Contents page analysis 1
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Contents page analysis House Style The main colour on this page, is just white which is pretty plain, however the vibrant red subtitles, help make it stand out more. Also, the banner at the top is also red, which is the most vibrant and noticeable. The font ‘CONTENTS’ is very thin, whereas Imagery Looking at the images on this page you can see that the one that stands out the most is the one of Alex Turner from the band, Arctic Monkeys. This may possibly be due to the fact that the Arctic Monkeys are on the front cover. This on stands out the most due to the simple fact that it is the largest picture of the page. Looking at Alex’s clothing, you can see that he is dressed in an indie style, as he has a blue shirt and sunglasses on, as well as a gold chain. This links in with the genre of his band, which is indie rock. However, the band also has many different genres of music such as; Rock. Design balance Personally, I think this contents page has an unbalanced composition as the main focal point of the page is the images at the top of the page and these individual elements dominate the whole page making the writing to the bottom and to the right of the page a lot less appealing and noticeable. I would then say due to this the page has an asymmetrical Gutenberg’s Principle The primary optical area of the contents page is the top left corner. This is where it shows which page the Artic Monkey article is on. This has most likely been placed there as the front cover page is of the Artic Monkeys, therefore the buyer may have bought it with interest of reading about them, therefore it is the first, and most obvious thing the reader will see as they open the magazine. The strong fallow area shows the page in which Green day is featured on, however below that is a list artist’s which may interest the Target audience I’d say the main gender this magazine is targeted at is males as the very first advert before the contents, is an
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Contents page analysis
House Style
The main colour on this page, is just white which is pretty plain, however the vibrant red subtitles, help make it stand out more. Also, the banner at the top is also red, which is the most vibrant and noticeable. The font ‘CONTENTS’ is very thin, whereas the subtitles going down the right hand side of the page are quite bold and thick and really stands out to the reader.
Imagery
Looking at the images on this page you can see that the one that stands out the most is the one of Alex Turner from the band, Arctic Monkeys. This may possibly be due to the fact that the Arctic Monkeys are on the front cover. This on stands out the most due to the simple fact that it is the largest picture of the page. Looking at Alex’s clothing, you can see that he is dressed in an indie style, as he has a blue shirt and sunglasses on, as well as a gold chain. This links in with the genre of his band, which is indie rock. However, the band also has many different genres of music such as; Rock. This may be why there is an image of a group of girls dressed in black leather jackets and black skinny jeans. Finally, another genre of the Arctic monkeys is psychedelic rock. To the left of the page you can see a group of people dressed in a psychedelic style. Also, in the top right corner, there is an image of green day holding an electric guitar which could relate to the genre of rock.
Design balance
Personally, I think this contents page has an unbalanced composition as the main focal point of the page is the images at the top of the page and these individual elements dominate the whole page making the writing to the bottom and to the right of the page a lot less appealing and noticeable. I would then say due to this the page has an asymmetrical balance due to the heavy focal points on the images. However, asymmetry creates a more complex relationship and makes it more interesting as it can be used to draw attention to something.
Gutenberg’s Principle
The primary optical area of the contents page is the top left corner. This is where it shows which page the Artic Monkey article is on. This has most likely been placed there as the front cover page is of the Artic Monkeys, therefore the buyer may have bought it with interest of reading about them, therefore it is the first, and most obvious thing the reader will see as they open the magazine. The strong fallow area shows the page in which Green day is featured on, however below that is a list artist’s which may interest the reader and which page they’re featured on. The weak fallow area has a list of other bands and artists however, their music are different genres to the Arctic Monkeys and the reader may have chosen this magazine as the front cover may have caught their attention, therefore these bands are different and may not interest the reader as much.
Target audience
I’d say the main gender this magazine is targeted at is males as the very first advert before the contents, is an advertisement for men’s aftershave/ cologne.
