NME Double Page Spread deconstruction

The layout of the festival survey for 213 in NME is very cluttered with the surveys people were doing, the layout isn’t very clear either, they have put the survey questions into columns, however it still is overcrowded. The headline is placed at the very top of the left page, sub-headings are used above each question category, eg ‘big questions’ and ‘your festival habits’. The colours used on the double page spread help to organise the page, because every colour they have used has a grey undertone to it, even the blue that’s been used. This would help to group each section together.  The connotations of blue are

tranquility and calmness.The connotations of white are innocence, purity and light. The connotations of grey are emptiness, lack of movement, and emotion.The connotations of black are death, mystery and sophistication. The photos that have been used have been taken from whatever festival the readers have been to. All photos used are live photos from the festivals that have happened. The images are of both males and females, this would also create a wider audience, because they are catering for both a male and female audience.  The article assumes the POV of the reader, because it’s about the questions they have answered about each festival. Images of celebrities have been used, because it would entice fans of said person to read the issue. The celebrities that have been used are very well known to the indie-rock fan base. The magazine has used jargon language, because the certain person who would but this magazine would understand most of the terms they have used throughout the magazine, you wouldn’t necessarily see the same language being used in a magazine like Top of the Pops. The magazine engages with the reader, because they want to know what they would like to see happen to the festival the next year. The font is very easy to read, very straight forward and is clear.