Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Contents Pages


 The masthead is in huge, bold, black writing right at the top of the page. This is the first thing you notice.
 There is a wide range of images, such as old cartoons and photographs to more recent photographs. This draws in a wider audience.
The magazine uses page numbers - this makes it easier for the reader to navigate around the magazine.
Main articles are displayed as images with the page number and article title in a small red box at the bottom of the image.
Other article titles in the magazine are shown next to their page number in bold black writing. There is also a short sentence telling you what the article is about.
This magazines masthead is also at the very top of the contents page.
Articles are separated into sections. The sections are shown in bold white writing in a black box.
The main article is in the middle of the page and is accompanied by an image of the featured band.
There is also a subscription box at the bottom of the page, this could be because there is more of a chance of someone taking notice of it on he contents age than anywhere else inside the magazine.
The large red arrow at the bottom of the page catches your attention as it is bright and tells you that the "UK's No1 gig guide" is starting. This is interesting as it tells you it is the best.
This magazines logo in in the corner of the page to make room for the main heading.
Under this, articles are named and a sentence is written underneath to tell you a little about the article. These are next to page numbers which help the reader to navigate around the magazine and its contents.
There are also a range of images scattered around the right hand side of the page. These images have bold numbers around them which link them to the page numbers for their articles.
there is also a 'Q REview' section, which seems to have reviews and opinions on different items which you can purchase and view. It also has a crossword and a small ads section.

1 comment:

  1. How would you apply this research into the production of your own contents page?

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