Planning Mood Board and existing pages from the NME music magazine.

I have done a mood board as part of my planning to get images and colors and fonts which i really like that i can use them to help with my own designs. Hopefully i can take inspiration. I have chosen one of the fonts i used on my mood board, this is because i think it will go well with the theme that i am using. And will link in with the whole vintage image.









It is clear that the title is bold and iconic so that people can relate to the font when they see it on the magazine. they instantly know that it is the NME trademark title. The title is broken up with a heading bar at the top which is darker than the title so that there is a contrast and that both stand out but yet they compliment each other. the header bar breaks up the page which also helps provide information and other news in the magazine so the reader wants to read on and buy the magazine at first site. the
The main image is bold and expressive it conveys the main and exclusive article as powerfull, which i will want to also attempt to replicate. The use of differernt colours with the fonts is effective, they all compliment each other and add more fun to the magazine front cover making it lively. the barcode is small and vertical so that it enables more space on the page and makes other things stand out which i may attempt to do on my page. Also the use of a bold coloured circle indicates and conveys what else is on offer, makes these things stand out.i also like the use of smaller images which are linked to other articles in the magazine it adds more informtation for the reader.

Here in this contents page the NME logo is the same iconic logo which is found on the front cover. it adds identity and meaning. it also is a trademark for the compant nme. however it is smaller than it is on the front cover as it doesnt need to be as big or stand out as much. instead of using the words contents it says "this week" i think it is more of a unique way of showing what is in the magazine. it is also made to stand out with the black background and white bold clear font. it is effective because it stands out and is clear for the reader. i like that there is a main image of what i believe to be one of the main articles in edition. it makes it stand out. also everything else seems to work around it. there is a small paragraph based on the main picture and then there are subtitles at the side which split in to certain genres. which i am probably going to use on mine to break it up abit. i also like the subsciption box at the bottom it uses unused space making the page look more full and like more is going on. so i am going to either do the same or have an editors choice sort of thing.an editors note. there is a recurring theme throughout the magazine. which i would like to apply with mine. so that it adds character and gives my magazin a trademark theme sort of thing.

the title instantly illustrates who it is based on, so that the reader instantly knows what it is about. therefore i will want to inform my readers straight away. the article here is traditionally in columns. which i will most deffinately use. i like at the start of the paragraph how they typically make the letter of the first word much bigger and bolder. i will use this as it adds more emphasis on the start of the paragraph. a quote is also used from the interview, i will do the same to add more information. and it makes it more fun and creative and less boring because it shows importance to the interview. instead of over loading the text on this article they have clearly used a full page for an important image. i aint to fond of this as i would rather use more text and have smaller but more images so that there is alot more information for the reader so that it is really exclusive.