Conventions of a music magazine

MASTHEADS

The mastheads on both of these magazines are in a deep red which will draw the readers attention, also the logos are in big white letters which stands out from the red background and complements it well. The logos which are XXL AND NME are the identity of the magazine

The LeadThe Lead to these magazines are in big bold capital letters which is bigger than the rest of the text and there about Kendrick Lamar and the Arctic Monkeys who are pictured on the front of the magazines

Main Cover Picture

The Main cover picture on both of these Music Magazines are of a Rap artist Kendrick lemar and an international band the Arctic Monkeys, also these relate to the main article topic. Both of these main cover pictures has direct gaze which looks out at the reader.

Pull Quote

NME is the only magazine out the two that has Pull Quote’s. It is in a clear white font which stands out from the red background and the black bold titles, The quotes are from Blur who are wanting another crack at America and Johnny Marr who is contacting the other Smiths.

Cover LinesBoth Magazines have cover lines that suit there target audience. XXL’s cover lines are all about rap and hip-hop and NME’s cover lines are all about different music stars and bands which suits the audience of that certain magazine. XXL has used red and black which stands out from the white background and makes them noticeable to the reader and NME has used white and red which also stands out from the blue background.

Bar CodeVast majority of Music Magazines have Bar Codes witch shows the price and sometimes the issue number

Round Box

NME is the only magazine out the two which has a round box usually you would find some sort of competition in them but in this case it is advertising the 20 Best New Dance Acts On The Planet. The text has a big number 20 in white witch stands out from the red background and will draw the readers attention