• The contents page for Q magazine fits with the house style of the front cover. This gives a professional and tidy look to the magazine. House style means the same font, colour scheme and layout as the rest of the magazine.

• The contents page is split into six columns with seven images representing certain stories in the magazine.

• The contents page is split into sections of cover story, regulars and the Q review.

• The contents page also has two page numbers because it has a double contents page and also contains issue information and the magazines logo.

• The magazine also contains subscription information about becoming a loyal customer of the magazine and to make you become a regular reader.

• The contents page also contains a heading for each story and a small description about what it is.

• Each image also has a caption about the image and were it is located in the magazine.

• There is no website or social networking information which suggests it may be for the older music fan.

• It also contains a puff on the contents page in the Q review section about the more interesting information in that section to drawn the reader in.

• The contents page follows the connotations of a rock magazine but isn't as heavy on the colour scheme as other magazines are but it is still very cluttered.

• The NME contents page is split into one column. This is because it follows the rock music connotations and is very cluttered with little room for a contents column.

• The main image is the main story in the magazine and takes up a lot of space in the magazine and creates a cluttered untidy design.

• It has page numbers indicating were each story or article is within the magazine.

• The contents page is split into sections, news, radar, reviews, live and features.

• It has a colour scheme of black, white and red which is not the same as the front cover so it does not follow a house style but still has the rock music connotations.

• The masthead is incorporated into the contents title which says this week instead of contents, showing a differ from the codes and conventions and indicates it is released weekly which means it will have less content.

• There is a advertisement taking up the bottom left of the page about subscription to try to get the reader to buy more and become a avid reader and become loyal to the NME brand.

• On the Kerrang contents page it is split into five columns in the bottom half of the page. The other half of the page is one main image and two smaller images showing stories and interviews within the magazine that are the main features of that issue of the magazine.

• The five columns contain a letter from the editor and the rest is split into sections of feedback, news, features, win, live reviews, posters, album reviews, quiz and a gig guide.

• They all have page numbers indicating were in the magazine they are located.

• It also contains a advert about subscription to make the reader become a loyal reader of the magazine.

• The contents page has a house style similar to the front cover with the same colour scheme and font to make it look professional and consistent and follow the connotations.

• It also contains a letter from the editor to talk to the reader personally and the editors image has direct mode of address as well as the main contents image to engage with the reader.