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Contents Page Deconstructions
The masthead:
Thisis positionedatthe
righthand side of the top
corner of the page.The
word‘contents’isdivided
intothree parts,withthe
‘co’ at the top and the ‘ts’
at the bottom.Itis ina
white fontwhichisalso
boldand attractive.
The Image:
The image is inthe middle of
the page tograsp your
attention.There isonlyone
image therefore itisthe main
image andis a veryimportant
aspecton the contentspage
as picturestendtocatch
people’sattentionmore. The
image isof a womanlying
downwithherlegsup inthe
air inthe shape of the letter
V.This isa clevereffectas
thiscontentspage istaken
froman article of Vibe which
isa musicmagazine.The
coloursof her clothingblends
innicelywiththe background
as the backgroundgoesfrom
dark to lightandalmostlooks
like anude colour,justlike
heroutfit. She looks
confidentandisposingfor
the camera. It isa full body
shot.
The textand necessary
information:
The textis the keyfeatures
of whatisgoingto be inside
of the magazine.There are
several small paragraphsof
text,eachwiththe page
number,a subheadingand
short enigmateaserof what
youare goingto be reading.
The textis small andeither
inblack or a lightblue
colour.The subheadingsare
boldto getyour attentionto
readthat part of text.The
necessaryinformationare
thingslike the issue number
and page numbers.Theyare
ina smallerfontand
positionednearthe partof
textwhichgivesabrief
outline of whatwill be on
that specificpage. Alsothe
issue numberisbelowthe
masthead.
The layout:
The layoutof thiscontentspage isverybasic.It has
lightcoloursona plainbackgroundwithone main
image andsmall parts of text.It isa typical exampleof
a contentspage.

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Masthead:
Thisis positionedatthe
top righthandcorner of
the page.The word
‘contents’isina grey
fontand a boldtext
whichisinside of a
small,blackbox with
‘what’sinside…’written
ina smallerfont
beneath.Itispretty
small fora masthead,
youcan tell thisisa
popularmagazine asthe
contentstitle doesnot
needtobe massive.
The textand necessary
information:
The textis the keyfeatures
of whatisgoingto be
inside of the magazine.
Therefore,this textis
important.Itis alwaysina
smallerfontasthe pictures
are more noticeable and
importantwhenitcomes
to attractingthe readers.
There are several small
paragraphs,tellingyou
whatis inside andwhatis
goingto be on each page as
well asthe page number.
The subheadingsare bold,
each ina white fontagainst
a red or blackbackground
to standout. The
subheading‘It’sariot!’isin
a large sizedfontwitha red
background,almostto
show a sense of
danger/excitement.This
magazine doesnothave an
issue numberorbarcode
on the contentspage.
The layout:
The layoutof thiscontentspage isprettybasicyetnoticeable,
witha black,white andredcolour scheme andboldtexts.
The main image:
The main image is
the image at the
bottomof the page,
it isunusual asthe
mainimage is
usuallyinthe middle
of the page.There
are alsoother
imagesonthe page
whichisunusual
because thiscan be
riskydue to your
eyesbeingall over
the page,not really
takingmuch in.the
mainimage isa
groupof people
standingposedin
the middle of the
camera,all four men
are standingaround
the womanin the
middle,theyare all
wearingblack
exceptthe girl
whose gingerhair
standsout. The
otherimagesare
actuallysmaller
‘thumbnail’sized
imagesof whatis
alsoinside,inthe
top lefthandcorner
of the page is
anotherissue of
KERRANG!

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The masthead:
There isno mastheadon
thiscontentspage.This
suggeststhatthe magazine
ispopularand professional
therefore donotfeel the
needtoinclude acontents
page.We still acknowledge
thisas beingthe contents
page as it tellsyouwhat
pagesto turn to inorderto
findoutcertainthings.
The image:
There isone main image
and itis positionedin
the middle of the page.
Eminemisstandingwith
hishandsgraspedin
frontof hisblazer,
alongside hissuitand
tie,dressingsmartlyand
lookingconfident.His
angry lookingfacial
expressionreflectswhat
type of musiche sings
and that israp. He
almostblendsintothe
backgroundas he is all
inblack apart fromthe
white stripesonhistie
and the dark red
curtainsbehindhim
lookshaded,almostlike
he is comingoutof a
dark place,intothe
light.The maincolours
are blackand red.
The textand necessary
information:
The textis small andina
white,basicfont.The
subheadingsof the text
are slightlybiggerand
bolder.Some partsof
the textare yellow,
perhapsthisisina
differentcolourto
highlightthe bestparts
whichyoushouldlookat
first.The necessary
informationare things
like the issue number
and page numbers.The
page numbersare
alongside the partsof
text.
The layout:
The layoutis verymuchbasic anddark. It has light
colourssuch as white andyellow againstthe darkred
background.I like thiscontentspage asitseemsquite
seriousyetinformative.