Analysis of music magazine front cover

       Q

• Masthead, usually large and placed at the top
• 3-7 coverlines
• Price and Barcode included
• Central image, usually live or posed in this case it is a posed shot of a band
• Own unique colour scheme, blue, red and black
• Font of the masthead is different to the rest
• Main story relates to the main image, 'U2'
• Direct address to make it personal
• Include famous people, in this case its U2
• A specific mese en scene, plain blue background to contrast with the colour scheme
• Approx 4 different fonts
• Colour needs to relate to genre and target audience
• Coverlines around the image
• Highlighting bar of colour, either at the bottom or top to advertise something
• Some use of graphics
• Graphics highlighting key things
• Includes a positioning statement 

   NME

Masthead, usually large and placed at the top, NME

3-7 coverlines

Price and Barcode included

Central image, usually live or posed in this case it is a posed shot of pete doherty

Own unique colour scheme, blublue, red and pink

Font of the masthead is different to the rest

Main story relates to the main image, 'Pete doherty'

Direct address to make it personal

Include famous people, in this case its Pete Doherty

A specific mese en scene, plain blue background to contrast with the colour scheme

Approx 4 different fonts

Colour needs to relate to genre and target audience

Coverlines around the image

Highlighting bar of colour, either at the bottom or top to advertise something

Some use of graphics

Graphics highlighting key things

Includes a positioning statement