NME covers...

NME is a really popular magazine for music fans of my age, particularly those into indie and alternative music. Obviously it is really important that the cover is appealing to the target audience and it must be considering NME is one of the biggest selling music magazines. 

So i am going to look at some NME covers and decide what makes it suitable for the intended audience and what makes it successful in drawing in new readers.

I have found that, compared to Mojo magazine covers NME covers are alot more colourful and less symetrical and organised looking. This makes them look a bit less sophisticated but they look more fun and i think this is important when aiming at the 15-20 age range. The covers also feature much more up-to-date names such as Panic at the Disco and The Wombats which is going to appeal more to the younger audience. Two of the covers also say 'Glasto' on them which is the name that mainly younger people give the Glastonbury music festival. Younger people are also more likely to be interested in music festivals and so this will be eye catching to this age range.

All of the covers also feature many other well known band names to younger audiences. The covers also feature well known up-to-date faces in the music industry which will be recognised by this age range. The cover pictures are also busier and more fun looking which is far more likely to be appealing to 15-20 year-olds.