The Mast Head ‘NME’ is big and clearly stands out in the top left hand corner on the page. It uses a bold and young looking theme, which relates to the target audience of the music magazine. It is in a red and white colour which fits in with the colour scheme/house style. It is put on the left third of the magazine so it can be seen when the magazines are put on the shelves

The footer at the bottom of the page shows the audience what else will be inside the magazine, it gives the impression that there is loads of stuff in the magazine that the audience will want to read. When they see the footer they might see something they want to read this will lead them to buy and read the magazine.

The main image is a long shot of ‘Dizzee Rascal’ (this is easily shown by the caption.) He is looking straight at the camera so this achieves direct address with the readers. He looks friendly and approachable which is what Dizzee Rascal is known for, this makes people want to buy the magazine and read it.

The Layout does not really use the rule of thirds apart from the Masthead being in the left hand corner, so it can be visible when it’s on shelves. The cover looks busy and interesting and fun, this will appeal to Dizzee Rascals fans. The busy look of the magazine also gives the impression that there’s lots going on in the magazine and will make people want to read.

The bar code, date/issue and price are all featured on the magazine because they are essential. They are all small and out of the way so they don’t take too much attention away from Dizzee Rascal.

The main sell line relates to the main image, Dizzee Rascal. It has a ‘drop shadow’ which makes it really stand out. It is in the colour white so it stands out in front of the colourful background.

There are some other sell lines on the page, there are not many as NME does not want to take too much attention away from the main sell line. All the sell lines are in the same font this helps create a brand as well as creating a house style.

The Header tells the audience who the man in the main image is if they didn’t already know. It tells us that the magazine is a music magazine because Dizzee Rascal is a very famous Musician. It is big and bold so it can be easily seen, it also has a drop shadow which makes it stand out even more.

There is a puff at the top of the page is put directly under the Masthead. The fact it is put in a circle means it is easily seen and will catch the reader’s eye. There is a ‘NEWS’ at the top of the puff which gives the reader the impression they are getting an ‘inside scoop’ this will make them want to read the magazine.