NME - Cover
NME stands for new musical express, which has been the title since the start of the magazine in 1949. The magazine was originally called the ‘Accordion Times and Musical Express’ but when it was bought in 1949 it was renamed.
The Masterhead is in a bold red which is extremely bold and eye catching. Red represents intensity and passion which is reflected in the style of music shown in the magazine. the black and white outlines hi-light and promote the red centre whilst restraining it from the rest of the page creating the affect that it is embedded within the page and belongs thereThe use of sans serif font gives the magazine a more laid back and not too formal look to reflect the writing style found in the magazine.
The strapline the strapline on this magazine highlights the stories that the editor of the magazine may believe the customers will be most enticed by. it is designed to attract the potential reader and tempt them in to reading the rest of the magazine if the staple Masterhead and cover photo are not enough. In this magazine the straplines include a review on an oasis concert and the news of stabbing at another concert in Leeds.
The cover picture is of the members of ‘Late of the Pier’. They are all looking towards the camera giving the look that they are staring at the reader from whatever angle they are holding the magazine. The front member, Sam Potter, has a fierce look whilst the members on the sides, from left to right, Andrew Faley and Sam Eastgate, have a quizical expression and an uninterested shocked face respectively. The top member, Ross Dawson, has a dazed look. All the members are shown with head and shoulders only with the rest of their bodies being faded out. They are all wearing white t-shirts and are covered in blue, red and yellow paint.
Two other images appear on the front cover of the magazine. These relate the articles, which are featured in the magazine like the oasis tour and the triple stabbing in Leeds.
The cover lines on the magazine promote the double page spread on ‘Late of the Pier’ and they also highlight the most enticing stories, which will attract readers to the magazine due to the nature of the cover.