Evaluation of NME front cover

At first impression NME looks like a normal conventional Rock magazine. This is due the colour, design, and images used.

Colour:

The colour of the NME magazine is very dark with red, this is showing anger, aggression, and blood from the red. The main coulour on the front cover is black with and white, with red and white text.

The red on the front cover could be symbolising danger or blood, red is a very effect colour to use on a rock magazine because it shows that rock people are danger or fearless.

Design:

The design of the magazine is rock associated, this can be seen form the picture and titles on the page.

The design layout of the magazine is very simple, It is just on image with a load of text around it, this can be very effective because some people that enjoy listing to rock my not like all the effects like the Kerrang magazine.

Images:

On the front cover there is only one image, and that is the main image. There is one male on the front cover, he is wearing old fashion style boots, tight jeans, dark black coat, along with a dark grey and dark grey skinny tie. This is showing the reader that this magazine is a rocked based magazine.

Pose, Style hair, and make-up:

On the NME front cover the male is in a pose were it looks as if he is in still position, as if he as stop walking, he is looking at the camera with his head down. He has long hair, it is black telling the reader that he is some one who listen to rock or is in a band.

How are word used on the cover:

On the front cover of NME there are many different words used that are very affective and can catch the readers eye very easily. They use words such as "Death", " Vampire", "Rock'n'roll. These words can be scene by a passer by or some one looking for that particular words.

Overall impression-how effective is the front cover:

My overall impression on how effective the front cover is, the front cover isn't that effective because there is only on picture with a load of text cramped on to one page, this make it look very over crowded. But the colours on the front page make it stick out on the self in a store.