The contents page of NME magazine reinforces consistency with the front cover branding through use of the masthead. It lists bands featured in the issue to appeal to readers' music preferences. Page numbers accompany the band index and section headings like "News" to allow readers to easily find relevant content. Additional details at the bottom, like a small arrow graphic and tagline, aim to draw readers further into the magazine.

1. Analysis of Professional
Contents Page
Sasha McFadden

2. •The masthead from the front cover
is reiterated on the contents page
for consistency so that the reader
has a sub-conscious ‘imprint’ of the
brand name.
• Also, instead of the expected
‘Contents’ at the top of the page,
NME uses the word phrase ‘This
Week’ instead which may be for
individual, distinct purposes to
differentiate from other magazines
of the same genre.
•The mise-en-scene is consistent so
that it comes across as a regular
feature of the magazine and
corroborates with the front cover
font and colour scheme of red,
black and white.

3. •What is more, on the left hand side of the
contents page enlists the index of bands
included in the magazine. This links with
the music genre of alternative rock and
how broadly they are noticed and
mentioned throughout the magazine. This
could be through many forms such as
articles, interviews, editorials, photo
shoots or even concert reviews. This way,
the magazine creates a rapport with the
audience through this extensive content
so a wider range of readers with different
preferences can benefit from it.
•Accompanying this index is numerical
references (page numbers) so that the
reader knows straight away exactly where
they can read about their favourite band
or artist.

4. •As well, the right hand side of the contents
page consists of all of the regular content
and features highlighted every week. This is
illustrated under bold, distinct subheadlines such as ‘NEWS’ and ‘RADAR’ to
attract the reader’s eye to the page and
demonstrate that this is the most important
aspect of the contents page and magazine
itself.
•These too are anchored by page number in
a bright, red colour so that the reader can
easily find the page that they are looking for.
•Below, this shows extra information which
may lack as much significance such as
‘letters’ and ‘NME TV’ which are also regular
features. This is composed in a considerably
smaller font also which may be employed
for layout purposes to ‘fill the page’.

5. •At the very base of the magazine displays a
pug in the form of an arrow which might be
administered to draw the reader in to reading
or purchasing the magazine. From contextual
knowledge of people usually glancing at the
first few pages of a magazine before they
decide to buy it or not, this may be a key
factor in doing so. Especially, as it includes the
tagline ‘The UK’s No1 Gig Guide’ which may
intrigue or excite the reader into finding out
what artists or bands are involved.
•This too upholds the mise-en-scene right
through the magazine as it is in red and white
which stands out from the rest of the main
text above it which is mainly in black as it
includes less information worth reading.