FRONT PAGE LIIAR ANALYSIS

NME is a front cover of which I believe the genre of music I’ve chosen will fit into. NME is an institute which caters for a variety of genres, although, the main focus being indie rock / pop rock. Which is the exact genre of my potential magazine.

The iconic 'NME' (New Musical Express) masthead has become the significant logo for the magazine. Conventionally, the name of music magazines are located at the top left hand side of the cover – as seen in the magazine above. The fact that 'NME' is in a bold format, links with the fact that it is a short name and makes it a lot more memorable to both the public and consistent buyers; it becomes incredibly recognisable.

This cover is dominated by an image of The Killers, this allows us to believe that the main feature of this issue will revolve around this particular band. The pull quote 'we've never forgotten where we came from' located over the top of the picture supports this. This font is very big in comparison to the other cover lines on the issue, making it clear that this story is of more importance. This pull quote is located on the front cover to entice customers. Although, this particular pull quote could be considered the most sentimental to fans, resulting in even more purchases to make sense of it. It then proceeds to say The Killers are going to ditch the 'disco sh*t' which is probably one of the more explicit lines in the magazine, indicating they are going back to their old music – where they 'came from'. This cover line also implies The Killers should 'get back to basics' this is portrayed by the simple, all black, neutral outfits the band are seen wearing on the front cover of the magazine. This article is labelled a 'world exclusive' which also lures in customers due to them wanting to discover what is so majorly 'exclusive' about the band.

The left third of this magazine features cover lines of less importance, this is shown due to the font being smaller and not as dominant, it also blends in with the house style colour scheme of white/pink which supports this.

The sell line features another pull quote: 'this ones for Wiggins!' which is features 'inside' which lures in customers further. This is located next to the bright yellow bubble which entice customers to purchase the magazine due to the free items available inside.

The publication details are featured in tiny font, located next to the 'NME' masthead, with the barcode in the bottom right hand corner – all in the conventional place.

The bottom of the magazine features even smaller cover lines which don't to seem to be of as much importance in relation to the main image. These are just considered added extras.

The target audience for this magazine is those interested in the musical genre of rock, although does feature other artists such as Bob Marley and even Plan B. This shows that typically the magazine is aimed at those with an interest which is based around rock; from the ages 18+ with a possible 60% male, and 40% female orientation.

I decided to create a SlideShare to specifically outline the key aspects of a front cover that I though were particularly important with regards to understanding industry codes and conventions and what I should conform to when it comes to creating my own product.

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