Contents Page

The layout of the contents page for NME is very basic and easy to follow at the top it tells you straight away what the page is trying to do which is tell you what is in the magazine, then you have pictures that are placed around the page with a number in black with a white background which is a strong contrast to make it stand out and be seen the numbers are obviously to show the page number, it also has a shot caption underneath telling you what’s in it and the main headline of that page. It also states clearly the data of the magazine under the main heading. There are also different scales of images some are bigger than others such as the one in the middle of the page is larger than the others showing they are probably the most talked about thing in the magazine so they should stand out more. You then have the numbers of the pages at the bottom and centred in the middle to be easily seen.

The NME contents on the page is very limited as it just gives you brief description on what’s on particular pages that they thing the reader might like to know about it has a quotation of part of the article from that page and a little information to let you know what to expect to read on that page. The finally outcome is its quick and snappy to show you small detail which is big to make you want to read on and go straight to that page

These colours that are in the contents page are very dull dark colours which sets the theme of what you expect the magazine to be like throughout. The only main bright vibrant colours are in the advertisement at the bottom right hand corner which is bright for a reason to stand out and be seen against the strong contrast of dark colours so you instantly look at it as it’s an advertisement that’s the main thing they want you to do is make it eye catching.