The document compares the design styles of two magazine contents pages from NME and Q magazines. Both magazines use a sans serif font that is appropriate for their target youth audience. They both employ a main central image and secondary image at the bottom of the page. The designs demonstrate good balance through aligned columns and sections, and make use of the rule of thirds to distribute text and images evenly across the page without blank spaces. The NME page specifically uses red, black and white colors similarly to the Q page.

1. House Style
The colours red, black and white
are mainly used, which is exactly
the same as the Q contents page.
The design and house style is quite
similar to Q’s, especially with how
the images and how the text is laid
out.
Design Balance
This NME contents page has quite
a good design balance. This is
because the text and images are
aligned with each other. The main
image is also split in half so it is
quite symmetrical. There is some
symmetry as well as there is text
on the right hand side of the page
and also on the left hand side.
Text/Fonts
The NME contents page uses a
sans serif font. This is the same as
the Q contents page because both
have the same target audience, of
teenagers and young adults, so it is
more appropriate for them.
Use of Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is used well in this contents page as in each of
the 9 sections of the page, there is either writing or an image and
no part of the page is left blank or undetailed.
Imagery
The NME contents uses one main
image in the centre of a page, and
doesn’t really have a secondary
image. It does how ever have an
advertisement which features a
small image at the bottom of the
page.

2. Imagery
Both magazines have a main
image located around the centre
of the page.
There is one secondary image at
the bottom of the page.
Design Balance
This design balance used on this
contents page is food as it all looks
neat and structured.
The columns are all aligned nicely,
as is all of the text on this contents
page.
Text/Fonts
This Q contents uses a sans serif
font, which is appropriate to its
target audience as it is very
modern so it attracts younger
people. It has quite a lot of text
going down the left side of the
page.
Use of Rule of Thirds
This contents page has used the rule of thirds well as in each
of the 9 sections there is good amount of either text or an
image.
House Style
The colours red, white and black
are mainly used on this Q
contents page.
The colours go well together and
are appealing to the eye. It
actually uses similar colours to
the NME magazine.