Music Magazine covers

Here I have collected some images of different music magazine covers, this magazine in particular being the NME. A music magazine that appeals to a wide range of younger people. I have noticed that the only part of the magazine cover that stays the same for the majority of the issues is the main ‘NME’ logo which is used to familiarise the 'new musical express' with its audience.

On the covers of these magazines there are photos of the musicians on the front that usually occupy most of the overall space on the cover. The subtitle is written in large block capitals with bright bold colours that stand out over the picture. The writing that surrounds the picture uses quotes on every one of these examples and a typical colour combination for this magazine is red and white or yellow and white, which stands out the most.

Also, written along the top of the magazines is another sub heading which gives some information as to what is included in the issue or a story inside the magazine.

On this genre of magazine, everything is placed quite closely together and a lot of writing and pictures have been crammed to fit onto one page. This appeals to its target audience of younger people, as it represents craziness and excitement. However this contrasts to a magazine such as ‘time’, which will discuss much more serious issues and the way in which information is presented in that magazine will be a lot different to the way it is in the NME magazine.