2. Magazine front page – some
magazines have an image of
the front page of that issue.
This is done to remind readers
of what is on the cover so they
don’t have to look back. Most
magazines with an image of
the front cover will then have
a list of articles featured on
the cover to make it easy for
readers to find the article that
has attracted them to the
magazine.
Cover lines – some contents
pages have the cover lines listed
with the page numbers and a
small insight to the article.
Marketing – magazines use the
contents page to promote things
like their social medias and
subscriptions.
Headings – most contents
pages are split up into headed
sections. On a typical magazine
some of these headings may be
– ‘features’, ‘regulars’. Having it
split in sections makes it easy
for the readers to find a
relevant article.
3. More than one image – on a
contents page multiple
images are used to attract
different target audiences.
If there is different images
from different articles its
more likely to catch the
attention of different
audiences.
Layout – most contents pages are lay
out in columns. This makes it easy
for the readers to follow and find a
specific article.
Page numbers – page
numbers stand out so it is
clear to the readers what
page each article can be
found on.
4. Headings – all headings are
in bold and a brighter colour
than the rest of the text on
the page. This is so that they
stand out and it is clear what
the different articles are in
the magazine. The title
‘contents’ usually stands out
on the page however not all
as the layout of the page is
usually enough for readers to
know its the contents page.
Main image – the main image will
take up the most space on the
page than any other image. With
the image will usually be a small
description.
Limited colours – the colours of a
contents page usually follow the
front cover.
