Case Study “NME”By Jordan Alexander Simpson

NME

NME Magazine covers new music to the UK and also sometimes rock, which competes with my magazine as my magazine is to introduce new artists and bands.

NME also is a well known brand of music magazines as it is one of the largest in the UK

Facts

Target Audience:- There target audience is teens looking for new music and different artists and some mainstream artists too.

Price:- £2.40 First Published:- 7Th March, 1952

NME Cover Masthead:-

The NME masthead is in the top left of the magazine as we all read from top to bottom and read left to right. Which is also a convention of a magazine cover.

Cover Lines:- Cover lines are another convention of magazine covers

as they are there to give information about stories inside the magazine.

Tag Line:- A tag line is the motto or a slogan for the magazine that

normally describes what the magazine is about.

Barcode:- The barcode is in the bottom right of the magazine, like

most magazines as it is out of the way of all the stories on the main page.

Main Image:- The main image always on any magazine takes up the

most room as it allows the audience to see what and who this issue is about bringing a larger target audience.

NME Contents

Contents Title:- “NME This Week” The title does not have to say

contents it depends on the style of the magazine because depending on the target audience and the magazine “contents” may sound to formal.

Columns :- In the most magazine the contents page is

designed into columns to make it easier for the reader to find what they are looking for in the magazine.

Relevant images:- The images on the contents page often relate to

the most popular stories in the magazine as it grabs the readers attention and makes them want to read the story.

House Style:- All contents pages follow the house style of the

magazine so if you were to take away the front cover for example you would still be able to tell what magazine it is from, just from its layout and design.

“NME” Double Page

House Style:- All pages follow the house style of

the magazine so if you were to take away the front cover for example you would still be able to tell what magazine it is from, just from its layout and design.

Columns :- This double page in split into

columns to make it easier for the reader to follow the text on the double page speared.

Page title :- The page title is the same font as the

contents page and on every page it is in the same place.

What I want to use on my magazine.

I would like to use the simple layout on my magazine as it is modern and will attract my target audience.

I would also like to use a simple colour scheme on my magazine.

I also want to use a popular artist on the front of my magazine.