The word contents is written in big bold black letters to make it stand out. Kanye West takes up most of the contents page. This makes his identifiable straight away to the reader flicking through the pages of the magazine. He is a captivating figure as he has many hit records so is an icon to most teen readers. This is the target audience that I’m aiming for so it is key that a well recognised music artist is in one the opening pages of the magazine to try and get the reader to buy it. Down the right hand side the contents of this magazine is listed. This has the page numbers where you can find the information in bold writing so it is obvious to the readers straight away which page they need to go to find this information. For example interviews with Kanye West are included as a key feature so are emphasised at the top of the page. This informs the readers of what’s in this magazine and makes the readers want to buy it if it relates to what they want to read.
The word contents isn’t written on this page but it has a list of everything in the magazine which is helpful for readers when deciding which one to buy. There are many eye catching pictures which will get the reader’s attention. One of these things is the back drop of what looks to be a woman shouting upside down so it is extra effective to showing the genre of this magazine and its target audience which are rock and roll type people. It offers a free single with this magazine which will attract people to pick it up and buy it as well as the detailed contents in this magazine. The pictures and different coloured writing make this contents page very pleasing to the eye because there is lots to look at and absorb. The pictures down the right hand side give an insight into what is in this magazine so can help the readers decide quickly if they want to buy it or not. The blue shade in the backdrop also creates quite an eerie feel to the magazine which sets the genre of goth and rock and roll.
This contents page contains an index with all the things that are in this magazine. This is helpful to readers straight away when they pick up the magazine and want to know what is inside it before deciding whether to buy it or not. Also on the other side it provides news from the music world and reviews trying to make the customer read and then buy the magazine. These reviews and news will be targeted at their target audience which should be late teens as they are the most frequent buyers of magazine and downloading music. The main content of the page saying ‘ALBUMS OF 2009’ shows that this is a special edition magazine as it is the end of the year so it’s recapping. The only pictures on this page are the ones from the album which help the customers to recognise which album it is. This may attract them to pick up and buy the magazine to read the reviews of the albums if they want to buy them.
The word contents is written in bold pink writing on a white background to make it stand out. This will make the readers know straight away which page they are on and will grab their attention straight away. This picture is eye catching and shows that this is a music magazine because it has a musician singing on it. It also shows the genre of the magazine which is rock and roll because the singer in the picture has the stereotypical rocket hair and skinny body. This contents page shows everything which is in it and page numbers which is informative and helps you find the information you want to read. This may influence if someone buys the magazine or not because some magazines aren’t clean in their contents page but this one has an easy to read layout.
Contents isn’t written on this page, they call it editor’s choice to make it sound classy and up market because its and opera and vocal magazine. The general target audience for this genre of music is upper class middle age to elderly people which isn’t a very large section of the target audience for music. We know this because it says so at the top of the page. The picture on this contents page is of an opera group showing that they are natural. They do this by being shown in an ordinary street in a group acting in a relaxed manor not like they are celebrities. This contents page just has a story which obviously continues throughout the magazine about this opera group in the picture. The article is printed in white writing on a dark background which makes the words stand out more and become clearer for the audience to read.
The word contents is in the top corner of this page which means that it gives more room for the reader to find out what is in this magazine. This can be helpful if there is a lot of content or if you want to grab the reader’s attention with lots of pictures. The pictures on this contents page are of the bands featuring inside so the audience don’t have to do much reading to find out who is inside. This would divide the audiences up because some people who don’t like rock music won’t buy this magazine because it has lots of rock things in it. This contents page shows everything which is in it and page numbers which is informative and helps you find the information you want to read. The red writing for the page numbers also makes them stand out because they are bold which will make them more eye catching to the reader so they know where to search.
The word contents is in the top corner of this page which means that it gives more room for the reader to find out what is in this magazine. This can be helpful if there is a lot of content or if you want to grab the reader’s attention with lots of pictures. The pictures on this contents page are of the bands featuring inside so the audience don’t have to do much reading to find out who is inside. This would divide the audiences up because some people who don’t like rock music won’t buy this magazine because it has lots of rock things in it. This contents page shows everything which is in it and page numbers which is informative and helps you find the information you want to read. The red writing for the page numbers also makes them stand out because they are bold which will make them more eye catching to the reader so they know where to search
The word contents isn’t written on this contents page yet it still has an index down the side which is very informative to the reader when they want to find what page something is on. There is only one picture on this contents page and it is very big taking up the whole page. The picture of a car shows that this musical magazine might be of the rock genre because rockers are frequently seen in this type of car. This is eye catching to the reader. The words in the index are in different colours which stimulates the mind and make people want to read what they are. The smaller text underneath the coloured writing then gives the readers an insight to what that section is about so they aren’t led a stray by a title. All the bright colours are very eye catching and would grab a reader’s attention straight away when flicking through the pages.
The word contents is written in bold black writing which stands out against the white background. This makes it clear to the reader which page they are reading. The picture on this contents page is of James Blunt who is a major music artist in the pop category which appeals to that target audience of all ages. This would attract a wide range of people which would increase who the amount of people who buy the magazine issue. This contents page shows everything which is in it and page numbers which is informative and helps you find the information you want to read. The bright numbers for pages down the side helps the reader identify what page something is on straight away. There is also a section called ‘Every Month’ at the bottom which asks people to send in comments and questions about the magazine and to artists which gets the readers involved which some people like.
The word contents is written in the top corner of the page in yellow writing against a black background. This grabs the reader’s attention really quickly because it stands out and yellow is a bright colour. The pictures on this contents page are of the bands featuring inside so the audience don’t have to do much reading to find out who is inside. The biggest picture tells the audience who the main article or two page spread is about in the magazine which helps them chose if they want to buy it. This contents page shows everything which is in it and page numbers which is informative and helps you find the information you want to read. All the pictures are very good to keep the reader’s attention and the layout is easy on the eye because the smaller pictures act as a border for the big picture. The contents down the side is in yellow and black just like the word ‘contents’ which is eye catching and then there is smaller text to tell the readers what is in that section.
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