Music Magazine Contents Analysis

This contents page uses a grey background, this makes the page appear professional. This works well, as the main image is quite simple yet adds enough colour so that the page isn't too dull to look at. The background colour works well in not making the colours clash, and making the page look neat. The other colours used are black, white and red which go together and with the grey. The contents page uses one or two different fonts which makes it much more interesting to look at; the style of the font is simple yet stylish and suits the target audience of the magazine, which makes it more appealing to them. The colours are symmetrical to those used on the front cover, giving the magazine fluency and this helps to make the magazine recognisable to their audience.

Each section has a heading above it, and then many sub-headings for each subject with brief information on that subject and has the page number beside it. This is to make the magazine more accessible to their audience, easy for them to read and and also looks professional and presentable. The fact that the magazine uses catagories and sections makes the magazine appear much more organised and neat. This also helps to identify the target audience due to the topics used in the magazine.

The contents page uses a large main image, and it's placed centrally. It gives the audience the information on the main feature of this article, and is also really appealing to the target audience as it looks neat and well-organised. There's also a smaller image placed below it, showing a different article and making the page look interesting and helps to represent the subject of that article.

On the top right of the page, in the same bar as the title, it tells us the date of the issue, which shows the typical conventions inside a magazine.

The largest text on the contents page is the title "NME this week". This is the first thing that you notice, therefore this will draw the audiences attention and will be recognisable. The colour scheme in the contents page links with the front cover, making it look professional and organised, which will capture the audiences attention. The red and black are relevant to the target audience of this magazine, stand out against the grey background which catch the eye of the audience.

The articles are split into sections which makes the magazine appear much more organised and neat. Due to the topics used in the magazine, it also helps to see who the magazine is aimed at. There are sub-headings and a brief information on that subject, and it has the page number beside it. The information is enough to interest the audience into reading the topic, therefore enticing them to buy the magazine and the page numbers and sub-headings together make the magazine easily accessible, and look presentable.

 

The main image is of a building, with a black background so that the audience can see the image clearer, it stays true to colour scheme of the magazine and also since it stands out against the background of the page. The image is relevant to the target audience of the magazine and the theme of it also, since its an image of a famous music venue, which persuades the audience to read the magazine. The article title and page number below the image in a large font, so that the audience can find the article fast and efficiently.

 

Just below the title, it tells us the date of the issue. This shows the typical conventions inside a magazine and lets the audience know how up to date the issue is.