Front cover 3: NME front cover December 2009 Oasis

I have decided to analyse this front cover of Oasis from the NME december 2009 release firstly because the NME are the home of indie and this is what my magazine will be based on and secondly because oasis are a huge indie rock band also.

Firstly the image is showing the two members of the band standing posing in a very indie fashion with their arms folded and no facial expressions at all, this is preserving them as 'cool'.  The image is in black and white and the two members of the band are standing in a white background and this makes them really stand out.  The two members of the band are pretty much the same size on the image, however the left hand member (noel gallagher) is preserved a bit larger and this shows he is slightly the more dominant member (songwriter).  The main colour used is read an this is good because it keeps up the NME theme colour and shows consistency it is also good because it stands out from the balck and white imag when used for font.  The NME logo positioned in the top left hand corner is covered slightly by the band member and this shows that the NME are confident just by looking at the magazine which magazine it is and this relates to indie cockiness.  Yellow font is used regularly throughout the page and this font is good as it stands out from the red and blakc backgrounds which are used often in this page.  The main heading 'Oasis RIP' is in white font and this is used well because it contrasts from the black background surrounding it making the font stand out.  The barcode is positioned in the bottom right hand corner and it always is on NME magazines, this shows consistency.
For my front cover i will also make sure that my model uses a lack of facial expressions to show the idie coolness and swagger.  I will also position my logo in the bottom right hand corner of the page and i will do this so that it is away from all the important information and isn't in the way.  Finally i will also use font colours that contrast the background colour, this is so that the font will stand out.