The document summarizes the typical design elements of a magazine contents page, including a large bold "Contents" heading that spans the page, prominent display of the magazine logo, use of a dark background color with bright foreground colors for readability, a large central image relating to the main feature, and consistency in layout and colors across issues. It notes that hip-hop magazine contents pages usually feature a large dominant central image along with a focused block of text listing magazine details in otherwise dull colors accented with bolder highlights drawing attention to key features.

1. Contents Page Deconstruction

2. The “Contents” is written in a bold font that is much bigger than the rest of the fonts. It is also positioned to fill a much larger section of the page with the “co” and “TS” being placed above and below the middle of the word. Logo showing the brand of magazine instantly. Gives recognition. Dark red background allows for the foreground to be highlighted with the use of bright colours such as white making the writing more eligible. The image takes up most of the page but not all of it as the features are being promoted here. The main image may relate to the main feature. Contents page should keep its simplicity, allows the reader to easily navigate.

3. These contents pages are all from the same Hip-Hop music magazine “Vibe” showing consistency in the way they are designed, laid out and colours used. “Vibe” magazine and other Hip-Hop magazines such as “RWD” and “Hip-Hop” seem to usually have a large image dominating a large section of the page. There is then a focused block of writing giving magazine information such as feature pages etc. In addition, dull colours are usually used with a hint of boldness and brightness coming through to highlight major features or themes within the magazine.