The contents page uses the same house style, font, and masthead as the rest of the magazine to provide familiarity and recognizability for the reader. A large central image is used to draw the eye in, with contents listed on either side in columns. Sections are made distinct through bold headings, and minimal descriptive text keeps the layout clean and easy to navigate.

1. Contents page analysis
By James Willis

2. NMEThe masthead has been continued along with the
colours and house style on the contents page. This gives
the magazine a professional appearance as well as
making it recognisable. The writing font has also been
kept in the same font to keep the page looking the same.
The date line has been incorporated into the masthead
so you know that it goes with that magazine. Also it
doesn’t state contents on the page but due to the layout
and style of the magazine the reader can get from this
that it is the contents page.
The writing revolves around the main image of Africa
Exprez. This gives the reader a image that will draw
them into the magazine and then they will explore
the rest of the page. The band index and
features/news are in two columns either side, this
makes it organised and easy to find information and
if the reader was interested in a certain article they
could go and find it.
There is also a small insight into the featured article
that goes with the main image. This could be to
engage the reader and make them want to read on
as well as setting a background idea and set the
genre for the magazine. The magazine has its own
platform to sell and promote there magazine due to
its own advert £5.57 a month.

3. Vibe
The house style of the magazine has been kept the same on the
contents page using the same font and style. The masthead has
also been included in the page along with the date line so you
know if the pages got separated you could tell they went
together. It also gives the reader some familiarity.
The main image is a mid shot and it takes most of the page and
this will draw the readers eyes into the page. And then they will
read the contents lines on the left third of the page. The
background is a quite a dark red/burgundy and the writing is in
white. This effect of light and dark stands out to the reader and
again this draws attention to them so you read on. On the
background colour there is a darker V for Vibe that will stand
out towards the reader and is a subtle hint that it is vibe
magazine.
Vibe has gone for a simple layout to make it reader friendly and
they can find the information themselves. Most of the main
titles are in bold so the stick out more and only include a
minimal amount of words and the language used addresses but
is short which makes the page uncluttered.

4. Billboard
The use of the masthead is very subtle but effective at
the same time as it doesn’t stand out massively but is
still there and reminds the reader of the magazine and
as it is positioned above the chart it is also putting
there name to it.
The use of images also links in with the contents of
the magazine as then the reader can make the
transition between writing and images and also
source the trending artists quicker. They also stand
out against the white background. The overall layout
of the magazine revolves around the images and the
writing is in three different columns to make it more
organised and simplistic to look at and they are all
numbered toy can easily find pages. And each of
these columns is separated again by sub-headings.
There is a colour theme that is mostly dominated by
blue to give it a fresh and up to date look and feel
towards the reader.
Billboard contents page also features a chart down the
left third of the page that music fans will be interested in.
It also gives the magazine a unique selling point. As well
as this due to the chart updating every week it will make
the magazine feel fresh. The writing is small here but due
to the genre and target audience being music lovers they
will read this even though it doesn't stand out well.