The codes and Conventions of a Contents page for a music magazine

1. The Codes and Conventions of a
Contents Page
By Daniel Lee

2. The word ‘Contents’ and Images
 The word contents is there to tell
you what the page is about. It
follows the colour scheme of the
magazine.
 The largest image on the page is
generally to do with the main
cover article on the magazine
cover. This is the Main Contents
page image.
 Smaller images, otherwise known
as Subsidiary images are used
for other articles in the magazine,
there can be multiple ones of
these on the page.

3. Colour Scheme and Font
 The colour scheme, like the cover
of the magazine, consist of 3 or 4
colours, they’re also the same as
the main covers colour scheme.
 This magazine uses a colour
scheme of four, those colours
being;
 Red
 Black
 White
 Yellow
 The text uses different fonts
depending what the contents it is
talking about, e.g. Using larger
font for a big feature in the article
and using smaller font for a
smaller article.

4. Structure, Page Numbers, Features and
Regulars
 Contents pages are generally arranged
into three columns. They do this
because if the information is spread
across the page it’s in an organised
fashion and not spread out randomly
and out of order.
 All the page numbers on the contents
page are there to direct you to where
each article is in the magazine. The
page numbers all align with each other.
The smaller articles go around the main
advertised article.
 The feature advertised in an magazine
(either on the cover or contents page)
are specific to that issue magazine.
 A regular article is an article that is in
every issue in the magazine, e.g.
Reviews, Top Tens etc.

5. Subscriptions, Mini Magazine Covers and
Editors Letter
 In each magazine they advertise a
subscription service, which is
generally cheaper. If customers
do buy into this then they have
guaranteed money straight away.
 Generally next to a subscription or
a editors letter they have a small
version of the magazine.
 An editors letter is written by the
editor as a more personal
description as to what is in the
issue that you are reading