Analysis of existing magazine titles.

NME stands for 'new musical express'. This is a good name for this magazine because it is a music magazine (hence the mane). The masthead being an abbreviation shows that the magazine is very well known and doesn't need the full name for people to know which magazine it is. It also makes it more appealing to younger audiences and allows space for more text and images.

The masthead for this magazine is simple and bold which makes it stand out. The magazine being called 'rock sound' instantly shows the audience that the magazine is about rock music. Just underneath of the masthead there is a little slogan that says 'new music first'. This is a good slogan because it does not only show that it is a rock music magazine, but is also about new music in the industry. I like the idea of having a slogan because it gives a more detailed idea about the magazine they are purchasing.

Analysis of fonts.

I like all of these fonts. My favorite 2 are: blue ridge heavy and mistral. I think that the first 4 are too plain for my magazine and the bottom 2 are too 'messy'.The one i think i will use is mistral because i like that is is upright, so it is easy to read, it is simple but different.

magazine analysis 3-Rocksound

This cover is completely filled with images and text; it probably has about 12 layers. The main image overlaps the masthead to draw attention to it. The main image being over the masthead draws the audience to it and shows them it is something that interests them; The image also does this by being placed central in the magazine. The bar code is placed on the lower right of the page. It has the issue number and date of release. There is a lot of colour on this cover which makes it stand out and attractive to the reader. As you can see in the paragraphs that follow, there is a similar colour pallet through out.

This double page spread has a very dark colour pallet which relates greatly to the band the story is about and the over all feel of the magazine. The headline is larger than the other text to highlight what the story that follows is about. There is a quote between the two text of a different colour and slightly larger font and has a different background around it to highlight it. Using a quote makes the text more believable attracting the audience. Using such a large image breaks the text down and makes it more appealing to the viewer. The image here is of a band called 'murderdolls' and the image being so large stands out to the viewer and means that they dont have to read the text to know what its about.

The main image goes over the middle of the 2 pages meaning that it is important. There are many other images across the page. They use these images instead of text just to give the reader a rough idea of what is on that page; It also limits the amount of text which is more appealing to this target audience because they come to read about music and there interests. The word 'contents' on this page is a lot smaller than other more important titles. They focus to making the text that is more important stand out, such as '26 new bands you need to here' as this is what the reader bought the magazine for. There is a lot of colour on this page which is related to the entire colour pallet of the magazine. They focus more on the simple colours such as white and red near the text so it is still easy to follow.

Analysis of magazine 2- NME.

This cover has approximately 8 layers all overlapping each other. The main image partly covers the masthead because the magazine is well known so they can get away with it. The main image is of muse front man Matt Bellamy, showing that the main artical is about him/ his band. He is placed to the right of the page allowing more space for text, as this cover has a lot. The background is blue, making it colorful and attractive to the viewer.

Just like Kerrang magazine, NME has a whole page of an image related to the story. It also has large text at the top taking up half of the page. These two things limit the amount of text in the story, which is better for those who dont like large amount of text to read. The colour pallet on this page is very bland. The white background allows for the black text to stand out, making it easier for the reader to read.

The colour pallet is black and white with a bit of colour. The black and white makes it easier for the reader to follow. However, the colour makes it more suited to the entire magazine because it has a lot going on. There is a lot of text all over the page and is put in a format that isn't easy for the reader to follow. This page also contains the masthead, but nowhere on this page it it says the words 'contents'. There arnt many images on this page which may not be appealing to certain audiences, mainly the younger people. For this reason, i do no like this contents page because i think that more images should be applied.