The masthead of the
magazine is very loud and
bright, which fits in with the
main image of Dizzee Rascal
as it looks like hes shouting
something at the audience.
The colour scheme of the magazine is very consistent throughout
the front cover,
The Puff is effective because
its in a red buddle with white
writing which makes it stand
out on the page, and in doing
so it draws the attention of
the target audience.
The main image of Dizzee Rascal
works for the magazine because hes a
very well known and established artist.
When the target audience see this
picture they will automatically know
who it is. The image fits in with the
masthead and the main coverlines as
its a very loud image.
The main quote is very happy and cheerful, thinks links in with the main image of Dizzee
Rascal as he also looks very happy. This may also be an insight to what kind of magazine
this is and what kind of things the target audience can expect to find inside.
The header of the magazine
is very appealing to the
target audience as it has a 16
page special which includes
some very popular bands so
that if the fans of these band
see this they will be
automatically drawn to it. Its
also in black and white
whereas the rest of the
magazine is bright and
colourful so it stands out
more on the page.
The main coverlines of the
magazine attract the target
audience because they are in
capitals and they in a bug
bold font. This is just like the
main image in that kind of
bold and loud things to
attract the target audience.
The barcode helps sell the
magazine, when put through
the scanners they will know
the price of the magazine.
The main image of Dizzee Rascal makes him look like
hes up to no good, which is completely different to the
front cover of the magazine as he is made to look fun
and innocent. However the way in which this shot is
taken it makes it look like hes just gratified the wall
behind him.
The main image of Dizzee
Rascal surprises the
reader because there is
no direct mode of
address, usually for main
pages the picture is
usually looking straight at
the audience so in that
sense it breaks the
traditional codes and
conventions, but it still
works because it intrigues
the audience because
they want to know what
hes looking at.
The magazine also goes against codes and
conventions because there is no masthead bur
it does follow some in terms that the
paragraphs are sectioned into columns.
The main coverline of
the story is suggesting
that Dizzee Rascal has
had a rough past, but
now hes managed to
turn his life around
which may be used by
NME to inspire some
younger people to not
get too down about
their lives.
The empty beer bottles and the radio/
speaker show what kind of people will be
buying the magazine because its showing
its the kind of people who like to get drunk
and party. This may be showing the
stereotypical people who listen to this kind
of genre.
The masthead of the magazine continues onto the
contents page to show that its a big part of the
magazine, almost perhaps as important as the front
cover. The same colour schemes are used as well
which is important because it keeps the house style of
the magazine consistent so that people will know
what magazine company it is.
The main image of the magazine is
cleverly used because its large
enough so the audience can see it
yet it doesnt distract you from
everything else thats going on in
the magazine. For example if the
person is reading the page numbers
to see whats in the magazine, they
will not be distracted by the main
image.
The text underneath the main image is typical to that of a
contents page as its fairly long but not giving away too
much about the article, again showing that this magazine
follows traditional codes and conventions.
NME have made the masthead in black so it clearly stands out to
the audience. This is effective because the audience will know what
magazine it is and its similar to the front cover so the house style is
very consistent throughout.
The contents page has little
headers for the different things
which can be found in the
magazine, this helps the target
audience because they can see
what it is theyre looking for in
the magazine straight away.
At the bottom of the page there is a
chance for the reader to sign up to
the magazine so they can receive
regular updates about this type of
music and about the magazine.