Analyzing a contents page

I have analyzed a contents page of a single and double page spread of a music magazine by making annotations about various contents pages from a range of institutions.  By doing this allows us to identify the key concepts needed to create a successful magazine, which are mainly the images, text, font, layout, genre and colours.

These are Contents pages from top music institutions 'Kerrang' and 'Q'. Contents pages are used to identify what the magazine will include and what pages they are located on. I have discovered that the contents pages do not just include information, however they show images to fit with the articles and page references, commonly of the musicians, institutions, events, etc.

The colour is important when making a magazine contents page as most magazines have a continuous colour scheme therefor must be carried out. I have noticed that the majority of successful magazines make some words stand out from the rest, creating a juxtaposition, whether using different fonts or changing the colours.


The layout for these contents pages are neat and in columns, which suggests something quite formal, simple and easily followed, unlike other magazines, such as mainly Teen magazines which include a various amount of colour and different fonts. (example shown below)
The clear difference between these two magazine contents is that 'Q' is aimed at an older audience, however 'Twist' is aimed at a younger audience, typically girls as it has pink as a stereotypical colour.