Contents page Analysis

1. In the top right corner of the
picture the Mast head is
known visibly as the letter
“Q”. This is highlighted in
white colouring, which
matches along wit the colour
scheme of the picture. On
the right of it, there is words
known as Contents, however
they’re highlighted in black
along with the red
background. This may
contest with the importance
of the letter “Q” rather
overriding it as it’s rather
rare for black writing to
appear along with the “Issue
284” also appearing as
white. Along the rest of the
double pages, the colour
actually sticks to a rather
simple colour scene this
time, rather than having
multiple different colours.
The range of pictures in this magazine is rather spread out. The main image, on the left side of the double page is that of Liam Gallagher, the lead singer of Oasis. The
image is actually of especially high quality, and the close up of his face shows the amount of work that the photographers and the people that put the pictures
together would’ve actually worked on. It seems to highlight his face, giving him a more of an enlightening aura around his face. In the top left of the left side of the
page, there is a picture of queen, due to the page hosting an article about them on it. This was the only picture that wasn’t taken by Q’s photographers due to how old
it is. On the right side of the page the pictures are more diverse in terms of what they actually consist of, and are spread out mainly all around the page. There are
several that consist of different artists and numbers that link to the page that they’re featured on. For example Adele is featured on page 62, if you wanted to read
about her and find out what the “Q” wrote about her you’d have to look for that page. It most likely leads you to a double page of information.
The way this page is laid out
is actually rather unique and
lives up to the spontaneous
and diverse standards of the
magazine company “Q”. On
the left side of the page the
main image is located along
with several other pictures
and magazine columns. The
“Q” is located in the top left
corner, with a picture under
it that is noticeably Queen,
with their article number
and information located
underneath it. On the other
side of the page however,
there is a more diverse
amount of pictures in
comparison to the left side.
On the right side there is
large picture, followed
under it by several small
pictures.

2. In the top right corner of the
picture the Mast head is known
visibly as the letter “Q”. This is
highlighted in white colouring,
which matches along wit the
colour scheme of the picture. On
the right of it, there is words
known as Contents, however
they’re highlighted in black along
with the red background. This may
contest with the importance of
the letter “Q” rather overriding it
as it’s rather rare for black writing
to appear along with the “Issue
284” also appearing as white.
Along the rest of the double
magazine cover page the amount
of colour varies, from black to
purple back to black,. To pink to
green to orange etc. but this is
mainly due to the focus of the
pictures.
The amount of pictures in this contents page is actually rather spread out, with most of the stretching along the course of the page. The main image, implemented
right onto the middle the page and seeming to have been rendered, which means that it probably took a long time editing it, is that of Gorrilaz, a known producing
band for making amazing beats and winning hundreds of prizes along the course of their year. The rest of the contents page has several p[pictures dotted around,
depicting of different bands, different people, different artists all wearing different items of clothing and having different props in their pictures, i.e. as a man seen
holding a gun with the page 54 hovering over his head.
On this contents page the way it’s
laid out is rather unique. On the
first page on the right, there is a
banner at the top, stretching from
the start of that page on the left
all the way along to the second
page on the right. From there, The
Q is placed as the masthead in the
top left of the corner. Under there,
another picture is placed under it,
before a column of writing is then
written. It dictates where several
bands articles are, the chapters in
the magazine, certain pages or
certain materials. On the left is the
main image of the main band of
the magazine, namely the
Gorrilaz. On the second page the
layout is different, which proves to
the Magazine’s sponmtaneous and
absurd nature of laying it all out.
On the left this time instead of a
colum, there is a numerous
amount of pictures of the rest of
the band. On the right side, there
is the columns dictating the pages.

3. The mast head is a large letter V which stands for the
magazine name Vibe. It is always featured on Vibe
magazine contents page and is positioned in the top
half of the page which keep there magazines consistent
and looks professional. This also a sort of logo for Vibe
and makes the magazine recognisable by just using the
letter V. Most of the contents pages in Vibe magazine
uses a monochromatic colour scheme like this one as
the V grey which matches with the background colour
and the black and white image of the rapper – Kanye
West. The colour scheme gives an elegant/classy look
and makes the V stand out.
The main image is amid shot of the rapper Kanye West
who has a arm coming over his shoulder holding a
heart-shaped object(only bright colour used on page
which draws attention~) which may infer t6hat the
woman is trying to win-over his heart., The image
dominates the page and the simplicity of the page
attracts the target audience as he is a famous rapper
and this relates to the genre of the magazine and they
are likely to listen to his music. Kanye is looking straight
a the camera with a moody attitude expression on his
faced which associates with rebellion and the genre of
Rap music. Kanye West is on the front cover of this
magazine as well which indicates he is the main feature.
Also Kanye is dressed quite smartly considering he is a
rap artist and this connects with the colour scheme and
magazine being elegant/classy
The Word Contents is in a large bold black font which is
not in a straight line but is split up into three lines and
contrasts with the background which makes it original and
makes it stand out. Most Vibe contents pages display the
word contents like this as well which ensure consistency
and professionalism.
Like the word Contents as above there are black bold sub
headings which show the reader what the main area of
interest are featured in the magazine (features and
fashion). The font used for the sub headings is fancy and
stylish which again relates to the colour scheme and
Kanye’s clothes, and also makes it look more interesting.
These are positioned under the sub headings which shows
the category it comes under, and it shows the reader what
the main articles/.stories are and the page number it is on.
The font colour of brief headings is grey – making them
stand out to the summary of content which is in black and
matches the sub headings. The page number is in a bolder
font than the heading which indicates it is slightly more
important.
In the bottom right of the pages there are a few lines of
text which tell the reader the artists name, where and
when the photo was taken, and who took the photo. This
gives fans./target audience extra information which they
may want.