Contents pages (music magazine)

This is a standard music magazine contents page from the magazine ‘Q’. This consists of information and page numbers on what the information is on, throughout the whole magazine.

The layout is set out in a way to make it seem easy for people to find things within the magazine. The overall of the layout is that it is quite busy with lots of information on it. The sell lines are laid out beneath each other making it look quite formal but as it has a lot of information, it does look crowded. It has a lot of features with a couple of pictures to help guide people through the magazine. There are various sizes and fonts which make up this contents page making it look very professional. The colours and layout that have been used to create this contents page suits the genre of the magazine. This layout has been set in this way so it is easy to find certain features in what the target audience is looking for.

The main image is the selling point on this contents page as it includes members of ‘The Courteeners’ which is the main story in this issue of ‘Q’. Some of the members in the band are looking straight at the camera, making direct eye contact drawing the target audience in, making them want to read the article. Other members are looking in different directions making them seem mysterious.

The overall of the colour scheme of this contents page are the colours red, black and white, suiting the genre of the magazine really well. These are the same colours that have been used on the front cover as well. There are not many colours on here making it look kind of boring but it also works. I think if you were to put more colours on here then it may look over done and not look very good. The colours of the main image match the sell lines well as the picture is quite dark and the colour of the font is black. The guys in the main picture are wearing all dull colours like grey and black making the picture seem sad.

This is a different brand of a music magazine called 'NME' (new music express). This consists of a lot of information about what is inside the whole magazine and what is on each page.

The layout of this contents page is really crowded. It includes a lot of features and has a lot of sell lines with a small amount of information about what's on that page. It also has a lot of different colours and features. The layout is set out in a way to make it seem easy for people to find things within the magazine. The sell lines are set out beneath each other giving it a formal look. It has a lot of features with a couple of pictures to help guide people through the magazine. There are various sizes and fonts which make up this contents page making it look very professional. The colours and layout that have been used to create this contents page suits the genre of the magazine. This layout has been set in this way so it is easy to find certain features in what the target audience is looking for.

The main image is of a building that is a music venue. It is celebrating three decades of gigs at this very building. The colours that have been captured in this photo suit the colour scheme to the rest of the page.
The overall colour scheme for this contents page is black red and white. It suits the genre of the whole magazine as the front cover has the same colour scheme. The colours in the main picture suit the rest of the page really well as the colours in the picture are dark and dull and are not so bright as to clash with the rest of the page.