Contents Page Analysis

I have once again chosen to analysis a NME issue, so far in my research they have proven relevant to my target demograph via the conventions used.

informs the reader of what this page contains. Bloc Capitals are used to achieve this affect and the The reason for including a contents page into a music magazine is to give the magazine a clear structure and allow the reader to circumnavigate through the text to find the article of feature they wish to view. NME do this well, the masthead is large clear to read and immediatelyNME logo is included in order to further promote the brand name.

Two pictures are included on this page, the reason I believe they are included is to make the page look more attractive and advertise some of the main articles included within the magazine, they are central and combined with the caption underneath back up the main article featured on the front page and tell readers where in the magazine it is located.

The side bare down the right of the page is split into two main sub sections; "NEWS" and "Features", underneath each sub title there is a list of what pages varies pieces of 'news' and 'regular' features can be found. In my opinion including a features section on my contents page would be a good idea and useful convention to follow as establishing regular features within the magazine will improve the changes of recurring purchases or subscriptions.

One way in which this contents page breaks typical conventions that i have seen while looking at similar pages is the advert at the bottom of the page, this is clearly done to try and increases the magazines subscribers and in my opinion is a good feature to included as the contents page is one of the most viewed pages from a magazine as readers have to turn back to it if they want to find a specific article/feature.

The colour scheme of the contents page keeps with the colour scheme of the magazine and logo, it adds consistency to the product and includes colours that don't particularly stick out, therefore continuing this pages informative mode of address.

In conclusion i have learnt from researching contents page's that there are alot of important conventions in place that are there fore a reason. The prime function for a contents page is to provide the reader with information, in the creation of my music magazine i will not include bright colours on the contents page, i do not wish to confuse the reader and wish to keep this page relatively simple.