Contents Page Analysis

Nicole Keating

The word ‘Contents’ is the biggest word on the page, making it clear that it is the title of the page. The colour stands out from the colour of the background catching the audiences attention.

There is a small image of the front cover and a paragraph next to it from the editor. This is giving the audience and insight of what the editor thinks of that particular issue of the magazine. Giving good feedback and advantages of the magazine will encourage the audience to read it more.

There is an image next to each story, giving people something to look at instead of reading about the articles that they might not be interested in or might not want to look at.

The biggest picture on the page is the one of the left, this could be portraying to the audience what the main story in the magazine is, encouraging them to read it if it is bigger than the rest of the pictures and catching the audiences attention.

The stories are given titles and are given small explanations or possible none at all, in order to tell the audience everything that is in the magazine and where to find it, without giving too much away, leaving the audience to want to read more.

All of the text across the page are the same colour and font, keeping the house style all through the magazine.

The word ‘Contents’ is the biggest word on the page, avoiding passing an ambiguous effect on the audience on what the page is about.

The page is split up into two sections of what is appearing in the magazine, ‘FEATURES’ and ‘EVERY MONTH’. The magazine probably does these sections each issue to create a continuous effect, so that the reader, if they have bought the magazine before, they will know exactly where to look for the information they are looking for.

The articles all have a main title and a brief description on what the article is about, giving the audience the information they want to know and need without giving away too much. Leaving the audience to want to read more.

The page consists of all the same colours, black, red and white, keeping the same house colours consistently throughout each issue of every magazine. This causes weekly/monthly readers to realise this straight away and be used to what they are reading.

The logo is kept in the corner of the page to get the image into the readers head and keep them engaged in the magazine.

The date and issue number is kept in the corner of the page possibly for collectors of the magazines use.The main image is of a group, this is portraying to the audience what the main story in the magazine is about. If the reader likes the person/object in the main image of a contents page it could encourage them to read the magazine more due to the fact that they will want to read something that they will enjoy.

This writing is bigger than most of the writing around the page, highlighting to the audience it is also the main story in the magazine, also it is linked to the picture, so had a title and a brief explanation about the article encouraging the audience to read it.

In the bottom left hand there is a small image of a review on a double page spread that is inside the magazine, this gives the audience an insight of what is inside the magazine.The page is set out very clearly and appetising to the reader, making it easy for the reader to navigate throughout the magazine easy and find the information and entertainment they are looking for.