The OFC of NME usually sticks to the same pallet of neutral colours (black,white,grey) and other bold colours (red, and yellow). The magazine on the left has used blue lighting in the main picture. Also, the brand name has been made black rather than the usual red. This is probably to create a good balance between the colours. The cover lines though are also in white and yellow. These are one of the main selling points of the magazine so by using these font colours, the magazines grabs more attention from the audience.
The contents page is organised and set into three columns. On the left hand side there is a "Band Index" showing what bands are featured in the issue and what pages they're on. This is something that I may use in my magazine. It's direct, to the point and shows the reader hat it wants to see. The next column is a small article. It's entertaining enough to be in the magazine but not big enough to be one the magazines main articles. The final column shows what is in this weeks magazine. They have subheads such as "News" and "Radar" and then underneath they tell what is the magazine. At the bottom, there is a subscription offer for the magazine and at the top the brand name is at the top left hand corner.
The cover lines either reference to the articles in the magazines or they extract a pull quote from an interview in the issue. For example, "Nirvana pissed people off and so do we." This quote also shows that the magazine is not afraid of swearing.
The main image is of the artist/s looking directing at the camera. The image is usually made to look quite moody with the various effects of lighting used on it. Sometimes the artist/s pose, hold an object or do something else to give a variation in the OFCs. Like this one on the right where Glasvegas has words written on his body.
The contents page is organised and set into three columns. On the left hand side there is a "Band Index" showing what bands are featured in the issue and what pages they're on. This is something that I may use in my magazine. It's direct, to the point and shows the reader hat it wants to see. The next column is a small article. It's entertaining enough to be in the magazine but not big enough to be one the magazines main articles. The final column shows what is in this weeks magazine. They have subheads such as "News" and "Radar" and then underneath they tell what is the magazine. At the bottom, there is a subscription offer for the magazine and at the top the brand name is at the top left hand corner. This is a music article interview with 'White Lies' from NME. The image of the band dominants the spread making them the main focus of attention.
The headline of this article is a pull quote extracted from the interview. It is in a big, bold font and underlined in purple to gain the readers attention. The rest of the article is the interview itself, laid out into two columns.
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