This contents page summarizes the main stories and sections included in the magazine issue. It lists the editor's column, various celebrity news and interviews, music reviews and listings, and regular monthly features. Visuals include photographs of musicians and a simple color scheme to appeal to the magazine's target teenage audience. Crediting photographers and including contributor names aims to promote the magazine's brand and individual careers.

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2. This magazine has
The features allow the used it’s masthead The date of issue and
reader to find specific here as it links in with website names are written
things that they enjoy the front page. here. The websites
reading quicker than promote publicity for the
flicking through the magazine.
magazine.
The main image on the
The ‘Oasis Special’ contents page is of Oasis.
is likely to entice Them standing on the hill
the reader as it with a slightly high angle
presumably was shot, make them look
also featured on superior and sophisticated
the front and could and their serious look
have been a major makes them seem driven in
pull for them to their attitude to music.
buy the magazine.
The ‘every month’ feature
are things that appear Nick Cave is a musician, previously in a band. He has
every month. This done a music review and as he is well known, more
happens in most people are likely to read it. Him being dressed in a suit
magazines. makes him look professional which gives off the
impression he knows exactly what he is talking about.

3. I was charged with battery once…’ creates
intrigue for the reader who would want to know
more about this celebrity.
This is the editorial, ‘This week’ makes it sound
where the editor has fresh and new and
his say over the weeks emphasises that they are
events. This can make taking about current events.
the magazine seem
more personal and you
can feel like you know The contents are divided up
the person behind the into different headings;
magazine. feedback, news, live reviews
etc… this is so you can find
There are 8 different what you’re looking for
features, excluding the easier and it creates less
main story, featured on confusion.
this page. As this
magazine targets people
who like rock music, it
isn’t to appeal to a wider Advertising a deal to receive the magazine for £6 a month is a
range of musical tastes, clever marketing tool as it’s a bargain as the magazine costs
but perhaps instead, to around £3.20 when buying separately. Subscribing to it means
appeal to different that they have your personal details and can offer you things
generations. over e-mail or text, which the weren’t able to do previously and
therefore this means that they can earn more money this way.

4. The ‘V’ links in with the title of the magazine and
Ciara’s feet are at the base of it which, at first sight,
looks like she is holding it up. This creates a visual
pinpoint for the reader.
The contents are divided up
into ‘features’ and ‘fashion’.
The image used makes me This makes it seem more female
think that the editors of orientated, although from the
the magazine want create picture it seems they are also
the look of individuality. targeting men. The text fits
Comparing it to the other around Ciara and the simple
contents pages I’ve background makes the page
analysed, it looks a lot look simple yet effective.
more quirky and edgy.
They have credited the
The simple background is very photographer at the bottom of the
effective and is incredibly easy page. This can give them more
to recreate. This is something I publicity and people wanting to
might take inspiration from work with them.
when I consider the pictures for
my front cover of the final
design.

5. The editorial is very gossipy and personal, like you’re having a
conversation with the editor, ‘see you next fortnight… love, the
sh! team xxx’ this links in with their target audience which from
looking at this magazine, I would guess to be young teenage
girls. These are features that will
be included. They also look
The contents are divided up personal and have been
into ‘news, gossip, whatever’, placed there very naturally
‘posters’ and ‘the sh! Guide’. like it was just put there
The first section, ‘whatever’ is which makes the magazine
included in the title, this really look more informal.
makes the magazine informal
and definitely appeals to the
The big feature is
young teenage girls who
interesting for
would think that it is really
people because
cool. The posters would also
they would want
be exciting as they would be This list of people are everyone involved to see what ‘Blue’
able to put their favourite in the making of the magazine. This can have fallen out
celebrity up on their bedroom positively alter their job prospects if over because
wall and the sh! Guide is they were to change to a different knowing personal
about the features that are magazine job as they could easily prove things about them,
included every week. what their role is in a magazine. makes the fan feel
closer to their
idols.