This small heading is in the top left corner, staying within the main pallet of the page with black, blue and white. "Radar" insinuates new information found recently that any other magazine may not have. Its capital letters and the boldness of the lettering attracts the reader's eye to it, so that they will know what this page is about and then they can decide if they are interested.
This double page spread is a prime example of a typical magazine article. They usually are possibily about a new and upcoming band to present them into the world of music.
Focussing on the main photograph, it has been taken using the rule of thirds. The faces of the three members of the band have taken up a middle third each, the top three thirds are taken up by smaller photographs; this attracts the reader's eye because it creates a sense of wonder and mystery. The pose of the artist look very relaxed. The picture is large and takes up just over a size of A4 paper so therefore the eye can not help but be drawn to the image.
This small box at the bottom left hand corner stands out to the eye because it is formed with bright colours which makes the box seem more attractive to the human eyes. Due to this, it attracts the reader to the extra bit of information about the article so that they recieve it. The text is in bold black and white, a mixture of the black, white and blue pallet which is continued throughout these pages.
The title is in bold, black capitals, backed with a light blue. Not only does this create the pallet for the page but it also attracts the eye to the headline as it stands out from the rest of the page on the right side.
The column of the far end of the page on the right hand side is sometimes quite common in double page spreads, particually in music magazines; it can be cheaper for less well known bands to have a mention in a magazine. Sometimes these columns can include the latest music chart, or album review. They add extra appeal to the page; also sometimes it can be related to the main article. For example it could be reviews of the album or live performance of the band being covered.
The article itself is about a new band called "The Teenagers", by stating that "NME LOVES" this band, readers may read on to see if this new band is really all that NME claims them to be. The article includes, within itself, one small photograph of the band performing live, this is done most of the time in music magazines, a typical music magazine trait. The article is describing to its readers about the upcoming of the band, that they are the new "radar," with a quote, here and there, that one of the band members has said. One of these has been highlighted with the same blue as the title, this time in a white font so it will stand out to the reader's eyes.
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