MASTHEAD“The Gospel According To Nicki Minaj” The use of the word gospel suggests that the artist is holy in some form, like a god. Her name is in a bold pink font larger than other words on the masthead. Her name stands out from the page suggesting she is very important and has a large personality.

MAIN IMAGEThe image of Nicki is placed almost in the centre of the page with the text framing her. The image grabs reader attention as she is dressed in bright, patterned clothing and jewelry. Nicki’s lipstick matches the colour of her name in the masthead, signifying they are the same person. Overall the image creates a sense of fun and mirrors the pop genre of her music. She is looking directly at the camera which entices the audience and allows them to feel connected with the artist.

TEXT CONTENTThe text used is split up into sections discussing different topics. The text is lighthearted and had used pull quotes to highlight the most important parts of the article and to attract readers attention to these parts. This style of article would appeal to a younger target audience such as teenage girls as they can read the article in small chunks rather than one long piece of text.

HOUSE STYLEThis article is vibrant and exciting. It is very different to the articles usually featured in NME magazine but as Nicki Minaj is a more mainstream pop artist compared to who they usually feature they have changed the style of the page to fit her fun personality and music style.

DESIGN BALANCEThis article is balanced as it is spread evenly across the two pages with the text framing the image. The main text within the article is in symmetrical columns and the masthead and image fit in with the symmetry.

DESIGN PRINCIPLESThis article uses the Guttenberg design principle to some extent as the masthead is placed in the primary optical area. However the start of the main text is placed in the weak fallow area and the negative space at the top of the article shows that this double page spread has gone against the conventions of a typical article.

MASTHEAD“Best Of Both Worlds” This masthead is a pun as both artists featured in this article are also part of another band. Similarly to the Nicki Minaj masthead, the test used is bold and uses colour to stand out from the rest of the text on the page. However this masthead stretches along the top of the page leaving more room for images and text.

MAIN IMAGEThe image used is the background of this article taking up the whole page. The two men featured in the article are on either sides of the text, suggesting they have barriers to overcome to produce their music. Both men are dressed in typical rock and roll style outfits, with mod haircuts and sunglasses. This suggests the music is very cool and alternative. Compared to the Nicki Minaj double page, this article uses a lot less colour, suggesting the music is more dark, serious and rock.

HOUSE STYLEThe house style used throughout this article is stereotypical of a rock/ indie band from the use of dark colours and clothes on the artists. The page is quite simple, with the text down the middle being framed by the images. This article does not feature the element of fun that the Nicki Minaj article features.

TEXT CONTENTThe article is only small and the text used is more serious than the Nicki Minaj article. It speaks more about the actual music of the band rather than the artists themselves. The text has a large kicker to create a small and vague introduction to attract the audience to read on further. This type of article would appeal to an older audience than that of the Nicki Minaj article as it features less lighthearted text and focuses on the career of the artists.

DESIGN BALANCEThis article is balanced as both halves of the page are completely symmetrical to each other, taken up half by the artist and half by the text.

DESIGN PRINCIPLESThis article uses the rule of thirds as all parts of the page are covered and the article is evenly spaced out. The Guttenberg design principle has been used as the main text features in the strong fallow area.