Analysing the contents page

After analysing the front cover of my music magazine and a double page spread, I am going to analyse the contents page.

I have taken a look at some contents page on the internet, and most of them have the same layout. I have noticed that nearly all contents pages have an image that relates to the genre of the magazine. In this case the page has three images that all relate to the genre. All the images have something in common. They all have people in that stereotypically look like they are into rock music.

The contents page is really useful and important because it introduces the entire magazine on just one page. All the information I need to know about every page in the magazine is on the contents page. The layout of this contents page looks quite messy which relates back to the rock genre. The house style that is used here also introduces us to the genre of the magazine as the colour can reflect the target audience. Usually the artists on the cover are featured in the contents as they want to show the main story inside and reference it here.