  stops  alienaDon  of  a  chunk  of  readers  of  NME  that  may  feel  ‘leA  out’  for  not  recognizing  the  main  arDst  the  ediDon  seems  to  be  covering.  ArDsDcally,  it  also  very  intriguing  how  both  reality  (Damon)  and  his  Manga-­‐esque  companies  blend  so  comfortably  on  the  cover,  it  makes  Gorillaz  seem  more  interesDng,  and  in  turn  this  ediDon  NME  magazine.  

TAGLINES  NME  have  a  broad  audience  in  terms  of  its  readers,  due  to  this,  the  taglines  used  are  oAen  designed  to  appeal  and  aIract  every  one  of  these  readers,  on  the  cover  of  this  issue  and  many  others,  NME  have  used  bold  fonts  in  block  capitals  for  their  taglines,  this  makes  the  topics  seem  more  urgent  and  important,  there  is  a  sense  of  direcDvity  that  accompanies  these  taglines  and  makes  the  topics  stand  out  a  deal  more.  ArDsts  names  are  doIed  around  the  top  and  boIom  secDons  of  the  cover  in  the  same  style,  whereas  topics  within  the  magazine  are  placed    in  no  parDcular  order  in  the  bigger  body  of  the  cover,  this  makes  the  magazine  look  more  ‘packed’  full  of  interesDng  arDcles.      

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COLOUR  In  this  table  of  contents  the  colour  pallet  is  unvaried  and  quite  simplisDc,  the  main  body  of  text  and  wriDng  is  simply  black  on  white  along  with  many  of  the  subheadings  and  larger  Dtles.  Where  there  is  colour,  for  example  the  band  index  situated  on  the  leA,  the  orange  to  it  helps  it  stand  out  and  appear  a  more  important  feature.  This  use  of  colour  is  also  used  in  adverDsements  at  the  boIom  of  the  page,  to  really  emphasize  how  important  whatever  coloured  text  must  be  to  the  reader.  It  is  a  clever  feature  used  by  NME.    

TEXT  The  font  that  makes  up  the  majority  of  text  is  very  basic  and  standard  issue  by  most  magazines,  it  is  unimaginaDve  in  both  colour  and  style  and  is  not  parDcularly  enDcing  to  the  readers  eye.  Similar  to  the  cover,  the  subheadings  in  the  contents  are  block  capitals  and  a  great  deal  larger  than  the  main  body  of  text.  This  draws  the  eye  easily  due  to  how  unremarkable  the  other  text  on  the  page  is.  This  is  most  likely  used  to  allow  to  readers  to  quickly  see  what  is  available  in  this  issue  and  lure  them  in.  The  use  of  block  capitals  and  dramaDc  punctuaDon  such  as  exclamaDon  marks  enhances  its  prominence  even  further  to  the  reader  of  NME  magazine.    

IMAGE  The  main  image  of  the  contents  table  features  one  of  the  more  interesDng  (according  to  NME)  arDsts,  hence  the  abundance  of  page  space.  By  adding  a  peculiar  photo  of  a  upcoming  arDst,  NME  can  hope  to  add  interest  in  both  their  magazine  and  the  arDsts  they  promote  and  review.  The  main  image  looks  like  an  acDon  shot,  it  is  quite  fast  paced  and  in  a  sense  reflects  that  onto  how  NME  want  the  magazine  to  be  perceived,  edgy,  ‘qwerky’  and  full  of  acDon  to  the  reader  

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TITLE  &  TEXT  The  Dtle  is  done  so  that  it  spreads  across  the  enDrety  of  the  two  pages  in  this  NME  magazines  double  page  spread.  This  emphasizes  its  importance  and  status,  and  draws  aIenDon  to  its  odd  news  paper  cut  out’  design,  immediately  it  catches  the  eye  which  in  turn  makes  the  reader  focus  on  what  is  actually  said.  It  is  quite  dramaDc,  this  is  used  to  lure  the  reader  of  NME  into  reading  the  lengthy  arDcle  below.  The  text  below  the  Dtle  is  less  significant,  it  is  a  standard  font  and  considerably  smaller  than  the  Dtle,  this  is  so  enough  interesDng  content  can  be  placed  in  the  double  page  spread  –  and  also  to  make  the  Dtle  stand  out  even  further.      

IMAGE  Like  the  Dtle,  the  image  also  spreads  across  the  two  pages,  yet  again  emphasizing  its  importance,  or  rather  her  importance.  Without  even  reading  the  Dtle  or  any  of  the  text  the  reader  can  be  immediately  aware  of  who  the  arDcle  features/focuses  on,  this  saves  Dme  for  them  and  is  a  manner  of  convenience  more  than  anything.  Along  with  this,  by  NME  placing  the  main  arDst  at  the  focal  point  of  the  page,  fans  of  the  arDst  will  be  a  great  deal  more  inclined  to  focus  directly  on  the  double  spread.  The  way  Lily  Allen  is  placed  on  the  page  (to  the  right)  and  the  main  quoted  Dtle  (on  the  right)  makes  it  seem  as  though  she  has  directly  said  the  dramaDc  Dtle,  which  in  effect  she  has.    

COLOUR  The  colours  on  this  double  page  spread  are  to  an  extent  unremarkable,  mostly  blacks  and  whites  are  used  which  may  be  deliberate  to  compliment  the  ‘news  paper  cut  out’  Dtle  theme.    The  odd  word  from  the  arDcle  is  enlarged  slightly  and  is  in  a  red  shade  of  colour,  this  makes  the  word  stand  out  completely  from  the  otherwise  very  consistent  colour  scheme.  Lily  Allen  herself  is  wearing  a  shirt  of  both  reds  and  blacks,  not  only  does  this  fit  in  with  the  colour  pallet,  but  I  think  NME  chose  that  abre  to  make  her  more  colourfully  prominent  on  the  page.  

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