This front cover from an issue of NME circa 2008 featuring Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner and The Last Shadow Puppets frontman Miles Kane. The reader instantly knows this thanks to the bold white text in the middle of the the page. The names of the the two artists seem to hover over the photographs, so the reader can distinguish between the two. The photographs themselves are almost black and white, with a filter making the figures appear to be more pale than they actually are.
The front cover follows NME's familiar red, black and white colour scheme present in the NME logo, with some yellow text which really doesn't fit with the existing colour scheme. Most of the text is in red, which is a particularly vibrant colour that is likely to catch the eye of the reader fairly easily. This vibrant red against the pale tones of the photograph makes it really stand out.
The majority of the text is on the left had side of the page, with a red heading and black subheadings. This may be due to the colours red and black being the most prominent in the NME logo and the fact that they stand out the most against the white. Most of the text is in bold capitals, particularly the titles, whereas the subheadings are in lower case, to distinguish them from the titles. Other fonts are used for the band's quote, distinguishing the text from the titles and the subheadings.
The photograph is also layered in fornt of the NME logo, which is a common convention of established music magazines. The subheading is also partially obscured because it is assumed that the reader knows that the magazine is NME, which stands for New Musical Express.
Also in the top left of the cover is a black circle with yellow and white text, presumably designed to look like a sticker. This would explain why it is placed infront of the logo, partially obstructing it.
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