1. Analysing A Magazine Contents PageJasmine Aduhene

2. I think that this contents page is definitely very cool. It only features one NME have made sure that they have image of an artist, but the image is a put their logo at the top of this page, good size, I also like the fact that the their distinctive colour is red, and photo taken is taken whilst the band are thats what mostly on their magazines. performing. The background to this NME has made sure that they havent contents page is just plain white , andany other larger red image on this thats mainly because there is quite a bit magazine, this was done because the going on like the list at the side of what brand is what is being sold and the the magazine will contain and theNME logo would loose its importance. summary of the ARCTIC MONKEYS. I do think that the colour coding is definitely quite plain, when making mine I would like to use quite a few colours to bring This list is very clearly well my contents page to life because structured there is almost no way contents pages are usually skipped , orthat an audience couldnt labelled the most dullest/boring page in understand it, I think thats a magazines. bonus because its easy and clearto read. Some of the fonts are boldlike the sub headings, for exampleA dominant contrast has also been NEWS.used to emphasize the colours, becausethe image is quite dark and the leadsinger is also wearing dark clothing, itThe font is quite informal as wellcontrast really well with the lackas how everything is written, thatbackground to stand out.because this is a rock magazineand the readers are more likelyThis aspect of the magazine is an going to be young, and also wantadvertisement, its an advertisement for easy access. Many cover lines arethe magazine brand NME, I think thatalso featured inside this magazine,having an advertisement on this contentsand this is to purposely to allowpage is very clever, because I think that the audience to see what is insidedue to the layout of this contents page the the product.audience of this magazine will definitelystop to read it. 3. My opinion of this magazine contents The largest image on the pagepage is that it has a lot going on, Ihasnt been edited that muchthink that it is a very well structuredhowever the little amount ofcontents page, because everythingediting done to it, in my opinion idseems to link, there is also a sufficientperfect. When paying attention toamount of images as they gives andetail, the highlights in his hair, hisextra insight to what will be inside the haircut and the tattoo on his neckmagazine. As well as that, thisall represent rock music and fit acontents age is not overly crowded certain stereotype of how rockand bombarded with unnecessary musicians look.bright colours which draw moreattention than the images and theuseful information like what each pagecontains. This listing method is extremely easyOverall I think that this contents pageto use and access, I will use it in myis very well detailed and gives more contents page because it is verythan enough information to the convenient and efficient. I will alsoaudience, and in this case is more of ause a from of colour coding using atpositive than a negative. On a whole least two colours to split pagethis page doesnt need any morenumbers and headings apart fromcolour.page descriptions.I really like these images used,although there are more thanI like the way each pages contents arethree I think they add to the listed, and although this is a rockmagazine very well and make the magazine this order channels the morecontents page look extremelyorganised side to the magazine, this isprofessional, I also like the where its very important, because it isrealness in photo, because rather important that the audiencethan just doing a pose it looks likeHaving these lines to separate each column makes theunderstand everything clearly, and arethese photos across the bottommagazine contents page seem and feel more structured, this not confused and complicated by theof the page and going along the is what breaks this page into sections and has the audience magazine layout and organisation.right had side are taken in gigs, automatically viewing the pictures first and then reading thewhilst the bands are performing.list of contents, so eyes begin on the left of the page andend on the right. 4. When looking at this magazineThe masthead CONTENTS is extremely what immediately catches the unique, although the font of the masthead eye of the audience is the posequite plain and simple the structure isnt, done by the model, this pose isits almost like the structure of the word definitely quite seductive CONTENTS represents VIBE really well, as because of the clothing she is it s also feeling the vibe. wearing which doesnt cover her legs, the six inch high heels, the eye contact she gives the audience and also v shape of her legs, there is definitely a representation of vibe magazine There are about four different fonts on this page. used on this contents page, but the font that stands out the most are the smaller Titles which say Features and Fashion, these are in a very elegant font and they are the first thing the audience reads after they have viewed the image and read the masthead.This contents page is quite simplefor a magazine but every inch of itcatches the eye of the audience,The main image is of the singerCiara who was also featured onThis contents page also features a highthe front cover of the magazine.aspect of fashion, because she is wearingThere are also dark shadows onjewellery, six inch heels and a highlyher legs which emphasize the vrevealing outfit was has beenvfor VIBE in the shape of her legs.accessorised with a belt. The date andprice of this magazine is below the modelto tell the audience that the content ofthe magazine is more important than theprice. 5. This contents page doesnt have aThe facial expression on thebombardment of information and model/musician is serious, it looks asimages on it however it has thethough he has definitely emphasized hisright amount. This is because theseriousness almost to a point of it beingaudience wont get bored on thisquite amusing to the audience. He ispage and can briefly just read itgiving direct eye contact which portrayswithout being overwhelmed with a man with no fear.a lot of information about whatthe magazine will contain. On this page the brand Q logo is put in the top left corner, I think this was done to convey the image and emphasise it more, almost like hes pushingThe clothing worn on this contents everything out of the way. Thispage is quite casual which lets theshows how dominant he isaudience feel more relaxed. Hiswith his rock music andjacket and Jeans are almost the same suggest that he doesnt do acolour as the magazine and thissoft genre of rock music.means that although they take up alarge space on the page they are oflittle importance.The font on this page isquite small, and thestructure is plain andsimple as the audiencesa=eyes just have to slidedown the page, theaccess s quite easy. 6. This content page is a VIBEmagazine contents page and thetree main colours that I featuresate black white and grey. This is to Kanye West face says a lotrepresent the artist, however it in this magazine because,does look quite boring.. If therehe looks quite sad andwas more colour then it would be a depressed, the reason tolot more exiting to read.this is represented in the had of a woman ripping a fake heart out of his chest, this gives the contents page a story line and takes away from the dullness and lack of colour. The heart could also represent his vibe, because when thinking ofThe artist featuring on this magazine is vibe, musical beatsKanye West, he is also wearing automatically gets into thefashionable attire, which represents his audiences thoughts, as dostyle and that fashion will also be a part heartbeats.of the magazine. Kanye is standing inline with the V which quicklycommunicates to the audience that heis the vibe, meaning his music is veryThe font in this magazine havepopular.an elegant touch however thedull background takes awayfrom that, the structure of thecontents seems to be listedhowever quite cramped and tofull. 7. This content page is a VIBEmagazine contents page and thetree main colours that I featuresate black white and grey. This is to Kanye West face says a lotrepresent the artist, however it in this magazine because,does look quite boring.. If therehe looks quite sad andwas more colour then it would be a depressed, the reason tolot more exiting to read.this is represented in the had of a woman ripping a fake heart out of his chest, this gives the contents page a story line and takes away from the dullness and lack of colour. The heart could also represent his vibe, because when thinking ofThe artist featuring on this magazine is vibe, musical beatsKanye West, he is also wearing automatically gets into thefashionable attire, which represents his audiences thoughts, as dostyle and that fashion will also be a part heartbeats.of the magazine. Kanye is standing inline with the V which quicklycommunicates to the audience that heis the vibe, meaning his music is veryThe font in this magazine havepopular.an elegant touch however thedull background takes awayfrom that, the structure of thecontents seems to be listedhowever quite cramped and tofull.