Drafting and planning

After looking into the style of NME magazine front covers and contents pages i now need to look at double page spreads that feature the main cover star. Like the front cover and contents page i would hope to replicate something similar to NME's style in my own magazine, Ignite.

From these double page spreads i can observe how NME (on the left hand side) have a certain style when presenting their main articles in comparison to other magazines like Kerrang who have a different style and so therefore i can see what i should and shouldnt be including in my magazine if i want to replicate NME's style.

• NME has a well organised layout that is very simple and coherent. They use different conventions consistently in a consistent layout, a big, main image on the left, common article aligned text on the right which is accompanied by a headline, a quote and sometimes a sub heading. This is a simplistic layout which reflects the simple style and design of NME magazines. However Kerrang is different as it has a more carnivalesque approach. This is shown by the fact that the layout is quite complex, it contains things like secondary images, a separate section of text accompanied by lots of sub headings and the headline is slanted which overall crates a more chaotic and tightly packed double page spread thats right in the face of the viewers which reflects the loud, carnivalesque style of this type of magazine.

• NME uses a simple yet bold and serious font that reflects the serious attitude of the band and the serious, mainstream style of the magazine, whereas Kerrang uses a rough and edgy font that reflects the loud and wild style of the magazine.

• simple, easy going colours are used by NME to once again comply with its simple style whereas Kerrang uses more outrageous colours with the use of black and red which dominates both pages. These colours connote the more outrageous and rebellious style of this magazine.

• NME has its text separate and to one side of the page so its well organised and clear to read as its in its own section, however Kerrang has its main text in the centre so theres lots of things going on around it which overwhelms the reader and refelcts the wild and outrageous style of the magazine as it doesnt conform with the typical and neatly organised text of other double page spreads.

Overall this has helped me towards the making of my own magazine as i know now what to include and how to include it so i can replicate the simple and serious style of magazines such as NME in my own magazine rather than the wild and carnivalesque style of magazines like Kerrang