Magazine Analysis (1)

The nme is an indie rock magazine, standing for new musical express. The theme is red and black which runs throughout the magazine. The image is successful as the band ‘kasabian’ looks cool and the magazine has used direct eye contact, interacting with the audience. The nme is placed in the same position as every magazine and used large bold writing at the corner of the page, standing out to the audience and making the magazine easily recognizable. The magazine front cover is also successful as they have used a range of artists, which would attract the audience more, such as Eminem, catfish and the bottlemen and kasabian.

The contents page is successful as it has a good use of the layout of the contents page as the magazine has laid out the magazine in sections and index, making it easier to locate sections of the magazine easily. The use of the page numbers is good as it is easier to find, rather than at the bottom of the page, it is different and doesn't follow the normal conventions of a magazine. The use of advertising at the bottom of the page is uses a comedic side, interacting with the audience. However, there is hardly any image which goes against the conventions of the contents page, as normally there is half of the page used by images.

The writing on the page is cool and harmonizing with the theme of the magazine as it is indie and different. The pull quote and section of the information about the artists is good, as it is laid out and stands out as it is large and been highlighted. However, there is not a theme which usually runs throughout the magazine, this goes against the conventions of the magazine. Also, the use of the bright yellow page is unsuccessful as it is hard to read and stands out when browsing through the magazine negatively, perhaps the magazine should have placed the artists more to the side, so then when browsing you should have seen the artists. At the top, it should say feature or the artists name bigger therefore the audience would be more aware of the band featuring. The double page spread is also unsuccessful as the band have not have a change of clothes, this makes the magazine more boring.