Codes and Conventions of a magazines Contents page

Created by Coral Ord

Page numbers, says what's on each page and tells you a bit about what's on them (number then text)

Consistent Colour scheme. (yellow red white and black.)

Subheadings, categories –regulars, in every issue. Features one off article.

Plain background white.

Sometimes uses a picture from the magazine front cover.

Credits for picture.

Website address and contact details

One big picture.

This one has several images. To show the main story's throughout the magazine.

Has a small font normally size 11 maximum.

Picture and page number, anchor to article in contents list.

Structured layout normally in a column of 3 or 4

1 column of text has the letter L layout guideline from where you start reading from .

Has CONTENTS or THIS WEEK on the top of the page on the left hand side.

Takes up a lot of space full of information and pictures.

Title of magazine and has the issue date and sometime the date the magazine got released.