The document analyzes the contents pages of three music magazines - NME, Mojo, and Kerrang. It describes the key design elements of each contents page, including the masthead, issue date, editor's introduction, images, band listings with page numbers, and subscription advertisements. Color schemes, fonts, and layout are compared across the different magazines to understand how each contents page is structured and designed.
2. Contents page NME (SEPT 2009) ANALYSIS Banner- the banner shows that this is the contents page by being written in bold white text to stand out from the background Sub Heading (contents)- breaks down the contents into sections, follows a colour scheme of the title in white, page numbers in red and the main text in black. Masthead- follows the same colour scheme and style as the masthead on the front cover. Main image- image of a woman and a tour bus, this relates to the article beneath about touring. Band Index- list of the bands/artist featured in this issue, band name in red and page numbers in black to standout. They all follow this colour scheme. Main Image Edit- the main image has been edited to look like a old style photograph, this is stylish and would appeal to the target audience. Editors introduction to contents of magazine- gives a brief introduction to this article and the magazine. Also puts the page numbers by band/artist names to show were they are featured in this issue. Subscription advert- shows the reader how much they’ll be saving if they subscribe and how to do so. Date- this is vital as it is used for reference.
3. ANALYSIS OF LAYOUR/DESIGN FEATURES OF CONTENTS PAGE MASTHEAD AND WORD CONTENTS –BOLD AT TOP WITH DATE/ISSUE NUMBER Introduction from the editor- about a paragraph in length and use drop capitals at the start. Main image for article +page numbers Contents header Subscription advert A list of the artist which appear in this issue.
5. Contents page MOJO (JAN 2006) ANALYSIS Issue Number- need for reference, not that important to the read so that’s way it’s small and in a corner. Date- need for reference, not that important to the read so that’s way it’s small and in a corner. Masthead- looks the same as the masthead on the cover, bold capitals but in white but not black like on the cover. Pull Quote- used to show what will be in an article, also to encourage people to buy it if they open the magazine and look at the content. Text- follows a red and white colour scheme. Background- the background is filled with an image of an artist who appears in this issue.
7. Contents page Kerrang (Mar 07) Analysis Issue Number/Date- need for reference, not that important to the read so that’s way it’s small and in a corner. Editors introduction to contents of magazine- gives a brief introduction to this article and the magazine. Also puts the page numbers by band/artist names to show were they are featured in this issue. Subscription advert- shows the reader how much they’ll be saving if they subscribe and how to do so. Banner- show that this is the contents page but also follows the same text as the Kerrang masthead. Image- images of artists featured in the issue and the page numbers they feature on. Main Image- shows someone in the air probably at a gig to show off the attitude of the music Text- follows a yellow and white colour scheme, there are headers and page numbers with relevant information beneath.
