color:
through-out the contents page the color is kept consistent to make it look structured. They used the red and black to bring out the dominant attitude comes with rock, which shows that NME are specificly targeting thier audience with thier color choice
pictures:
the main picture is a split between two showing that so much was going on in england which is amplifyed by the story under the main picture which doucuments all the events going on for 5 nights. the pictures also show a contrast between two diffrent scenes or genres this is shown by the teo contrasting sides haveing diffrent looks and diffrent types of instruments for example on the left you have the typical mod band which electric guitars and wearing suits where as the people on the left are wearing casual clothes and are playing a trumpit and a melodica
structure:
NME's structure is to have the main story in the middle with a picture and a brief write up on the story(this brings the main attension to the main story)and the rest of the storys on the right with a subheading above it(so people can find the type of story they are looking for better) and lastly on the left they have a band index showing what bands are on each page
Case study kerrang:
- background and ownership:
- Kerrang! started on 6 June 1981 and was edited by Geoff Barton, initially as a one-time thing in the Sounds newspaper, which focused on the New Wave of British Heavy Metal which showered the nation and on the rise of other hard rock acts. Angus Young of AC/DC appeared on Kerrang!'s first cover. Launched as a monthly magazine, Kerrang! began to appear on a 2 weekly basis later, and in 1987 it went weekly. The original owner was United Newspapers who then sold it to EMAP in 1991.
- style/layout/mode of address:
- kerrangs cover style is chaotic and colourful to represent the genre they are showcaseing as rock is known to be more chaotic. evan with a chaotic style they genrally go for stories in a vertical line on the left side by sometimes use both
- content and approach to music:
- thier content contains storys on bands personal lifes and shows a side of them that you would not see on stage and they also document the status of rocks sub genres like punk rock and hevey metal and lastly they promote some concerts
kerrang promote only rock and all its subgenres and dose not present other genres
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