Contents page research

I have chosen this contents page because it is from a Hip-hop magazine. The conventions of hip hop is also apparent from the image used, the way he is presenting himself.

The heading on this contents page is ‘separated’ meaning that the words are apart, this makes it look visually more interesting even though the font is plain serif writing. The word ‘Contents’ may also be separated because of the dark red ‘V’ underneath and beside it and the ‘vibe’ masthead on the top right corner, they have anchored the contents reinforcing that it is a hip-hop magazine.

Anchoring is important for contents pages. ‘Features’ is an important textual element of magazine branding, this is because it links back to the front page. Although I do not have a copy of the front page for this magazine I'm sure that the image used links back to the front page.

The ‘Fashion’ Colum could be a bonus for the contents page, this is another element of a contents page, the fashion Colum being there makes the contents page more interesting for the readers and gives variety for a reader .

The colour scheme used for this contents page is red & white, these are bold colours when used against each other, the heading and image really stands out.

The faint glow used on the artist makes him stand out it gives the effect of him coming out of the magazine, making him look bigger and therefore stand out effectively. The lighting also makes his jewellery look more expensive and eye- catching, whist the way he is positioned confirms he is representing a rap/hip-hop genre.

This is another vibe contents page, like the previous contents the heading is separated, however it is smaller, this could be so that the focus is on the two female models, unlike the previous contents page that had more space to use. The colour used is black and it corresponds well with the whole

contents page and stands out against the white background.

The models used are making good use of space and are directly addressing the readers, their different styles of clothing and overall apparel also makes the image more interesting, also them against this plain white background makes the females look empowered.

The font is small and fits around the models, this suggests that the main focus should be on the women. The colours the women a wearing consists of green brown and black, they do not match the colour scheme of the magazine, this also makes the women stand out positively whilst subtly suggesting that they are breaking the mould or even that women in general are not conforming to plain ‘black & white’ standards.

This contents page is captivating to me this is because the image seems to be subverting conventions on how an image on a contents page should look. This is a long shot and is mainly used in media to show the background as well as the subject, however the background is white and plain. She appears to stand out with her bright clothing and giant mushroom, if the image is anchored it would make the target audience want to read on or find out what the image is about. Her overall apparel facial expression and her mushroom makes the image look playful and peculiar.

The font used for the heading is san-serif, big , bold and black. Its confirms my idea that the contents page is playful and attention- grabbing.

The font used in this contents page is small and simple. This seems to be a convention of contents pages , again this makes the image the main focus, this could be to lure the readers on to reading the small font.

A pull quote is used on this contents page, this is a form of anchoring because the page number is bellow. A pull quote takes an interesting part from the main body, this makes the reader want to read the main body to find out what the story is about.