1. Contents Page Analysis The colour scheme of my contents page The date is in very, small,
links with the colour scheme/house style italic font underneath the
I decided to call my contents page Unseen this
of the whole magazine. This creates a title of the contents page. It
week. I did this because it uses the magazine
consistency, so that the reader’s are is small so that readers
name, so that people can keep being reminded of
aware of the magazine they are reading. aren’t drawn away from
the name of the magazine so that it consistently
I mainly used just black and white to what is most important
sticks in their heads. And it says this week, as this is
create a sense of sophistication and However because it is
a typical convention of many different contents
professionalism, also so that the page is placed directly in the centre
pages (which I found out due to my earlier
very clear for the reader’s to see. The people are easily able to
research) and because people know that what they
reader’s need to be able to understand see when this issue was
are reading is all up to date and from the same
and focus on the writing so that they can released so that they know
week. The text is in bold, large capitals, so that it
easily be able to see what is included. they are up to date.
will catch the reader’s eye and draw them in.
My inspiration came from the way I included eight different images on
in which many NME contents my contents page. These are all
pages are laid out. I chose to do it images I had taken especially for
this way because I can include a the magazine. I wanted to include a
range of different stories, range of different stories so that
alongside their images. I found in people know of what they are to
my market research that people expect inside and also to draw the
are most drawn to images on a reader’s in because they like to see
magazine, so including a range of into different people’s lives. I’ve
different images on my contents included four mid shot images,
page means that people will be where the artist is staring straight
drawn to it straight away. at the audience, catching the
reader’s eyes and also four live
The page numbers are placed in shots. The live shots are there so
the right hand, bottom corner of that the audience can see the
the images. They are written in artists doing what they do best,
large, black, bold font so that they playing music. I used a mixture of
catch the reader’s eye and are big live and posed images so that the
enough to see. The page numbers reader’s get a different insight of
are also placed on a white box, so the artists, not just the same thing
that the number stands out and which could make the contents
do not get lost in the image. I page boring.
made sure that the page numbers
were easy to see so that the Directly under most of my images I
audience can easily navigate their I’ve also included a plus box towards the bottom have included a quote from the
way around my magazine. of my contents page. This is a typical convention artist/band which is shown. The
in lots of different music magazines. It is there to reason I have done this is because
Underneath the quote, is a people generally would rather hear
show the readers the pages of other features
statement describing what the from the artist/band themselves
included in the magazine. E.g. reviews, live, gig
article will be about. This is there rather than what people have got
guide, radar… This is so that readers can be
to give the readers more of an to say about them. So including
familiarized and easily find what they want to
insight to the story, drawing them quotes means that the audience
read about. People are interested in different
in. The writing is all in capital will be drawn in to the story
aspects of magazines and this gives them an
letters. Capital letters stand out presented, meaning that they will
insight of what else is included. The page numbers
and catch the audience’s eyes. want to read on and find out more
are in bold, whereas the features are in normal
font. The page numbers stand out compared to about what the artist has got to
the features, leading to easy navigation. say.