1. Double Page
Spread Analysis
Both NME Magazines
By: Noir El-Nour

2. Side Bar
Drop Sub Heading
Cap
Heading
Anchor
Photo
Caption

3. Colo
ur:
The writing on this page
quite bold and the two
colours that are used,
white and green, add to
the natural feel of the
page and article.
The band on the right side are all looking
directly at the audience which can draw
The leaves that are on the them in. This is an appropriate picture to
left side, make the picture have on the right side, because this is the
seem very relaxed and first page that the reader will see when they
calm. turn over the page. This means that the as
the picture draws them in, they will be more
inclined to read the article.

4. •The colours used through the article are green, white and black which
are the main colour theme;
•This fits with the leaves and the

5. Tone of the
Article
The tone that is used in this article is casual. This fits with NME’s prior and recent
articles as they have a sense of informality to it; shown in the first line “bloody twee
pop bands, eh?”. This allows the audience to connect and not be intimidated by the
text and also allows the text to be more accessible to the readers as they may not be
able to understand more complex language. As NME is targeted at 16-25 year olds,
this casual tone fits the language that they are more likely to use and therefore maybe
more inclined to read it.

6. Eye Flow
and Layout
The first thing when looking at this
(left) page that draws the readers
attention, is the green box which has
information concerning the bands tour
dates.

7. The title of the article is what draws the
readers attention to the (left) page. This is
affective because the readers can then see if
the article is something that they would be
interested in reading.

8. Layout
The image occupies most of the double page spread as it is landscape and the text
is around the image.

9. Rule of
thirds
Rule of thirds is used in this photo, as
each band members heads are in a third

10. Leading text
Slug
Image Drop
Cap Button
Pull Quote
Footer
Caption
Image Anchor

11. The BAND AND
Prior Knowledge
Claire Boucher, also known as Grimes, is a Canadian Montreal-based musician,
artist and music video director who sings and plays keyboards. Her style of
music is very different and unconventional to anything else shown through the
scattered sounds from different genres that she uses; this fits with NME’s style
of music as they are able to introduce her as an emerging artist and are also able
to interest their audience with new sounds.
Prior Knowledge isn’t needed in this article because this is in the section “100
NEW BANDS” which shows that this section is about something that not many
people know about. This article talks about their new album which has just come
out and is in the format of an interview. There is also background information
given to the readers throughout the article.

12. Eye Flow
and Layout
•The title “Grimes” is what draws the
reader to the right page
•The article is on the right page and isn’t
very long
•The Image anchor at the bottom of the left
page gives additional information about the
band and their releases.

13. The first thing that the reader sees when
looking at this page is the sticker at the top
left of the page, which says “100 NEW
BANDS soo have to hear”. This could
entice the reader and as it is in a music
magazine, this could be something that
they are interested in.
This also shows that this artist is different
and not like other new upcoming artists.
The picture that is used in this Double
Page Spread is in black and white. The
image is also landscape which goes across
both pages, the image of the girl is looking
to the right page and at the text, this could
make the audience want to see what she is
looking at and therefore be more
stimulated to read the article.

14. Tone of the
Article
The way in which this article is written is very casual, however it is also factual
which is needed for an upcoming artist so that the audience is able to know
something about them that may entice them to listen to her new album and other
prior releases.
The article is written by NME’s assistant review editor, Laura Snapes and
therefore what she writes can be trusted.

15. magazines may influence your own
The Drop Cap is a convention that is
commonly used in music magazines and
is an element that I plan on using in my
own article.
The Leading Text is another conventional
attribute of music magazines and is something
that I particularly like about the layout of articles
and therefore is something that I will use in my
own Double Page Spread article.