Annotations & typography of front cover

The masthead of NME is bold and red, it is always placed on the top left hand side of the magazine. The colours used in the masthead are black, white and red which are distinguished colours that are always known to be related to NME magazine therefore is recognizable for the readers.
The main image used on the magazine front cover is not directly in the center of the magazine as it a little to the right of the thirds rule which makes the composition more interesting. Anchorage text is used many times on the front cover, it is text that are underneath the smaller images. This text attracts the readers to read the inside stories.
The main text on the front cover is "Broken man?" which entices the reader to read the story to go with the caption, this text is in a different colour to the rest of the text on the front cover, it is white text on a black background which makes it stand out.
In the flash news, it follows the same colour scheme although the colours used are mixed around meaning the white text on the red background can be found nowhere else on the front page.
the cover lines are are poisitioned either side of the main image which give an insight to what the other stories inside the magazine are about. these are not as imoportant as the main story, this is shown as they are smaller sizes and are not the main focus of the magazine front cover. the colours used are still part of the main colour scheme where they make the magazine as a whole look more professional and recognisable.