Analysis Of Professional Contents pages

1. ANALYSIS OF
PROFESSIONAL
CONTENTS PAGES

2. CONTENTS PAGE
Metal Hammer uses 3-4
columns, so that it is
clear and easy for the
audience to understand.
An editors note is also
included, so that the
magazine can connect
with the audience. The
layout of the page is
informal given the target
audience. There are also
puffs, so they can
promote a variety of
different things, such as
a subscription to the
magazine.
Q uses a 3-4 column layout so
that it is simple and easy for the
audience to understand. The
articles are summarized under
headings, so that the audience
can find an article they are
interested in straight away. The
layout of the page is formal given
that the target audience is young
people.

3. TITLE
Title is located at the top left hand corner
of the page. It isn’t spread across the
whole page. The title uses yellow bold text
on a black banner, so that it stands out to
the audience. Font used for the title is
also part of the ‘ House Style’. The font for
the title is also similar to the one used on
the front cover.
Title is located at the top left hand corner of the
page, but not spread out across the top. The style
of the font is jagged, which holds connotations of
the magazine’s genre, which is rock. The colours
used are red and white as these contrast each
other.

4. IMAGES
Rock sound doesn’t have a main
image, but they use lots of smaller
images to illustrate to the
audience some of the articles
included in the magazine. There
are also page numbers over the
images, so that the audience can
find a particular article easily.
The main image on the front cover is
of ‘Young Guns’, which suggests
that they are one of the main
features in the magazine. There are
also three smaller images used;
Green Day, Framing Hanley and
images of the magazine, to advertise
a magazine subscription to the
readers.
Metal Hammer doesn’t have a main
image, but instead has a variety of
smaller images to illustrate some of
the articles in the magazine. The
images used follow a colour scheme of
dark colours, such as black and red,
as they connote anger and
frustration, which the audience
would associate with metal music.

5. ARTICLE CATEGORIES'
Big Cheese’s contents page has a
formal layout, so that it is easy for
the audience to understand. It
also has headings such as
‘Regulars’ and ‘Roll call’. This is so
it is easy for the audience to
navigate. The font used is also
appropriate for the genre of
magazine.
Q magazine uses categories such as
‘Features’, ‘Every Month’ and ‘
Review’. This is so that the
audience can easily find the page
numbers to the articles they are
interested in. The colours used are
also appropriate for the genre of
magazine.

6. ARTICLE DISPLAY
The way the articles are displayed
on the page suggests that the
magazine is informal and also
suggests that the target audience
is teenagers. There is also extra
information underneath the
article headings to make the
audience want to read the article.
The way that the articles on
Metal Hammers contents page
are displayed suggests that the
target audience is sophisticated
as the page looks formal. There
is also article information
underneath the headings,
which would grab the
audience’s attention and make
them want to read the article’s.

7. MISE – EN - SCENE
The mise en scene of Rock Sound is
simplistic, so that is stands out to
the audience. The images use plain
back grounds, so that the artists
stand out. The others colours used
on the contents page are similar to
those in the image. This is so that
the layout of the page is simple for
the audience to understand.
The mise en scene used on
Kerrang's contents page is
appropriate for the genre of
magazine. For example, in one of
the smaller images features Billie
Joe Armstrong singing into a
microphone.
The mise en scene used on Big
Cheese’s is appropriate for the
target audience and genre of
magazine. The background in the
images are appropriate, as they
feature bands performing onstage,
or they are taken in a studio. This
would make the bands stand out to
the audience.