Magazine Front Covers- helen

The NME logo is used in every edition so it is easily recognisable for readers. The magazine has chosen to use black, blue, white and yellow as their colour scheme. Even the image of the band is colour coordinated with the colour scheme of the magazine because they are only wearing these colours.
This front cover doesn't have much text on the front as it focuses on the featured band.
The use of the emotive language in the speech bubble draws the reader in.
The image dominates the bottom half of the cover whilst the text dominates the top half.
It has a bar code which is a common convention of a magazine.
'VAMPIRE WEEKEND' is in capitals and larger font than the rest of the line.






The Q logo is used on every edition so it is easily recognisable, it is kept in the same position every edition. The  logo's colour red is gender neutral so appeals to all sexes. The magazine chose a colour scheme of red, white and black. The image of the band dominates the centre of the magazine suggesting the image reflects the main article. 'ARCTIC MONKEYS' is bigger than the logo, which shows that the magazine depends on their featured artists to gain sales. It has a bar code which is a common convention of a magazine.