Analysis of Professional Contents

Pages

Contents

The word is prominent.

Lets the reader know that they are on the ‘contents’ page

Written Bold, Capitals also in a noticeable colour that attracts the reader attention

c

Font Size

The main text is 11 pt

c

c

The numbers on the contents page are usually bigger than 11pt

c

c

The ‘contents’ title is also a lot bigger than 11pt

Main Image

c

cc

The main image on the contents anchors to the main article of the magazine.

The main image also anchors with the main cover image, but they are ALWAYS different.

The main image is usually positioned in the middle or to the side of the page and is framed by the text.

Headings

c

‘Regulars’

‘This Month’

‘Reviews’

c

c

c

Positioned to the left of the page, or at the bottom of the page too.

Editors Letter

Most music magazine have an ‘Editors Letter’ these are the people that produce the magazine. They are usually at the top or bottom of the page.

Website AddressThe website address is positioned usually at the top of the page by the issue number and issue date. This tells the audience that they can gather more information about the magazine via the website.

Page Numbers

The page numbers are positioned to the left of the text. They are bigger than

11pt and normally a different colour to the text. Which makes them stand out.

The numbers can also be on a large scale and placed on the main images or smaller images.

c

c

c

Issue Date

The issue date is positioned with the issue number, it tells the reader the month that the magazine has been published, they are also positioned together on the Front page too.

Issue numberThe issue number tells the reader what number magazine has been published for example it could be issue 130.