Analysis of music magazines contents page














Colour: The colours on the contents page are those that corospond with the colours used on the cover of Q magazine.By using red and black images and writing the reader instantly can associate this with the cover and knows it is part of Q magazine. The colours also add a dramatic affect to the images on the contents page. The masthead of the magazine is of the same font and colour on the cover keeping a constant image of the magazine and the audience will reconigse this house style.

Design: The images are the main focus of the double page contents, and only the main stories are featured on the contents. The stories and there page numbers are stiuated on the left hand side and the right hand side, making the design mirror each other and look simple and professional. The placing of the pictures is unusual but fun and intrests the reader to focus on them as they are so large and are placed across the center of the fold in the page.

Images: The bigger the picture the more importance it has to the magazine and interest of the reader, for example Cheryl Cole is the biggest picture as she was featured on the cover and is their main story for this issue. The different sized imagery also gives a futuristic and modern feel to the magazine.

Pose, hair style, make-up: The poses of the artist in the images are wild but they seem as though it is natural for the artist to be doing this. The pose is done to show of Cheryl Coles dramatic outfit and giving her a new image. The make up of the artist either matches their outfit or the colours of the magazine which makes the magazine its own brand and has its certain colours associated with it alowing the audience to reconise Q magazine.

How are the words used: There is a masthead running across both pages of the contents page showing what the page is about. The short description of the stories make the reader interested and makes them want to read the rest of the story, theh large page numbers directs them srtaight to the page. Again the bigger the wording indicates the magazine wants the reader to focus on them, the bold page numbers on the large images show that they are the most important stories in the magazine.

Language: By having a summary of the story underneath the plugs inticies the audience to turn to the page quickly so they can find out more. The titles about stories tells the readers what is a regular in the magazine and what is speacial and new to the magazine.

Overall impressions how effective is the contents page: The contents page is very effective by showing the reader the big stories, although it does not indicate what is on every page of the magazine. It continues to appeal to its target audience with dramatic appealing images. Young teenagers are intrested by the well know celebrities and singers this is done as this audience know the celebrities and therefore want to read the magazine.