Like other magazines related to the indie/rock genre the fonts used are mainly san serif fonts, this shows how san serif fonts should be used to accomplish a professional look for an indie/rock magazine. The text at the top of the page ‘NME’ is very bold and easily recognised by NME readers, this has become and iconic element to NME magazines. The fonts are generally all the same but vary in size. This could be a connotation of how indie/rock music is as many songs from each band have similar guitar riffs.
The layout of the contents page is fairly cluttered but uses a basic layout which most magazine use. This is with a main image in the middle and the main body of text on the left hand side of the page. Like other contents pages this incorporates an advertisement that is situated at the bottom of the page. The cluttered effect of the contents page doesn’t hinder the purpose of a contents page as the article titles are easily visible due to the colours.
The colours of the contents page follow the colours schemes that have been used many times on magazines of this genre. The colour scheme red, white and black have an effect on the audience as they see those colours on the front of a music based magazine and automatically realise whether they can relate to that genre or not. The article titles on the left hand side of the page are in red so they stand fourth upon the cluttered layout and doesn’t defeat the purpose of a contents page by making the titles hard to see.
Contents pages I have researched into like this one aren’t overloaded with many images. This uses one main image which is taken at mid-shot so it shows the artist and their instrument they are holding. This also adds to the effect of identifying the genre of the magazine as different instruments can connote different genres such as trumpets connoting brass band music.
The magazine speaks to the audience by having a Band index on the left side of the page with page numbers this enables the reader to identify which bands they particularly admire and read articles about them.
The Composition of the main image used in the contents page is a Mid/Long shot which establishes most of the body of the person in the image. It has also been taken at a slight low angle, looking up at the musician on stage showing his importance and authority. It also makes it look like an eye-line match of the audience as if the reader was standing in the audience watching the performance.
The Composition of the main image used in the contents page is a Mid/Long shot which establishes most of the body of the person in the image. It has also been taken at a slight low angle, looking up at the musician on stage showing his importance and authority. It also makes it look like an eye-line match of the audience as if the reader was standing in the audience watching the performance.
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