Contents page research 2

By Ryan Frankish

Images

This image covers around 2/3 of the page, it is of the cover story and that is clear due to the picture being so large, all but one of the band members are also making eye contact, this gives a very direct feel towards the reader and almost gives off a sense that this article should be read, despite it not being at the start of the magazine.

Colour

The colours used the image are black and white yet its also quite faded, I think this is to give off the feel that the band are getting old now and its almost a memory of when they were at their peak. There is a red puff that is clearly going against the colour scheme as it holds information that needs to be seen

Text

The text on this contents page is not necessarily formal but there isn’t any slang, however there is a few quotes in there with some contractions and colloquial language.

Font

All of the fonts used on this contents page are serif and I think this is to give the magazine a touch of class as the keyword in its title is CLASSIC rock.

Links

I think the image that is in a sepia style links well with the serif font that gives the magazine a very classy, retro look.

Representation

I think in this image the band suit their genre with the casual, careless yet stylish clothing, however I don’t think they are necessarily stereotypes to their genre.

Detail

I think there is vague detail, there is a brief description of some of the main articles on the contents page but there isn’t too much detail as they don’t want to give the key information of the article away in such a small piece of text or else the whole article is pointless to read.