Research behind existing magazines

Q and NME are very similar magazines as they are both for the genre indie music. These two magazines use the same colours and both follow the codes and conventions of music magazines.

All four of these magazines have very powerful pictures that have been used on the front covers, this is to interest and engage the audiences into buying the magazine. The artists in the pictures are looking straight into the camera, when a member of the public see's this magazine they are going to engaged into the magazine as the artist/artists are looking straight into the camera, having connotations that they are actually staring at you.

Both of these magazine stick to using the colours red, black and white, the reason for this may be that they are getting alot of attention from the public and alot of interests in buying the magazine so therefore there is no reason for the publisher to change the colour if the audience are always interested in it.

These magazines have used big bold writing which will engage the audience and is eye-catching to passes by. This will make the audience want to read the coverlines/ articles on the front cover, which then will have a result of them buying it.

On the last NME magazine the picture seems to have been taken so that the artist appears to be shouting, making the picture seem exciting, and more appealing to the younger audiences of the magazine, who listen to this genre of music aswel the photo was framed informally, from a low angle, giving this artist a sense of superiority.

On the first Q magazine the artist is pointing one finger and the camera and is looking straight towards the camera this signifies how the artist is pointing to the audiences and people may imagine him to be powerful and intimidating.

The first NME front cover, the two artists on the front are standing back to back and this may symbolise how the two artists have a close and tight relationship as they are dressed in the same clothes and have the same facial expressions too.

All of the factors used to produce a double page spread relate to the ideology of the writer and the publishing company, relating to the set of values that the majority of the audience will have. The producer’s intent is to inform entertain and change opinion, while making the magazine profitable to the company.

Consumers that buy the magazine are of a young audience, who take interest in the particular style of music that has been taken on by ‘NME’. The medium of presenting magazines that readers can flip through and skip is very important, and must be acceptable for the fans of the bands that are mentioned in order to draw in the audience.

In this double page spread the publisher has decided to have a picture of the band on one whole side of A4 and then use 2 columns on the other side. This would mostly interest a younger target audience for instance teenagers to around 21 year olds as there isnt alot to read and it can be read in a fast amount of time which will lead to it being more enjoyable.