NME Front Cover Analysis

The route of the eye starts from the masthead so the

reader is aware of the magazine and it will catch the
eye of their common readers. It then carries on at
the top to go through the cover lines. Next it goes
down through Hayley Willams to attract any
Paramore fans. It then goes through the cover story
further connoting the importance of the band to this
magazine. Finally it ends with the bar code and price
in the terminal area.

The top two hotspots are on each side of Hayley

William’s head to draw a lot of attention to her and
some, but not as much to her band members. The
bottom two hotspots are placed on the cover story,
with most focus being on the band name
“Paramore” this catches the reader’s eye and draws
them into the magazine.

Only one image is used on the front cover but it is

very conventional for a music magazine to only have
two at the most, possibly three. It is of the band
Paramore however all focus is on the singer Hayley
Williams. She is in front of all of them by a long way
to exploit her fame to the reader so many fans will
feel compelled to read it. It draws in a feminist audience as she is seen as more dominant than the men,
giving women a role model. It also draws in a male audience as they may find her attractive and so feel more
compelled to read it