1. Contents page analysis

2. Top of the Pops
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At the top of the page it has the word ‘contents’
so the reader knows what is on this page. This is
a code and convention of magazine contents
pages.
The main title on this page is ‘inside your
mag…’ By using the word ‘your’ this
immediately makes the reader feel special and
that this magazine was made for them. It gives a
personal touch also.
The font used for the text is rounded and girly
which suggests the female target audience and
the final word ‘mag’ is capitalised and in a
different colour to stand out.
The font used for the text is rounded and girly
which suggests the female target audience and
the final word ‘mag’ is capitalised and in a
different colour to stand out. The word ‘mag’ is
an abbreviation which is cool and will appeal to
the target audience.

3. Top of the Pops
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The main title is positioned in a shape which
directs your eye to the text beneath which is
clever as it tells the reader what order they
should read the information.
The cover is organised into columns and
sections to categorize the information on the
page. The ‘on the cover’ section includes and
image of the cover and arrows pointing to
different articles and their page number which
informs the reader of where to find each article
in the magazine. As the articles on the front
cover are likely to be the main reasons the
reader bought the magazine having a quick
guide to show where those articles can be
found is a good feature.

4. Top of the Pops
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There is a bold title saying ‘Hey girls!’ which
shows the target audience is mainly girls. Also
the bold part at the end of the letter is in a font
which looks handwritten and there is a kiss after
her name which makes it more personal for the
reader. Also it makes them feel as though they
are friends with her or that the magazine was
made for them.
There are images of some magazine staff with
celebrities. They aren’t professional images but
it is evidence that the stories are real and the
staffs meet the stars.
The article information is organised into three
columns (with four main sections). They each
have a purple rectangular shaped header with
the text in white. This enables the reader to go
directly to the section of articles they want.
The page numbers are a different colour to the
article text and are slightly bigger than the text
so they stand out.
Any images on the contents page that relate to
an article have the page number by the edge.

5. We Love Pop
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This contents page includes the logo (masthead)
from the cover of the magazine which adds
professionalism to this contents page. Unlike on
many other contents pages there is no main
title which says ‘contents’ – I think this is
because the style of this magazine is quite cool
and funky and so having a plain title like that
would make it less interesting for the reader.
Alternatively there is a titles which reads ‘WE
LOVE THIS…’ This links with the name of the
magazine as that also begins with ‘we love’. The
font used is big and bold which immediately
catches the readers eye and demands them to
read that first.
The use of the word ‘we’ makes it more
personal and leads the reader to think it’s cool
and that they should love it too as the editors
have that power to make something cool and
interesting.

6. We Love Pop
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The next thing which grabs the reader’s
attention is the main image. This is a busy but
intriguing image due to the poses the girls are
in.
The mise en scene of this image fits well with
the teenage female target audience as each of
the girls is wearing different bright funky outfits.
The lighting is bright and suggests ‘pop’ to the
reader and the props relate to the small
captions that come with the image.
The editors letter although being a block of text
will catch the readers eye as it has the blue puff
shape at the beginning with the text ‘snuggled
up with the sats’ inside. The language used
suggests they are friends with the Saturdays as
they are using a shortened version to call them
by. Also the word ‘snuggled’ is something that
could be linked with sleepovers and this would
appeal to the target audience as it will be of
interest to them at their age.

7. We Love Pop
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The handwritten font which has been used to
sign off the letter makes it more personal and is
friendly. It will make the reader feel more
comfortable and that they are friends with the
editor.
The layout of this contents page is very busy and
cluttered however this style suits the target
audience as they will want lots of things to look
at that will interest them without having to read
a lot of text. The small box with the title ‘inside
this month…’ has a tidy layout however.
You can clearly see which page each article is on
and the pink black repeated use of colour is
funky and pleasing on the eye. The big numbers
look good and this may be a feature that I use
on my own contents page.

8. We Love Pop
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There is a photo banner along the bottom of the
page which is clearly there just to kill dead
space and it looks very busy with all of the
images positioned at different levels. Personally
this layout of images doesn’t appeal to me
however, the target audience would enjoy
something like this as it includes lots of different
pop idols.
The small images on the right hand side are
organised into a column which is pleasing to the
eye. Each of the images has been anchored by a
page number so the reader can easily find that
article in the magazine. I like the style of the
page numbers with the yellow shape and white
number however the font style that has been
used for the page number doesn’t fit in with all
of the other text on the page.
At the bottom of the page there is the page
number and issue information in the form of the
website.

9. NME
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This contents page is very different to the two I
have already looked at as the genre of music is
different. However there are some features
which are similar as all three magazines have a
similar target audience.
The title on this page is made very clear by
being in a black box. This makes it stand out and
look bold on the page. The nme logo is included
and following is the text ‘this week’. This tells
the reader that this magazine is published
weekly and so if they like reading it they
immediately know they can buy it again next
week.
Inside the black box is also the date of
publication which also adds to the text above as
the reader knows a week from the 1st
November is the 7th and so they can buy the
magazine then.

10. NME
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The layout of the page is very busy and full. This
is a feature apparent to the target audience
range as magazines aimed at the older audience
are more organised and structured.
On first glances this contents page looks very
textual but the column layout makes it easier to
read. There is a clear colour scheme of red,
black and white which suits the genre of music
this magazine is based on.
The main image fits in with the black, white, red
colour scheme as the clothing the actors are
wearing all match this theme and also the
lighting in the image is red. The image is
positioned in the centre of the page which
demands the reader’s attention and this is a
clever feature as below the image is an extract
from that story which if interests the reader
then leads them to go to that page and read the
whole article.
The caption for the image is the second largest
piece of text on the page so stands out on the
page.

11. NME
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On the left hand side of the page down the full
length of the page is a band index. This is
something individual to this magazine and
provides the reader with a list of every band
included in that week’s edition of the magazine.
It makes it easy for the reader to find a page
that will interest them immediately.
As the list is the full length of the page it
suggests that this magazine is going to be full to
the brim of band information which could lead
the reader to buying this magazine again. Also
through the text being red it makes this list
stand out on the page.
The contents column on the right hand side of
the page is clearly organised into five different
sections. Each section has a subheading in a
black rectangular shape which clearly marks the
start of the section.

12. NME
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Within each section there are the articles – each
page has a mini subheading in bold text then
beneath a small snippet of information on that
article. This helps the reader to find something
quickly and easily that interests them.
Some interesting graphical features have been
included such as arrows. This gives the reader
extra information if they chose to read it.
In the centre column of the page there is a black
box with yellow text in giving information about
the subscribing to this magazine. This feature is
to advertise and so by introducing completely
new colours to the page it makes it stand out.