FRONT COVER COMPARISON ANALYSIS

My magazine front cover is similar to a NME front cover because both of the mastheads are at the top left hand corner and are both in bold writing and the masthead on my front cover is in bold so therefore the audience will recognise this as the name of the magazine. They are also both 3 letters that stand for something which makes it easier to read and more memorable for the audience. My cover is different because I decided to put the meaning of the masthead underneath so the audience knew the clear link between the meaning and the genre of the music within the magazine. My magazine is different from NME because my main image is only one cover star rather than a band but they are both placed in the centre of the page so the audiences attention goes straight to them. The headline and subheading are both placed in the same place on the front cover, however on my magazine I decided to use a pull quote from interview which appeals to the audience because it gives them a taster of what will be inside the magazine. Also both magazines have banners at the bottom of the magazine to show the extras that the magazine includes which are all bands to show the focus of the magazine is music based. Both magazines show a specific house style which keeps the professional look on the magazine so there aren't too many colours on the page that don't fit the theme of the magazine on that issue. On my magazine I decided to put social networking sites on the cover to show audience participation as the audience are likely to use these sites so therefore it is easy access for them to keep updated with my magazine. Which is also why I put the website of the magazine above the barcode so it is easy to see and also it shows a symbiotic relationship between the print and online version.