"NME" Contents Page Analysis

"NME" Contents Page Analysis

 

This contents Page among others holds it's Mast Head at the top to signify and promote the brand again. It also fits in conducting the page well.

 

"NME THIS WEEK" Brings (Like with the "KERRANG" Contents Page a sense of exclusivity that only this particular Magazine holds this information, this gossip, making the Magazine worthy to buy and unique) It uses colour contrast with the Mast Head's Red wording with white border on the black background giving the titling more attention. This helps the reader understand the page for what it is (Contents Page)

 

Below the titling holds a rather large Image (The Main Image of the page) of a band named "Africa Exprez" This Image helps show and expose the band in its entirety. The "Splash" of the page "Everyone Got on Board Africa Exprez" this uses humour and common use of speech to intergrate the Band into common society. This helps the reader relate to the Band.

 

To a unconsistent reader of the Magazine the "The Moment that..." Subheading introducing the article on the Band, may suggest that it is regular feature (That being "The Moment That") Which suggests a consistent feature/article based section on the Contents Page, which projects professionalism.

 

To the very left of the page, we see a entire Band listing, all the bands that are featured in the issue. This really does help the reader as they can easily skip to their favourite bands, with minimal hastle. This again projects a professional edge. the colour contrasting here is very useful as it brings out the bands in a 3-D fashion as the red wording contrasts against the white background, helping it easier to read also.

 

Just below the Main Image we see a chunk of text (The article), below that there is a rather large section of the page taken for a Subscription promotion. Subscriptions are very important for Magazines, this helps prove this. To help again more attention the Magazine have contrasted yellow wording against a black background. This helps the section stand out and steal some of the attention from the article and the Image placed above it.

 

On the far right there is a "NEWS" "RADAR" "REVIEWS" "LIVE!" "FEATURES" Listing this like other Contents Pages helps indicate and identify where the features are situated. Making the process incredibly easier. The colour contrasting here seems a little more basic as the titling of (I.E "NEWS" Is simply white thick text on a black background, however the text is readable and so does the job.

 

 

."THE UK'S No.1 GIG GUIDE STARTS! p58" seems to have "Pug" format as a last ditch a attempt to seduce potential readers, and also inform the readers where this feature is situated. It does it well here with a Red background accompaning White/Transparant text, gving it a innocent/fun feel.