The contents page of the NME magazine features a large main image relating to the cover story. Page numbers and titles are listed on the left with summaries of select pages. Key information like the date, magazine title and logo are prominently displayed. A subscription offer is highlighted at the bottom to entice readers.
This is my contents page research and deconstruction. here I have deconstructed two music magazine contents pages to understand what features are generally included in contents pages.
This is my contents page research and deconstruction. here I have deconstructed two music magazine contents pages to understand what features are generally included in contents pages.
3. Contents page NME (SEPT 2009) ANALYSIS
TITLE
MAIN IMAGE The title of the contents page is very big,
The main image on this specific bold and clear. This is to ensure that the
contents page is very large and reader knows that it is the contents page
eye catching. We know what the so they know what to expect. The logo is
image is illustrating due to the tile also featured on this page. It is exactly the
underneath is (as it is part of a same as it is on the front cover to show
small article. consistency
CONTENT OF MAGAZINE + DATE
The date of the magazine is featured on
PAGE NUMBERS
the contents page to show the reader what
The pages featured and their
week the magazine was released for. The
numbers are listed down the left
date of this magazine is September. This
hand side of the page. There is
relates to the article on the contents page
many different pages shown on
as it says ‘Thank god the sun has
this list which shows the reader
disappeared, eh? Now we can get back to
that there is a lot of information in
some proper British gigging.’ This relates
the magazine. The title of the
to the date as it is colder and wetter in
page is in red (to make it stand
September.
out) and the page number is in
back (to separate it from the TITLE AND SUMMARY OF PAGE
page title. Underneath these page titles there is
IMAGE a summary of what is on each page.
The image is edited into the form They will use this format for the more
of a photograph. This is important pages featured in the
appropriate as the article is about magazine.
touring and people take lots of
photos when they are touring. SUBCRIBE
SMALL INTRODUCTION This part of the contents page is used
ARTICLE to show how the reader can subscribe
This is a small introduction to the to the magazine to get all of the
magazine. In this specific edition the editions delivered to their door for a
article is about different people doing lower price. The text is in brighter
traditional British tours of the colours than the rest of the content
country. It immediately shows what page’s font. This makes it stand out
the magazine is all about and it links more and get the attention it needs.
straight to the theme of music.