The document summarizes the key elements found on a typical magazine contents page, including: 1) The masthead which displays the magazine's logo for brand recognition. 2) A contents list that provides an overview of the magazine's features and the pages they appear on for easy navigation. 3) Common design elements like color schemes and images of musicians that match the magazine's target audience are also analyzed.

1. Contents analysis

2. Masthead- the classic NME
logo which is used so that The date- another
their brand is instantly common
recognizable convention of
contents pages
Band index- a less Contents- a list of
commonly used some of the features
convention which in the magazine and
lists all the bands the pages they
featured in the appear on so they
magazine and the can be easily found ,
pages they appear an extremely
common convention
on.
of music magazines.
Play on words- the line “ Klaxons Main image- the band are very
and BSP got very high” is actually close to the fans which shows
describing the story that the two they care about them and are
bands played a gig in the highest happy to be around them. It all
pub in Britain, which is much less looks very classic rock’n’roll , as
interesting than what is first there are people drinking,
suggests which is that the two people dancing around and a lot
bands got a high on drugs together.
of musicians, these stereotypes
This does two things, firstly it draws
being used show us what kind
the reader in because they think it’s
a shocking story about two bands of magazine we are about to
using drugs together so they want read.
to know more about it. It also plays Special offer- we are told to subscribe today to save
on the stereotype that rock’n’roll money, and we all like to save money so if they make
bands all use drugs and party all the the reader think they are getting a great deal then they
time. are likely to take it and subscribe to the magazine.

3. The date- a common
convention of magazine
contents pages.
The important information is very
clear and the text is quite formal .
Colour scheme-
It uses the same colour
Main image- it shows a band called
scheme as Q always does
the courteeners stood on a mountain
, this use of red and white or a hill and they look quite relaxed ,
and black all the time showing them in a natural location
makes sure that not somewhere mad shows us they
whenever we see the are meant to be quite chilled out.
magazine we know its Q They all have messy hair and theyre
straight away and we will hands in their pockets which also
want to buy it. The band suggests they are quite relaxed, this
in the main image match could reflect the audience of the
this as they are wearing magazine , which would be young
people who would also probably
black and white , which
think of themselves as quite relaxed.
could be showing they
We get an idea of who the main one
match the colour scheme is as he is stood in front of the rest ,
so they match the he is taller , and he has sunglasses on
magazine. and the others don’t.

4. Quote from a more well
known artist may appeal to
people who don’t know
Main image- the main image is of who the other less known
an artist who clearly meets the key artists on the page are
audience for this magazine as we
can clearly see a large tattoo , a
beard and long hair. They may This list or page
have made these things very clear
numbers and
on purpose as he is not very well
information on
known so they want the audience
what is on them is
to take notice of him immediately.
Also some people who read this fairly standard for a
magazine may want to get tattoos contents page as it
and grow a beard when they are allows people to
older so they will aspire to be like find what they are
him looking for. The
main topics are in
contrasting colours
Colour scheme- the black to the rest so it is
and yellow is contrast and easily visible.
is a key colour of kerrang
magazine. They often use
white black and yellow in
their magazines so it is
easily recognizable.
Other image- another
man with long hair is
shown here , he fits
the audience for this
magazine as he has
tattoos , long hair and
is clearly in a band.