The contents page uses a grid system to layout the articles. A three column grid is used, with the center column being wider than the side columns. Images of varying sizes are used to represent the featured articles. The styles and designs of the contents pages are similar to the front covers of the magazines, carrying over elements like fonts, colors, and use of images and quotes. Minimal additional text is included, with the focus primarily on representing the articles in a clear and easy to browse layout.

1. Contents Page Comparision

2. NME-

3. House Style
The style of the contents page is very similar
to the style of the front cover. The
elements of typeface font, style and sans
serif alongside the use of quotes carry
over onto the contents page.

4. Grid System and Layout
A three grid system is used on the contents page of this
magazine with the two outside columns being half the
side of the middle column. The left side columns all has
articles which are anchored with photos, quotes and a
short description whilst the main middle space of the
contents page is taken up by the strong from the puff off
the front cover which is unusual because the main cover
story is position in the top right of the contents page.
Halfway down the page the centre and right columns
stop and a small list of page numbers is flanked with
another article advertisement and then a subscription
advert. The layout helps the reader because it is clear to
understand are read. The only downside is that not all of
the headlines used as sell lines of the front cover are
easily locatable from the contents page. The page
design is quite full with white space being at a premium
around the edge of the page and between articles.

5. Images
A variety of images are used to anchored
featured articles of the contents page to
their page number. This is done by placing
the page numbers on top of the images.
The images are of varying sizes with the
most striking thing being the biggest
centre image isnt of the cover article

6. Categories
The contents page treats almost all articles in a
similar way with the content on all the articles
remaining around the same level of detail with
just the typeface/ image size changing to add
punctuation to different parts of the page. The
whole standout content is based on different
stories about music acts with other aspects of
the magazine being contained in a small column
with no images with the smallest font.

7. Other information
There is no other information of NME’s contents
page apart from article content apart from one
small advertisement linking to a company which
distributes copies of the NME.
The mode of address is slightly more formal than
the front cover but uses the same quote,
overview and title/image format to draw the
audiences attention.

8. Rhythm
Magazine

9. House Style
The house style from the front cover of
Rhythm magazine flows onto the contents
page due to the typeface and core
typeface colours of black and white being
used. There is still lots of capitalisation
used for highlighting like the front cover
but there is the absence of kickers which
were heavily used on the front cover.

10. Grid System
A grid system is used to create space and to
make the lay out of the contents page
clear and easy to read. The magazine has
a small column on the left hand side and a
larger one of the right side which is split
into two separate columns at the bottom of
the page

11. Images
There are eight images which are all linked
to articles which are mentioned on the
front cover and the hierarchy from the
front cover transfers over to the different
sizing's of the photos to give the sense of
importance. The photos also draw the
readers attention.

12. Layout
The page is designed to contain minimal
text with the main focus being on images
and page numbers. The page also has a
very spacious feeling due to the white
background and light typeface colours.

13. Mode of Address
The mode of address is formal but
impersonal as it is based around imagery
not text on the contents page. The text
which is given is more like a brief pointer
like a list of articles rather than a part of
the magazine where the readers attention
wants to be drawn to.

14. Further Information
There is an advertisement in the bottom left
hand corner of the contents page as well
as the website being displayed in a small
typeface In the very bottom right hand
corner. On the page before the contents
there is also a full page taken up by an
editorial.