Magazine alaysis- NME

I chose this music magazine because it is popular among teenagers. I noticed that the title of this particular issue, shows all of the magazine title, whilst other issues have a head covering some of the title. This shows that the magazine company presumes that readers will know what the magazine is by just looking at the letters that are visible. However, with those issues which cover the title, the name of the title, that is normally under the title, is visible to make sure readers know what magazine it is. This issue, has 'Event' covered by a photo of Gerard Way, we can see that it is him because the title underneath tells us this.

Morrissey is obviously the main focus of this magazine as his picture practically takes up half of the cover. I do not know much about him but we can tell from the text that he has a 'bigmouth' and that he has striked again. So just by that little piece of text, we can get an vague image of what he is like. Obviously he is known for his 80's music but like some singers, they make comebacks.

Red is obviously a very dominant colour of this front cover as red is seen to stand out more than most other colours. Red is used for the main title, the left side of the magazine in the background of the pictures to make them stand out a bit more and in the top right hand corner.

Basic fonts are used for this cover and most appear to be white with some blue and black fonts. White does go well on a red background and it makes it stand out, not to the extent that other colours like blue would, but it is enough to be eye catching.

This magazine is generally aimed at those in late teens to early twenties who maybe interested in rock or similar kinds of music. Unlike Love it, this magazine does not have it's price highlighted, probably due to the expense.