Front Cover Analysis

"Discover great music" Quote from Interview.
powerful image- looking staright at audience, close up.
Sub-stories
Colour scheme-Red, Blue and white, used in most of their magazines continous
White Q on red background stands out
conventions such as barcode+ price +date of issue
bad language- relaxed unformal approach
New Column- Zane lowe- influence name, interestes people pursuades them to buy magazine to see what it offers.
GIG in capitals and large font, grabs your attention, attracts target audience who are interested in gig's and the artists that play them.
"meet the new simon cowell" influencial music person "new" people want to know what's coming.
"woman on the edge" dramatic, pursuative makes you want to read it to find everything out.
Make up- eye make up goes with colour scheme, pale skin-typical english rose, represents true english spirit of magazine, dark nails- Indie look.

"2011 reviewed"
Background colours- Mylo Xyloto colours promoting album attracting coldplay fans.
Colour scheme- traditional colour scheme- red and white.
With hint of yellow stands out on Mylo Xyloto background.
chris martin- front man looks quite relaxed- dressed in same outfit as he wears in Mylo Xyloto performances.
Red watch- matches red background on magazine name, connects picture to magazine.
50 albums of the year- reviews the year, 50 your getting lots for your money- in large font stands out attracts you from other magazines makes you want to buy it.
12 hot new artists we love- encourages you to buy the magazine to find out these new artists who would possiably break through in 2012
list of artists at the bottom- big mainstream artists-attracts readers sub stories
Arm through Q attracts you towards image, links them together because no direct eye contact and not many links between artist and magazine.
" The secrets of Coldplay" sounds like your finding out inside information, pursuasive, makes you want to buy magazine.
Coldplay underlined- makes it stand out, attracts audience, attracts fans.
Barcode+ price+ date of issue- typical codes and conventions of a professional magazine.

Plain basic background- attracts you to artist.
Sub stories- Liam, Keith and U2 written in large font- stand out, attracts your attention.
Make up very natural- english rose? true english feel of magazine, natural talent.
simple colour scheme- sticking to four colours red, white, black and gold.
Recognisable name/logo of magazine
face overlapping the Q shows how important Adele is, she's being used to sell magazine and attract readers.
Huge artist, recognisable, huge fan base, following- sell magazines.
 "If you've got it, Flaunt it..." quote from interview gives reader taster into interview makes them interested, want to read on.
"Blows us away" dramatic, makes you want to know why
Barcode- codes and conventions of a real, professional magazine.
Each sub story has small summary into interview makes audience interested want to read on.

NME aims to offer the lastest news about indie music. Therefore it has special codes and conventions which reflect this type of music and their aim.
The Vaccines are making direct eye contact with the audience except one which adds a bit of quirkyness and makes it look different compared to all four doing the same pose. They are each in a equal position, showing a share in power and say in the band. The two heads to the left are overlapping the NME suggesting that The Vaccines are the main selling point of the magazine, and the name isnt that important, however loyal customers will still be able to recognise the well known name, shape and font that is repeatively used in order to keep a continuous factor which makes the magazine noticeable and recognisable.