2. I have chosen this contents page because it is from a Hip-
hop magazine. The conventions of hip hop is also apparent
from the image used, the way he is presenting himself.
The heading on this contents page is ‘separated’ meaning
that the words are apart, this makes it look visually more
interesting even though the font is plain serif writing. The
word ‘Contents’ may also be separated because of the dark
red ‘V’ underneath and beside it and the ‘vibe’ masthead on
the top right corner, they have anchored the contents
reinforcing that it is a hip-hop magazine.
Anchoring is important for contents pages. ‘Features’ is an
important textual element of magazine branding, this is
because it links back to the front page. Although I do not
have a copy of the front page for this magazine I'm sure
that the image used links back to the front page.
The ‘Fashion’ Colum could be a bonus for the contents
page, this is another element of a contents page, the
fashion Colum being there makes the contents page
more interesting for the readers and gives variety for a
reader .
The faint glow used on the artist makes him stand out it
gives the effect of him coming out of the magazine,
making him look bigger and therefore stand out
effectively. The lighting also makes his jewellery look
The colour scheme used for this contents page is red more expensive and eye- catching, whist the way he is
& white, these are bold colours when used against positioned confirms he is representing a rap/hip-hop
each other, the heading and image really stands out. genre.
3. This is another vibe contents page, like the previous contents
the heading is separated, however it is smaller, this could be
so that the focus is on the two female models, unlike the
previous contents page that had more space to use. The
colour used is black and it corresponds well with the whole
contents page and stands out against the white background.
The models used are making good use of space and are
directly addressing the readers, their different styles of
clothing and overall apparel also makes the image more
interesting, also them against this plain white background
makes the females look empowered.
The font is small and fits around the models, this suggests
that the main focus should be on the women. The colours
the women a wearing consists of green brown and black,
they do not match the colour scheme of the magazine, this
also makes the women stand out positively whilst subtly
suggesting that they are breaking the mould or even that
women in general are not conforming to plain ‘black &
white’ standards.
4. This contents page is captivating to me this is because the
image seems to be subverting conventions on how an
image on a contents page should look. This is a long shot
and is mainly used in media to show the background as
well as the subject, however the background is white and
plain. She appears to stand out with her bright clothing
and giant mushroom, if the image is anchored it would
make the target audience want to read on or find out what
the image is about. Her overall apparel facial expression
and her mushroom makes the image look playful and
peculiar.
The font used for the heading is san-serif, big , bold and
black. Its confirms my idea that the contents page is
playful and attention- grabbing.
The font used in this contents page is small and simple.
This seems to be a convention of contents pages , again
this makes the image the main focus, this could be to
lure the readers on to reading the small font.
A pull quote is used on this contents page, this
is a form of anchoring because the page
number is bellow. A pull quote takes an
interesting part from the main body, this
makes the reader want to read the main body
to find out what the story is about.
