Masthead Big bold writing Blue, red, black and white.

These colours stand out on the background. Its clear and very readable.

Alex turner wearing black and red holding a black and red record. The colours of the writing fit in with this. This has been done because

In bold it says exclusive drake interview this catches the audience attention. However NME is a indie pop and alternative rock magazine put they have added something for other readers so they have a bigger audience. They interviewed drake who is “the hip-hop megastar”

Different types of font to appeal to everyone

Small barcode and price/date It doesn't’t take up a lot of spaceRhetorical question- gets the reader thinking.

List of artists that are featured in the magazine. Artic monkeys are mentioned in red because they are the main subject as Alex turner is on the front cover.

Underneath NME it tells us what NME stands for.

Tells you what is in the magazine:• Advice • Gigs• Interviews• Information on current

artists • Gossip on artists

“the record that changed my life” is in a different font to everything else on the page. The font is graffiti style and not as neat as the other titles.

Alex Turner is placed in front of NME this shows he is important and he is better than NME he's very famous? Its very important that he is on the cover

Cover lines gives the reader an idea about what the magazine will be about

Meant to look hand written shows a rough look.

Not giving much away in the sub headings

NME is a bold and represents the magazine as a whole.

Masthead and logo- big and bold Gets the readers attention.

Subtitle First name is bold and lines up with the second name.

Main picture is Adele and the subtitle says “Adele blows us away’ the picture of Adele is her with her hair being blown away. This links in with the subtitle. It adds a dramatic effect

Main article cover line“Adele blows us away” also tells you what page the article is on. This means the reader can go straight to that page

Badge to show off that this is there 300th magazine issue

Discover great music is in a smaller font Adele is placed over the logo as she is famous and important

Photo shoot it looks professional and makes the artist look better.

“If you’ve got it, flaunt it” quote from interview. Dramatic quote from Adele of what she thinks

Q magazine

Writing is presented on the left hand corner isn't over lapping the main image of Adele. The font is bold and in the colours red and black to give it an even bold

Date and price I the corner of the page. This is used on every magazine because the price doesn't’t appeal to the audience this maybe why it is written in small. So they will judge the front cover and not the price.

The badge draws attention to the reader. Its placed by the side of Adele this could so she is very special to be on the 300th issue.

Colours are mainly red, black and white. These colours in particular are bold it also fits in with Adele as she is bold and stands out from the crowd.

Stands out on the shelf because it has an important singer and the colours jump out of the page catching the readers attention.

Mixmag is a British electronic dance and clubbing magazine, published in London England. Launched in 1982, the magazine covers dance events, and reviews music and club nights.

Colour theme is yellow, white and orange. This goes with the LaRoux's style. This makes the front cover work well as a whole.

Large square banner in the left hand side of the magazine. This stands out and gets the readers attention.

Cover stories down the right hand side of the magazine. Not covering LaRoux face but her arm.

2 small photos of other stories, these also have titles and a small description of what the main article is about.

Mixmoo logo uses a target type symbol above the I on mixmoo this makes the logo stand out and look more interesting and stand out.

La Roux stands out on the front cover however the writing is placed over the top of her.

The sub heading describes what type of La Rouxs music is like and about this gets the reader to understand what the article is about and if they will enjoy it.

La Roux is the main focus on this magazine as she is covering the page. The photo is meant to represent what she and her music is about. They have done this by using orange and white font and her face has been painted. This gives the audience an understanding that La roux might be a bit different to other artists as she has face paint on her face.

The page numbers have been given underneath the sub heading. This is to inform the reader what page to look for, for the article they want to read.

The main cover line includes the name of the singer in bold writing to draw the attention of the target audience.