My Second Front Cover Deconstruction

For my second front page deconstruction, I am looking at

NME. The main image is of singer, Lana Del Rey. The picture stands out a lot as she has a white dress on and the background is an American flag so this makes the photo look really bold. The mode of address is direct as she is looking straight at the reader. There is essential information on this image including the barcode located in the bottom right third and there is some more information in the top left third below the masthead. This issue was released on 28th January 2012 and the price is £2.40. The puff is located in the top right third and includes free posters of Nirvana, Sex Pistols and Bob Marley. The same shade of blue is used for the puff as is used for the main sell line on this page. It says "Lana Del Rey" across the main image; this makes the words and the puff really draw attention from the reader. There is a pull quote on the front saying "I'm a psycho!" This is used to encourage the reader to continue reading. There is also a caption next to the main image that says "The true face of a modern American icon." This is also used to make the article sound really interesting and to get the reader to want to read it. The sub lines are located down the right hand side and put in white boxes using capitalised blue and black text to back these really noticeable too. These include pull quotes too but don't include any secondary images next to them which could have made it look more interesting but also could have drawn too much attention away from the main image and article. There are also some other names of bands featured along the bottom in a less noticeable sized font but it's still really obvious that it's there. The only secondary images used are the images to go along with the puff to give the readers a preview of the free posters that are inside.

The layout isn't that messy but article titles and boxes are on a bit of an angle but also look really organised and this works really well. I like the way this front cover looks as the main image draws just the right amount of attention to it but the other articles are really noticable too; this is done by using the right coloured font, the right size font and the right style of font.