Content Page Analysis

Content Page #1

Masthead

Main Image

Puff

Header

Footer

Article Categories

Articles of that category

The Heading

The content page of this magazine has a corporate layout. It has an inventory of articles.The categories are highlighted in red against the white background. The Mast head is written boldly in red font which separates the headlines from the other headings in order to draw the reader’s attention.

Article Titles/Cover linesThe names of articles are written in bold and in black with a brief description of the article which is written in a smaller font. The purpose of having different fonts for the descriptions of the article is to draw the reader’s attention. If the reader is attracted by the title of the article it will further build their interest. Brief title helps retain reader’s attention and will help grasp a brief idea regarding the article.

The Main ImageThe content page of this magazine comprises of only one image. The Photograph is a full shot and a medium long shot as it demonstrates the surrounding area, which helps set the tone. For instance this picture was taken at a house .Having a big sized image of the model in the contents page depicts that there is detailed and elaborate article about her. The image of the model is extremely attractive. The model is dressed in a highly fashionable way. The model looks very confident and has carried her attire gorgeously making it look very appealing

Puff

The red colored circle on the page is a puff which can be seen right next to the main image. The red white and black color scheme of the puff is in contrast. The puff is indicating that the reader would that there details regarding the text of puff in the magazine. The way puff has been made on the content page depicts that the text is short yet vital part of the magazine. The puff is making the name of the article stand out unlike having all of them listed in columns. It is quick and easy for the reader to see and draws them in as they are made aware of the content. I believe that the colour for the puff is chosen to be red so it stands out extraordinarily and since red is an appealing and attractive colour,consequently grabbing the viewer’s attention

Content Page #2

Title

Main Image

Article Titles

Article Categories

Footer

The alphabets of the title ‘Contents’ are bold and have a large font directing where the read should pay attention first and guide the reader to the following content accordingly. Magazine gives a corporate touch to a certain extent and makes the title look very prominent yet sophisticated. The ratio of white space on the page also highlights the text in black, giving it prominence.

The Title

Central/Main ImageThe Content Page of GoodFood Magazine has only one image. The subject of the shot is a cake. As the cake is tightly framed and the image reveals the minor details of the cake such as the layers of it, the strawberries inside it along with the jam and several kinds of toppings, this shot is a full shot because the entire cake is shown. The use of such a colorful background makes the cake look even more mouthwatering. The use of a light blue plate highly contributes towards making this image the perfectly amazing way it is. For e.g:The use of a white or black plate would not have resulted in the cake standing out so prominently and it would not have looked so attractive Since the content page is dominated majorly by black and white colors which are quite dry, the image of the cake adds attractiveness and the colorful cake adds life to the content page giving it a marvelous look and breaking the black and white scheme. Having such a colorful picture of a mouthwatering cake is an outstanding method of appeal used to attract and persuade an individual to buy the magazine.

Article Categories

The content page divides the articles of the magazine into two categories that are starters and home cooking making it convenient for the reader to search for the for the article according to their preferred cooking category. The names of the categories have been color coded. This can be seen as the Starters heading and the articles classified under it have an orange asterik. Similarly,Home cooking is symbolized by the color light blue. Having the categories in Bold letters with a bigger font indicates that these two groups are the ones whose topics dominate the magazine. Having the page numbers of the colors of the two categories makes the page number prominent saving the reader from the hassle of searching for it .

Article TitlesThe names of the articles of written boldly in capital letters making the names of the article pop out. The boldness of the titles indicate that those articles are the major features of the magazine whereas the small sentence just give a minor overview about the articles. The bigger and bolder the letters are, the more significance they possess. The numbering on the articles is color coded to denote content categories. Appetizers, home cooking etc. It was quite appropriate to have the article titles in a neutral color like black since the main image is extraordinarily colourful.The use of the colors light orange and light blue gives a quite soft look to the content page. Since the color orange radiates warmth and happiness. it has been used for the asterisk and page numbers of starters associating it with the aspect that reading and implementing those articles is a source of happiness.Similarly,the color light blue is considered to give a calming effect, the colors and page numbers of the Home cooking section have been kept light blue that reading and implementing the content of those articles would be very soothing for the reader and make the reader feel very relaxed.

Content Page#3 Issue Number & Month

Article Titles with page number and minor description

Central/Main Image

General AnalysisThis content page if from the magazine called

‘Rocksound’.Rocksound Magazine is a British magazine covering

rock music.The readerships seems to target male audience hence

the color schemes of the black, blue and white.Despite the fact that the image does not have the

title ‘Contents', it covers all the elements of a content page such as the article names,lower thirds describing the articles, the footer and like majority of content pages, it is dominated by an image

The Masthead

The Masthead of the Magazine is written boldly in white colour.It is strategically positioned against black background to further highlight the text. The way it is written in a different font size as compared to the font used in the issue number demonstrates currentness.The font is not a very formal one like it is not in serifs. The font of the masthead is also a very casual style one hence being co ordinated with the model of the main image that also has a very casual look. Unlike the content pages of majority of the magazines which have the masthead in the middle, this content page follows a very different convention with the masthead being located on the top extreme left .

The Main ImageThe subject of the main image is a young boy. The image is a close up shot as the subject is tightly framed and the details such as the expressions the styling. We can see the subject wearing casual T shirt. The main image of this content page is not following the codes and conventions as it is dominating majority of the page leaving no room for other images. The subjects face expressions indicate a sense of curiosity. The eyes are very expressive and the eye make up further enhances the expressions. However, the way this man has twisted his lips and lifted the eyebrow and the way he is rolling his eyes gives a slightly weird look manipulating the audience to read the magazine further in order to find out the reason for such a peculiar look. The anchoring photo goes with the title of the masthead to a great extent.The title is rocksound and this man also has a rock star oriented look such as the tattoos and the messy hair.

Article TitlesIt is a quite good contrast of have page numbers in blue alongside white article names and lower thirds on the black background. The combination of these three colors marvelously complements one another. We can see the lower thirds written in a comparatively smaller form than the article name. The reason behind this is that the lower thirds are not as immensely important as they only possess the role of giving a glimpse of the details of the article.

Footer

The word on the image above is the footer on the extreme right. The footer is the final nail in the completion of the content page. The footer doesn’t give essentials descriptions regarding the elements of the magazine which is why it possesses a small font and is on the extreme corner.