3. The Heading
The content page of this magazine has a corporate layout. It
has an inventory of articles.
The categories are highlighted in red against the white
background.
The Mast head is written boldly in red font which separates the
headlines from the other headings in order to draw the reader’s
attention.
4. Article Titles/Cover lines
The names of articles are written in bold
and in black with a brief description of the
article which is written in a smaller font.
The purpose of having different fonts for
the descriptions of the article is to draw
the reader’s attention.
If the reader is attracted by the title of the
article it will further build their interest.
Brief title helps retain reader’s attention
and will help grasp a brief idea regarding
the article.
5. The Main Image
The content page of this magazine
comprises of only one image. The
Photograph is a full shot and a
medium long shot as it demonstrates
the surrounding area, which helps set
the tone. For instance this picture was
taken at a house .Having a big sized
image of the model in the contents
page depicts that there is detailed and
elaborate article about her. The image
of the model is extremely attractive.
The model is dressed in a highly
fashionable way. The model looks
very confident and has carried her
attire gorgeously making it look very
appealing
6. Puff
The red colored circle on the page is a puff which can be seen right
next to the main image. The red white and black color scheme of the
puff is in contrast. The puff is indicating that the reader would that
there details regarding the text of puff in the magazine. The way puff
has been made on the content page depicts that the text is short yet
vital part of the magazine. The puff is making the name of the article
stand out unlike having all of them listed in columns. It is quick and
easy for the reader to see and draws them in as they are made aware
of the content. I believe that the colour for the puff is chosen to be red
so it stands out extraordinarily and since red is an appealing and
attractive colour,consequently grabbing the viewer’s attention
9. Central/Main ImageThe Content Page of GoodFood Magazine has
only one image. The subject of the shot is a
cake. As the cake is tightly framed and the
image reveals the minor details of the cake
such as the layers of it, the strawberries inside
it along with the jam and several kinds of
toppings, this shot is a full shot because the
entire cake is shown. The use of such a colorful
background makes the cake look even more
mouthwatering. The use of a light blue plate
highly contributes towards making this image
the perfectly amazing way it is. For e.g:The use
of a white or black plate would not have
resulted in the cake standing out so
prominently and it would not have looked so
attractive Since the content page is dominated
majorly by black and white colors which are
quite dry, the image of the cake adds
attractiveness and the colorful cake adds life to
the content page giving it a marvelous look and
breaking the black and white scheme. Having
such a colorful picture of a mouthwatering cake
is an outstanding method of appeal used to
attract and persuade an individual to buy the
magazine.
10. Article Categories
The content page divides the articles of the magazine into two
categories that are starters and home cooking making it convenient
for the reader to search for the for the article according to their
preferred cooking category. The names of the categories have been
color coded. This can be seen as the Starters heading and the articles
classified under it have an orange asterik. Similarly,Home cooking is
symbolized by the color light blue. Having the categories in Bold
letters with a bigger font indicates that these two groups are the
ones whose topics dominate the magazine. Having the page numbers
of the colors of the two categories makes the page number
prominent saving the reader from the hassle of searching for it .
11. Article Titles
The names of the articles of written boldly in capital
letters making the names of the article pop out. The
boldness of the titles indicate that those articles are the
major features of the magazine whereas the small
sentence just give a minor overview about the articles.
The bigger and bolder the letters are, the more
significance they possess. The numbering on the articles is
color coded to denote content categories. Appetizers,
home cooking etc. It was quite appropriate to have the
article titles in a neutral color like black since the main
image is extraordinarily colourful.The use of the colors
light orange and light blue gives a quite soft look to the
content page. Since the color orange radiates warmth and
happiness. it has been used for the asterisk and page
numbers of starters associating it with the aspect that
reading and implementing those articles is a source of
happiness.Similarly,the color light blue is considered to
give a calming effect, the colors and page numbers of the
Home cooking section have been kept light blue that
reading and implementing the content of those articles
would be very soothing for the reader and make the
reader feel very relaxed.
13. General Analysis
This content page if from the magazine called
‘Rocksound’.
Rocksound Magazine is a British magazine covering
rock music.
The readerships seems to target male audience hence
the color schemes of the black, blue and white.
Despite the fact that the image does not have the title
‘Contents', it covers all the elements of a content
page such as the article names,lower thirds
describing the articles, the footer and like majority
of content pages, it is dominated by an image
14. The Masthead
The Masthead of the Magazine is written boldly in white colour.It is
strategically positioned against black background to further highlight the
text. The way it is written in a different font size as compared to the font
used in the issue number demonstrates currentness.The font is not a very
formal one like it is not in serifs. The font of the masthead is also a very
casual style one hence being co ordinated with the model of the main
image that also has a very casual look. Unlike the content pages of
majority of the magazines which have the masthead in the middle, this
content page follows a very different convention with the masthead
being located on the top extreme left .
15. The Main Image
The subject of the main image is a young boy.
The image is a close up shot as the subject is
tightly framed and the details such as the
expressions the styling. We can see the subject
wearing casual T shirt. The main image of this
content page is not following the codes and
conventions as it is dominating majority of the
page leaving no room for other images. The
subjects face expressions indicate a sense of
curiosity. The eyes are very expressive and the
eye make up further enhances the expressions.
However, the way this man has twisted his lips
and lifted the eyebrow and the way he is rolling
his eyes gives a slightly weird look manipulating
the audience to read the magazine further in
order to find out the reason for such a peculiar
look. The anchoring photo goes with the title of
the masthead to a great extent.The title is
rocksound and this man also has a rock star
oriented look such as the tattoos and the messy
hair.
16. Article Titles
It is a quite good contrast of have
page numbers in blue alongside
white article names and lower thirds
on the black background. The
combination of these three colors
marvelously complements one
another. We can see the lower
thirds written in a comparatively
smaller form than the article name.
The reason behind this is that the
lower thirds are not as immensely
important as they only possess the
role of giving a glimpse of the details
of the article.
17. Footer
The word on the image above is the footer on the
extreme right. The footer is the final nail in the
completion of the content page. The footer doesn’t
give essentials descriptions regarding the elements of
the magazine which is why it possesses a small font
and is on the extreme corner.
