Contents page analysis

By Gemma Whitehead

NME uses various pictures from artists albums in its contents page to help promote them. In this contents page the focus is clearly on ‘PJ HARVEY’ because that it’s the boldest text on the page. The layout is quite plain

and simple it follows the theme of black, red and white.

Kerrang magazine relies heavily on

pictures in there contents page to

grab the readers interest on

specific musicians which are most

likely to be the most popular. The

headings on the right hand side

make it simple, quick and easy for

the reader to see what is in the

issue of the magazine' this week’.

The colour yellow is used on the

bold text (headings) which makes

the magazine more colourful.

This Mixmag contents page is unusual and interesting as it has two

pages for the contents rather than one. This shows that the magazine

goes for a different approach to other magazines and wants to be

different so it is recognized. In both pages one picture takes up most of

the room which immediately draws your attention to the page.