2. Analysis of the contents page of NME
This contents page makes use of asimplistic
layout, with just one photo, that reflects the focus of
the magazine, and a separate column for the contents
list. Photos are frequently used in music magazines for
their visually eye-catching quality and instantaneous
clarification of the magazines content.
The red typography is simple, bold and clear, reflecting
the minimal layout of the page.In terms of the
magazine’s housestyle, the colour of the font reflects
the colours used on the front cover and throughout the
magazine, in turn maintaining a level of continuity and
consistency. Contents pages, conventionally feature
thumbnail sized images however this contents is fairly
difficult to analyse as it is a special edition focusing
solely on the arctic monkeys therefore thiswill affect the
appearance of the page. It is interesting to notice the
presence of an ‘editor’s letter’; they often provide the
audience with a brief overview of the magazines
content, highlighting the key and most interesting
features to encourage the reader to continue reading. It
is clear that magazine contents pages are slightly more
functional concerned with practicality rather than solely
style and layout, for instance the clear layout and
structured columns allows the information the
magazine is presenting to the audience to be instantly
accessible and clear.

3. Analysis of the contents page of Kerrang
Starkly different to the minimal, understated quality of the NME
contents page, Kerrang!’s contents page is crammed with
competition details and subscription advertisements. The varied
colours used on the front page of the magazine are reflected in
the contents page, and words ‘kerrang! Contents’ replicates the
mast head of kerrang, employing the same cracked typography,
the juxtaposition between the colours black and yellow in the
contents instantly provokes associations with danger or hazards
alike, reinforcing this idea of rebellion that kerrang are keen to
present. The large image of ‘all time low’ has a primary function
to advertise and persuade the audience to take part in the
competition, however both the images used clearly reflect the
musical genre kerrangfocuses on. It is also perhaps interesting to
notice the advertisement for a subscription in the bottom
corner, its almost certain that the reader will notice this and in
turn hopefully persuade the reader. It features a classic
conventional column to list the magazines contents with their
corresponding pages, to make their content instantly accessible
to the reader. In terms of language and lexis, the article employs
a somewhat informal ,personable and chatty register, for
instance the repeated use of exclamations and the way in which
words such as ‘really’ are elongated to ‘reallllly’ builds this idea
of excitement and friendliness. The use of words such as ‘eh’ and
look at andy’s face’ in the editors letter, reinforces this sense of
informality and the employment of direct address helps to build
a sense of rapport and shared understanding with the reader.

4. Analysis of the contents page of ‘we love pop’
The contents page for ‘we love pop’ is extremely dissimilar
to the previous two magazine contents pages I looked
at, mainly due to the vast difference in musical genres. This
particular contents page makes use of various photographs
with the largest photo (of the Saturdays) reflecting the main
focus of the edition. The photos instantly visually establish
the content of the magazine to the reader. use of bright
colours such as pink, blue and yellow instantly evokes ideas
of innocence, immaturity or youth, with the use of pink and
blue acting as the somewhat cliché, contrived way of
attracting both a male and female audience. Instead of
featuring a classic column outlining what is in the
magazine, we love pop makes use of a small box outlining
the magazine’s content and their page numbers, also
including thumbnails images with the page number for the
images corresponding article. Also the use of quotes from
articles is fairly effective as it immediately offers the
audience an insight into the article, in turn encouraging
them to read on. The use of lexis such as ‘wowmazing’
and’brilliant’ instantly builds a semantic pattern of
happiness and joy, an idea which is reflected in the layout of
the contents.