NME Contents Analysis

This is the contents page for music magazine NME. The first thing which is noticed is the masthead clearly shown at the top left in large,bold red writing. This lets the reader associate with the magazine. Next to this is "This Week" written in big bold writing this is used as a substitute for the word contents because i believe the readers who are teenagers will be able to associate with this over the contents.

Across the left hand side is the left hand side is an index of of all the bands/artists featured in the magazine giving the page numbers they are on. This is set on a red background with white and black text contrasting of it. I think this is because it could be important information for a reader and the colours contrasting allows it to stand out the page.

Across the right hand side are a selection of different sections in the magazine. For example one section is about news and another is about reviews. This allows the reader to find a section easily. As well as this it tells the reader information about what is in each section for example in the reviews section it gives further detail on how to find album reviews.

In the bottom right corner there is a puff saying "The UK's No1 Gig Guide Starts p58". This is written inside a red box with the white text inside contrasting against the red. This may be laid out like this because the publisher expects this to be an important article in this issue of the magazine.

The pictures in the middle are taken by fans it says in the text below. I think the ideology behind this is that the publishers of the magazines want to see the fan interaction with there magazine letting the fans know that the magazine cares about them and wants there input.

Underneath this is an advertisement promoting a subscription to the future issues of the magazine. This is set out on a black background with yellow text inside of it promoting the discount they can save. The black at the bottom stands out against the white main background and the text inside of it contrasts against the black allowing the reader to see what it says clearly.