RE-MAKE AND RE-MODEL. NME MAGAZINE.

Before i made this front cover of NME magazine, i looked at copies of the NME magazine to check out what kind of house style they used and how they portrayed certain codes and conventions. They go for the 'cool' and 'edgey' look. So this is what i wanted to do with my main image. When I styled what my model was going to wear i thought carefully about whether is would fit in or not with the context of the magazine. The dress is pretty yet has an edge to it in contrast to the red lipstick, giving off a connotation of being a 'rebel.' I decided to have my model holding a pair of shoes in her hand, with a face of 'do i look bothered?' giving it an almost attitude look. I decided to have my model looking right towards the reader for direct address. Directing the readers attention straight away. I have put no other images on the front cover of this magazine because i noticed that NME magazine don't tend to do this, they just focus on one band or artist. Which is what i decided to do. The mast head i decided to put in the top left third as this is what NME magazine usually do, i decided for it not to cover part of my main image because i wanted all eyes on the main image. As the band 'Hannah and the hats' are very popular at the minute and its what everyone is talking about. I decided to have the main headline 'HANNAH AND THE HATS' to be put straight across the main image (not over any important facial features, but over the skin area) to show the reader what this magazine is focusing on. I have also used a pug at the top of the page, enticing the reader in with what the magazine has to offer, the word 'free' will automatically entice the reader into buying the magazine. In the coloured band and the bottom, i have chosen red as the background in the text box: to fit in with the main colour of red on the front cover.) I have used a list of three 'PARTY PARTY PARTY' in this coloured band to exaggerate to the reader of how much gossip and infomation is inside, i have also used elipsise '...' to leave the reader in suspense and making them open the magazine and buy it to find out more. I also noticed that on the front covers of NME magazines they usually have lists of bands/artists of who they have gossip and interviews with to make the magazine seem like its worth buying with lots of infomation. So i have decided to do this, listing popular bands and artists which will fit for this type of 'indie' magazine.

However, now looking at the magazine I feel like if I created it again I would make a few changes to it. Firstly I would take away the PUG at the top of 'FREE POSTER' because I feel this doesn't fit in with the rest of the magazine. I feel that it ruins the overall 'look' of the magazine. If I re-did this magazine I would also take away the full stop from 'HANNAH AND THE HATS' because magazines do not tend to do this, they do not use correct grammer, and they use very colloquial language. To fit in with the 'NME' style magazine I would have to make these two changes, then the front cover would be excellent.