The document summarizes the key design elements of a magazine contents page. It describes how the masthead appears in red in the top left corner to brand the publication. The page is split into four columns with a thin black line separating each column to make the layout tidy and easy to read. Images are used throughout that relate to the articles and appeal to different audiences, using a variety of shot types. The color scheme is more varied than the front cover but remains organized with a white background and black headings.

1. Masthead
The masthead appears again
on the contents page and
once again it is placed in the
top left hand corner. This
time however it is red and
not white and the same size
as the heading contents .
Having the masthead on the
contents page is one of the
codes and conventions. The
more the masthead is shown
the more it becomes a
brand.
Date
Not very easily readable due to
being grey text on a black
background. This is probably
because it isn't a very important
feature.
Columns
The page is split into four
columns to make it easy on
the eye and attractive. A
thin black line is used to
separate each column and
make it look tidy.
Images
There are many images used to give
this contents page a very visual and
colourful look. The images used relate
to the articles as the features on the
artists use the same or very similar
photos. Many of the images appeal
to different target audiences for
example Sam Smith has a more
female fan base than the Foo
Fighters. Several different shot types
are used for example a long shot for
the image of Jenny Lewis and a
medium shot for Sinead O’Connor.
One or two of the images have
captions in them.
Colour scheme
The colour scheme is
much more varied than
the front cover was. The
numbers are multi -
coloured but due to the
white background and
black headings, the page
is still very organised. The
headings of each section
are just the artists name
in bold black print and
this is always the same.
Page numbers
The page numbers
go in order which
makes it easy for the
audience if they are
particular interested
in a certain section.
Each page number is
the same shape but
vary slightly in size.
Cover story
This links it back to the main image. It doesn’t look
particularly different to the other articles but due to
already being showcased on the front cover , it
doesn’t need to greatly stand out. A two shot is used
to show the two Gallagher brothers.