NME magazine have used the conventional double-page spread design for their magazine. They have a large image monopolising one page and the article on the other. This helps to attract the audiences attention when they are flicking through the magazine as the image will stand out at a glance compared to the text. Therefore, the image is on the right page and is in colour; red and black mainly. The colours used also keep to the housestyle of the magazine along with suggesting things about the artist - Lily Allen.
The headline is a clever way of showing attitude, moreover, representing the type of person Lily Allen is. The capital font used shows she likes to be noticed and the bold used helps to show that too. Also, the black, newspaper, anonymous-letter font connotes mystery and danger. This is then backed up by the use of black and red and the pose in which Lily is stood. It also suggests the article is going to be very truthful as the headline is a quote taken from something Lily has said within the interview. Despite using the word 'honest' in the quote, it isn't a pun which helps to portray the honesty more.
Penultimately, the story itself is placed under the headline and tagline and is set out in columns. This is a deceiving technique as it makes the text look less than if it was in a paragraph. It also defines the fact that it is a magazine and not a novel.
Finally, there is the appropriate legal information such as who interviewed Lily and who the photographer is, and the page numbers are still present making it possible for the reader to find the article instantly after looking at the contents page.
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