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Magazine Cover Analysis 1

The document analyzes a music magazine front cover, discussing elements like the masthead, special edition header, main cover line featuring an image of Dizzee Rascal, use of the rule of thirds for layout, footer listing featured artists, and placement of other standard elements like the barcode.

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Magazine Cover Analysis 1

The document analyzes a music magazine front cover, discussing elements like the masthead, special edition header, main cover line featuring an image of Dizzee Rascal, use of the rule of thirds for layout, footer listing featured artists, and placement of other standard elements like the barcode.

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The Masthead is the name of the

magazine. NME is positioned in the top left


hand corner of the page, which follows
generic conventions. This particular music
magazine has been published since 1952 so
the red, black and white masthead is branded
across the issues of the magazine as a classic

The header states that the magazine is an


AUTUMN TOUR SPECIAL the fact that the issue
is a special edition is also a unique selling point
for the magazine.

Analysis of Music Magazine Front Cover


1 NME
The main cover
line is the most
important cover
line on the page,
often linked to the
image and double
page spread article
inside. Here it
anchors the main
image so that even
though the main
image is likely to be
instantly
recognisable as
Dizzee Rascal to the
target audience, we
know for sure that it
is him by the use of
big, bold, capitalised
font with drop
shadow. The quote,
which is also big and
emphasised on the
cover: Im spreading
joy around the world,
man! is exciting as it
The rule of thirds is a conventional method of
splitting the page into a 3X3 grid it is often
used to draw the readers attention to
particular things it has clearly been used in
creating the layout of this front cover. The cover is
dominated by the image and there is not much text.
However the small amount of text that is displayed
is positioned in the left third. This is because of the
way the magazines will be placed on shelves in
The footer summarises the main bands
and music artists that will feature in the
magazine. The types of music artists are likely
to fall into the categories of rock, indie and
alternative music because this is what the
genre of the magazine is associated with and
what the target audience will be familiar with.

The main image is


the largest image
on the page, it is
normally positioned
in the centre. This
image challenges
conventions because
it is a long shot but at
a glance we could
believe that it was a
mid shot. We can see
the subjects whole
body because of the
high angle shot.
Dizzee Rascal takes
up the whole frame as
he has his arms
spread out as if hes
ready to grab the
camera or pull the
audience in to dance
with him, as it looks
like the shot was
taken while he was
moving. He looks
directly at the camera
and his face
expresses excitement
and happiness. He
wears a gold chain
which stereotypically
associates him with

The barcode, date,


issue and price are
essential on every
magazine. Conventions
have been followed here
as it has been put in the
bottom right hand corner
of the page so that it is

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