Identify the elements that connect the 3 different

parts of the magazine NME

The sans
serif font is
these pages
and
consistent
throughout
the whole
magazine
which brings
the
magazine
pages
together

Each page has

some sort of title
which adds
organisation to
the magazine,
making it clear
what each page
is about.
(masthead,

The Colour scheme

connects all 3 of these
pages. On each page
red, black and white
are predominantly
used. This also links
each one back to the

Mise en scene, both

the double page
spread and front
cover use graffiti as a
background. The
contents page does
not use the graffiti
background although
it does use the rule of
thirds for the
organisation of the

Each page has at least one image which

links to the article or text. Images are
used to attract a wider audience, often
readers will flick through the magazine
without reading every page so bright
images will attract their attention and
tend to be more interesting than large
The target audience for this magazine is predominantly white males, aged between
17-30 which is an unusually broad age range. We know that this is the target
audience because of the images and colours used, the colours are ones that would
be considered masculine and the main images are often of male artists.