Analysis of magazine contents page 1

Kerrang! Magazine uses images on its contents page. These images have been constructed in an almost grid formation. This makes it clear for the audience to see; also they don’t have to read all the text. The picture may also be showing the audience what the main stories are. There is one image that stands out from the rest because it is much bigger. This could suggest to the audience that this is the main story of the issue. From the contents page we can see that the intended audience for this magazines is for people that are interested in rock or metal music.

The information has been organised so that it is attractive yet legible. The contents page show us that there is a number of different sections in the magazine, this makes it easier for the quickly find what it is that they want to read about such as live reviews. The information also tells the audience briefly what stories are on what pages. The magazine has included information to suit the audience’s needs.

There have been many images used on this contents page. Most of them are all the same size apart from one which is much bigger. This enables the image to stand out. This could suggest to the reader that this is the main article for this issue of the magazine.

There are other franchises that have been promoted on the contents page but not the front cover. On the contents page Kerrang! Magazine has included promotion. They have put an offer on the contents page that for £6 a month you can have the magazine delivered to you.

The overall style and design on the contents page relates to the front page because they both have the same style of text which is bold. They also relate because they have both used the same colours which red, white and black. The font used on both the contents page and front cover are similar because they both look simple yet they both standout.

The main colours on the contents page are black, white and yellow. The text has also been written in mainly bold text. These features help to draw the audience’s attention as the yellow text has been written on a black background which makes it standout. They have also used the colour red which standout against every other colour for their promotion. This colour will draw the reader’s attention. Most of the colours used on the contents page relate back to the front cover apart from yellow.
We can also see from the contents page that the magazine is mainly aimed at teenagers and middle aged people since it doesn’t use a lot of bright colours which makes it look formal