Magazine Double Page Spread Analysis 2

This main feature article is took from NME Magazine which is mainly aimed at a young 14 to 25, working class, male audience which is reflected quite well within the look of article as well as the band used.

Using the traditional layout of the feature articles, it has quite a small body of text compared to the picture and is a very similar look to its contents pages which means NME tries to tie-in all of its features to create a good representation of a well-kept and managed magazine. The off-white background is quite normal for NME’s photographs as they want the reader’s attention to be on the band and for them to be the main centrepiece but the dark patches and smudges make it seem more textured and original than a block colour background. The band is wearing warm colours, such as yellow and browns to appear more unified and together while also standing out from the background.

The text and heading is quite simple in a bold style with an uncomplicated colour palette of black and shades of blue. The simple heading contrasts with the white background behind the text while the pull quote and name is in blue to stand out from the rest of the article. Although it doesn’t really capture your attention, the look ties in with the rest of NME and the front used is the same as their contents page and normally the rest of the magazine, with a few exceptions for headings of other features. The positioning of the text is quite close together but doesn’t look too cluttered because of the colours.

To make the article look more appealing, they’ve includes blue and grey shapes dotted around the article to make the page look more ascetically pleasing and to give the article more ‘life’ with colour. The positions of the band all looking at the camera makes the article look like their appealing to you to capture your attention. The frontman of the band is also positioned at the front of the photo as he’s the most recognizable and popular to represent the bands image, while the others stand behind him. Also, he is a lot lower down the drummer at the back and is more close to the centre, where normally your eyes are attracted to first while the drummer and guitarist are almost the same height behind him to make the page look more ordered and organised.