NME Content page

This is a Content page from one of NME's magazine issues.

On the far left hand side of the content page is the 'Band Index'. This is used to show people what bands are in this issue and what page you can find them on. This helps the reader know if one of their favorite artists are in this issue of the magazine.

There is the date situated on the top of the content page. This shows the reader how relevant the music in this issue is to the current music scene.

Also on the top of the content page is the title NME again. It is in bold and outstanding colour, this is trying to make the reader remember the magazine NME.

There are headings for each of the different types of content in the magazine, that makes it easier for people to find the sections of the magazine that they want t read. It also breaks up the list so its easier to read and to navigate around the content of the magazine. There are even more subheadings under the main headings to make it even easier for people to find straight away what they want to read instead of just reading through the whole magazine.

In the main center of the content page is featuring article, which is there to give people a taste of what is in the magazine before they even read through the whole magazine. Having a summary of the article on the front content page gives the reader a feel of what the main article is about.

Right at the bottom of the magazine is the information for people to subscribe to the magazine. It is in a contrasting colour with the rest of the content page with a black background and writing that is mainly yellow. They use these contrasting colours to make it stand out from the rest of the content page.

At the bottom of the content page is a red arrow that is showing the main feature that people are most interested in. It is highlighted and in bold to make it stand out amongst some of the other content on the page.

Pre-Lim Task

This is my Pre-Lim task.

My magazine Pre-Lim task is based on school sports. I chose to do my front cover with a basket ball theme because our school has a basketball academy, so that the main sport played at our school. I also put the school logo on to show that it represented our school, and I used blue as the colour for the writing because blue matches the colour of our school.

Mood Board

This is my mood board, it focuses on all of the different aspects of my ideal readers life. It ranges from what music they enjoy to listen to, to what clothes they like to wear and what shops they like to shop in.

This has helped me with my magazine because it shows the kind of adverts they would pay attention to if they were in the magazine. It also shows me what sort of magazine they already read.

Marie Claire Masthead

Marie Claire is a womens lifestyle magazine. The masthead to the left is the same type face that the magazine uses through all the issues they print, the only thing that is different is the colour. Marie Claire uses a different colour font to go with the rest of the colour scheme throughout the magazine.

Marie Claire has more of a quirky type face to NME. I like the way that they don't use capitals and that the font is very girly, which would be good for my magazine because I want people to notice that it is a very girly magazine.

I think that a magazine should have a particular coluor scheme, so I don't think that changing your colour is particularly a good thing to do for every week. Maybe on special additions of the magazine a colour change of the font would be okay, but doing it every issue means that the magazine doesn't really get a colour linked with their magazine.

This masthead has helped me decide what i want mine to look like, because the font that has been used is the sort of font that I want. Also I would like my magazine masthead to have a pastel or natural colour.

a day in the life .....

What a night last night! Went out with all the girls for a boy at our college's bithday, in a club in town. We didnt get in till two this morning, and all ended up sleeping in my bed, it was a bit of a messy night.

But this morning I think we are going to drive in to town to do some shopping.

I am the only one at the moment that can drive so unfortunetly I have become like the shofer for everyone. I drove to the club last night so my mum is going to take me to pick up my car while all my friends get ready to go out. My mum is a teacher at a school and my dad is a business man, so my mum is around a lot more than my dad is.

We are going to drive to kingston which is a good place to shop, it has a massive shopping mall. In my car there is a rule that the driver chooses what music to listen. So I put my ipod on and wanted to listen to some music that is acoustic, so I chose to listen to a playlist that I made that has artist such as Joe Brooks who is such an amazing artist, Colbie Calliat and a band called NeverShoutNever. This is one of my favourte playlists to listen to.

I really like fashion, but my job only pays £5 an hour, so i cant actually afford the best sort of clothes. My favorite shops to shop in are H&M, New look, Holister and TopShop. I also love my ugg boots, I actually live in them all the time. I dont really wear much else unless I am at a party or if it is just two hot to handle.

Tonight I am working, I work a golf club that does different functions.

Before I go to work I need to do some product design work and watch some TV that i missed from last night due to the party. I have to catch up on Eastenders and Hollyoaks that I missed.

Tonight at work it is a party today, with a buffet which means i will not be there two late, which means i can get an early night. The first thing I have to do when I get to work is make sure all the tables and chairs are set out for people, I also need to make sure all the tables are set up for the buffet and all the cutlery is set up for people to use. When people have finnished dinner I have to clean up all the plates and polish all the peices of cutlery. I had a check to collect which was £50, and i got a £6 tip.

I was home after 11, after taking one of the girls that I work with home. the last thing i did before i went to bed was check facebook and someone has posted pictures of last night on my wall.

NME Masthead

NME is a magazine that is aimed at males ranging from the age of 20-35. this is the masthead that is almost always used on its magazine front cover. This is there title that is used the most, but in some cases they change the title colour to fit in with all the rest of the overall colour scheme.

NME has used red for the masthead main colour. Red is a very gender neutral colour, so it doesn't really show that the magazine is for a particular gender. Where as colours like pink and blue gives of a better indication of the reader that the magazine is intended for. The red shows that maybe a woman could enjoy the magazine if she wanted to read it even though the typical reader is a male. The type face is more of a masculine type face, which is the way that the magazine shows it is focusing on more a male readership.

This masthead has helped me in deciding the kind if masthead I want. My masthead is going to be a 3 or 4 letter word much like NME, and have a longer caption under the masthead that will show what the letters stand for. But the type face used isn't the type face that I would use, as I am trying to go for more of an edgy and quirky magazine and that needs to show through my masthead as it will be the first thing that most people see.

Quick analysis of Marie Claire

Marie Claire is a lifestyle magazine that is aimed at women of ages 20-35. Marie Claire is for womens magazine, and you can tell this by the colours that are used on the front cover, and by the celebrity used as the main cover image.

Content - Marie Claire is a lifestyle magazine, that is full of Health, Beauty, Fashion and Celebrity news. It also has several pages that are dedicated to advertisement.

Images - The main image is of a well known fashion and music role model. The picture is a very paparazzi pose, and looks quite natural. The image is in the center to show that it is one of the main attraction of this issue.

Language and mode of address - the language used is very informal, it is like they are speaking to some one they know. It uses language aimed at women that is very sophisticated. The tone that it uses is like its giving advice to people on all the subjects that they involve in their magazine.

Layout - the magazine front cover like most front covers have its central dominate image in the center of the cover, and then surrounding the image there is blocks of writhing.

Font colour and size - The font colours are defiantly styled between black and red they use these colours because they are very bold and out standing colours. The back ground of the magazine is a simple neutral white colour.