front cover

Another front cover that i really like is Q coverage go The Beatles 50th anniversary special as this uses a very basic black and white long shot of the full band with yellow and white text is very effective as this shows how a band of many years ago are still loved by many with the vintage black and white and the colorful modern day yellow making the reader want to read about the special event. Also the image in the corner of Paul McCartney will attract the reader even more the image shows him in deep conversation, showing he is talking very open and emotionally about the band and the events that occurred during The Beatles making people want to buy the magazine so that they can have an onsite into one of the greatest bands ever.

I like how the main image is an up-close shot of the artist as this shows who the artist is and gives a closer look of his hairstyle and clothes giving the reader an idea of the genre of music and type f artist he is. The light grey background along with the artists hair colour and shirt colour allows the yellow, blue and black writing really stand out and draw attention to the cover. Also due to the bright burst of contrasting colors, this relates to the artist personality land how they can be loud and "out their" with, as well as giving off a very gritty effect. The slight tilt of Liam's head gives off the indication of arrogance giving the reader a slight insight into the artist and their personality making the reader want to know if they have said anything controversial, funny or harsh in their interview. also one of the main sell lines is a quote from an interview inside in black which draws the reader in and after reading it, it made me want to see more and read the full article it has a little humor but could also be him having a dig at someone or something, so you would want to read more to find out.

finally this last cover i am looking at is very different as usually NME keep to their read logo and Q try to do this too and keep a style and layout on their magazines, so this last cover goes against that and that reflects their music, style, attitude and personality therefore showing how they are different to modern day music scene the mustard coloured background with the style and image is very contrasting and this relates to their music as it is very punk and political, being quite angry music where as the background is very soft and bright. the NME logo is white in  red box showing how they have had to change to fit the cover style, and the sell line states and gives an idea of how slaves are trying to change the music industry and therefore NME has also changed. The angle of the shot and they way they are dressed and stood gives off an assertive powerful feeling. This draws in the reader as they will want to know about this new group who are trying to change up music and are very confident in the way they look and sound about doing so. overall this one and the Liam Gallagher cover are the ones i like the most and find most fitting as the grittiness go the image, and the way the contrasting colors in the background, to the sell lines, to the way they are dressed gives off a confident but cocky idea and this makes people want to read about the artist and music genre.