1. Magazines generally have a colour
2ND CONTENTS PAGE ANALYSIS
scheme and house style which runs
constantly throughout the magazine. The editor has chosen to put the name of the magazine in The issue number is placed in small
Q has carried this out and used red, a red banner at the top left of the contents page. ‘Q’ is in font at the right of the title. It is
black and white for the contents page, large, white font on a red banner. The white contrasts with there, just so people know what
which is consistent with the house the red, therefore stands out and catches the readers eye. number magazine they have got. It
style for this magazine. The colour red The editor wants people to see the name of the magazine, is small so that it doesn’t draw
represents the danger and rebellion of that’s why it is placed at the top, left of the page, because people away from the important
the music, which may relate to the people read from left to right, so it will be seen first. He things.
people reading it. Also red is very does this so that it will stick in their mind thus bringing
them to buy the magazine more often. The editor has used a conventional
bright and stands out, therefore
name for the contents page, which is
people will not want to skip this page,
‘contents’. Many magazines tend to
because it will catch their eye. The
use this title for the contents page,
white and black are neat, and look
mainly based on the fact that the
fairly sophisticated. The colours go
reader’s straight away know what
well together and don’t look tacky or
they are looking at. Contents are a
cheap.
vital part of a magazine because
This contents page just has one column reader’s like to skip straight to their
of information. This is the ‘features’ favourite artist, instead of flicking
column. The numbers are placed at the through each page to find it. Also
left of the heading. Underneath the reader’s like to know what is in their
number and heading is a sentence magazine, so the title ‘contents’ will
giving a little information on what the attract the reader straight away
article is all about. This will inform the because it’s what they want to see.
reader, allowing the reader to decide There are 3 smaller images on this
whether the article will interest them contents page. There is an image of
and whether they will want to read it. The Beatles in the ‘features’ column
The numbers and headings are in bold, with the first page number and
black font, which contrasts with the heading. This is included just so
white background, making it easy to people have an insight to the inside
read. However the sentence of the magazine, and also because
underneath is in smaller, black font so The Beatles are a well known band,
that it doesn’t draw attention away therefore people may be drawn to
from the main images and main this image.
headings. Most magazines would
inform the readers of what is on most
The main image is of the great musician, Matt Bellamy from Muse. It is
of the pages in the magazine; however The other two images
a ¾ length shot, which allows the reader to see what he, is wearing, as
I have noticed that in this contents are placed nearer to
well as see his body language and facial expressions. He is wearing a
page, Q only let people know what is the bottom of the
silver suit Jacket, with a shirt and tie, along with some sunglasses. This
going to be in the second half of the contents page because
is a very sleek kind of look, making him seem stylish and in control. He
magazine. This may not satisfy the they are less
is wearing sunglasses to cover up his eyes; this makes him seem
readers. important and the
different because you don’t generally see men wearing silver suits with
editor does not want
The layout of this page is fairly sunglasses. The fact that Matt Bellamy is portrayed as different/unique
the reader’s to be
organized, but in some ways it does conveys the genre of music represented and also relates to many of
drawn away from the
look a bit cluttered due to the images the reader’s who are also different/unique. Matt is looking towards the
main image/the main
placed on top of each other. The clutter ‘feature’ column, and because the main image is usually the first thing
story of the magazine.
of the page relates to the genre of the the reader’s see, means that they will be drawn to where he is looking,
Plenty of images are
music, because the music also sounds a also leading the reader to follow him and look at the ‘features’ column.
included because
bit cluttered, which may also relate to The page number for this image is in large, white font at the top right
readers are attracted
the reader who may be a cluttered of the image. The white font contrasts with the black background
to images.
person. bringing it to stand out, so that people who like Matt Bellamy will see it
and automatically turn to that page.