This document discusses several key elements of magazine layout and design including: 1) The left and center thirds of the contents page are reserved for images related to classical music, while the right third contains text. This clear layout helps readers easily identify article placements. 2) Magazines establish recognizable house styles through consistent use of colors, fonts, and layouts across issues to brand themselves for target audiences. 3) Images and text should be relevant to the target audience, in this case classical music enthusiasts, and integrated to correspond with the genre to be recognizable to readers.

1. Layout/Rule of Thirds - The contents page has a
clear layout. The left-third and centre-third have
been designated specifically for images associated
with the genre of music; whilst the right-third
includes all of the text. This clear layout enables the
reader to easily identify where certain articles are
featured throughout the magazine and the
significance between particular images and text.
House style – The magazine’s house style is often
identified by its use of colours and fonts. Various
magazines will use the same design/layout for each
issue, so that the target audience are able to
recognise a consistency. Once a house style
becomes recognised by the reader, the magazine
can become branded.
Target audience – The images and text should be
relevant to the target audience, which in this case is
Classical music. The images and text should be
integrated and correspond with the genre of music,
so that they can be recognised by the reader.
Borders- The various images has been highlighted by using
a border/drop shadow. This adds depth to the aesthetics
image so that it appears more professional and can be
clearly identified by the reader.
Masthead – Due to the codes and convention of
magazine design, the masthead is typically
presented in bold at the top of the page, although
the font size is usually smaller compare to the cover
page. The consistency of the font style builds up a
house style, which can be recognised by the reader.
Date – The date is an important feature to include
on the contents page of every issue. It indicates to
the reader when the content of the magazine is
relevant for.
Caption – The images each have their own caption,
which refer to an article featuring in the magazine.
Using language, such as ‘special’ makes the feature
seem exclusive to ‘Classic Fm’ readers, so that they
are more likely to purchase the magazine.
Page Numbers – Page numbers are usually
highlighted in bold, so the reader my easily identify
where an article is featured in the magazine. Often,
if an image is presented on the contents page, it
will have the appropriate page number, which also
corresponds with the relevant article.
Main Heading – Main-headings categorise articles,
so that it is even easier for the reader to locate an
article in a magazine. For example, they may be
looking for ‘Reviews’ only.
Sub-headings – Sub-headings are often ‘grab-quotes’
from the appropriate article, this gives the
reader an insight into the magazine. The contents
only usually features the main articles, rather than
describing every single page.