The document analyzes the table of contents pages from three music magazines: Kerrang, NME, and Q. Some key similarities highlighted include using images to fill space and attract readers, differentiating section headers through color and formatting, and providing relevant information about featured artists or articles. The magazines also generally stick to consistent color schemes and layouts to maintain their brand identities from issue to issue.

1. Table of contents analysis
Theresa Jones

2. Kerrang has also used the
same colour scheme as their
Kerrang table of front cover, black white and
yellow, informal layout
contents Image of magazine is
used to fill space and
add colour to the page
This lets the reader know that this
is the contents page
Editors note is used
to inform the reader Quote from a band in the
what is in the magazine is used to add
magazine humour and fill space
The left third rule is
Main image is used, which also meets the
bigger than needs of the target
audience as they will see
supporting the images before they see
image to show the contents
importance The headings of each section are
placed on a black rectangle
shape and are in a yellow font so
Supporting images are used
they stand out and are
to fill space, add colour and
meet the needs of the target differentiated from the text
audience (more images below
rather than text)

3. NME table of NME has stuck to it’s
colour scheme of red
black and white
contents Lets the reader know the name
of the magazine and what is
happening in this weeks issue Lets the reader know
what date the issue
was released
Lets the The headers of each
reader know section are placed on
what bands a black rectangular
are in this background with the
issue, this bold NME signature
will prove
Introductory paragraph lets the
helpful to reader know what the main
the readers if article is about so if the reader
doesn’t like the article they
they are won’t purchase the magazine
looking for a
specific band
Subscription information allows
the reader to subscribe if they
want future issues of the
magazine

4. Q table of Lets the reader know the name of the
contents
magazine, and it’s the contents page,
and the date when the magazine was
issued
Uses the rule of left
The headers of the thirds, the image takes up
different sections 2/3s of the page. The
reader will see the text
have been placed on
first then the image. This is
red rectangle different to kerrang as Q’s
backgrounds with readers are older and
white bold text to prefer more text than
images
differentiate between
the text below
Explanatory text
explains what’s one the
specific page
Supporting image is
used to fill space and
support the main
image