Friday 4 January 2013

Contents page analysis 2


  • According to the contents page, there are 58 pages in this issue of NME.
  • There are 10 pages of advertising in this issue of NME.
  • The type of products that are being advertised could be categorized as: Magazine promotion, Technology, Gig information and clothes.
  • The topics in this issue of NME include: Upfront, an interview, new bands special, reviews, ticket booking information, a Gig guide, and puzzles. 
  • The most number of pages are dedicated to the New bands special, which takes up 22 pages of the magazines 58. 
  • There are 11 double page spreads inside this issue of NME.
  • There is an advatorial on page 7, as it appears to be an article about 'the most WTF musical moment of 2012", they also appear to be advertising the track featured in the section above, making it unclear if it is an advert, or an article.  
  • The house style is a mixture of a white back background, with large red text to denote the page numbers, and black text for the rest of the page. The quotes from the artists are also in vastly different to each other, insinuating the artist's individual style. 
  • The focus of the contents page is on the main quote from the lead singer of the band "Pulp", and the photograph to accompany it.
  • There is a large red advertisement in the bottom right hand corner of the page, encouraging people to subscribe. 
  • The header of the issue simply states "Inside this week", giving a title to the contents page.

  • The mode of address is much more formal than a magazine such as Kerrang! and makes more  use of standard English rather than colloquialisms, except for in the quotes, which come from articles in the magazine.
  • The typeface of the contents page is very similar to the front cover, utilizing one main, sans serif font throughout, and with different fonts for each artist's quote to introduce them.

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