Research - Contents Page

I did some research into contents pages and came away with some valuable information that would go towards my final product. Here is the research I did and some information into the layout, writing styles and overall iconography of them.

 Contex Contents

The contents in this page are effective because of the way they are laid out. The separate colours on each feature make it easier to read and the way it is separated into sections also make it stand out.

The word ‘contents’ has been changed to say ‘contex.’ This will apply to the reader of the magazine but I don’t think it would be effective to mine. For the style of magazine and the type of audience it aims to attract, something like this may help with that, but overall it fits in with the page and fits in with the codes and conventions of a contents page.

There is a strong key image for the contents page, this image is effective because it's big and stands out but doesn't take anything away from the contents page and its aim to inform the reader of what is in the magazine is the main image and it stands out next to the contents.

Club NME Magazine Contents

The contents in this page are quite large and fill a lot of the space on the page. Although this is what a contents page would do, there weren’t many contents on the page which doesn't necessarily encourage the reader to read on.

The focal image on this page isn't too big and doesn't take much attention away from the actual contents on the page. There is a clear caption on the top of the image which comes to be a part of the contents anyway. The style of this contents page has elements of Gaze Theory in it and will be sure to attract a specific audience.

The colour scheme which matches the Club NME logo is black and pink helping create a theme that the target audience for this magazine will understand. My research helped me realise that things like that have to be taken into careful consideration when creating my magazine and deciding who I will be aiming it at. 

An additional feature not commonly used in magazines is the voucher that has been placed at the bottom of the page. This is something that would attract anyone, not just a specific target audience and this is an effective well thought out feature that has been included.

Q Contents

The style of this contents page is separate to the rest in its layout. The focal image on this page covers most of it whereas the actual contents have been pushed to side almost as if its been hidden. Its supposed to be the main feature on the page but it doesn't look that way.

A good thing about this page is that there is no dead space and the information is somewhat plentiful although the image on the page covers most of it.

Another feature that isn't always used in contents pages is the review section at the bottom of the page. This is something that may interest the reader of that particular genre and is something I should take into consideration when designing my final product.

Overall there is a lot to take away from these contents pages, some good and some bad. There is definitely a lot to think about when it comes to deciding what styles, layout or features I will want to include in my final product.