Headline

The headline of the contents page is printed in a black,

bold font and it is centred in the middle of the page. It also

includes the issue number which is placed underneath the

headline and is inside a red filled circle which links to the

colour of the Q logo. Underneath the headline the contents

page uses a series of images that relate to a story and

placed in the corner of the picture is the page number. This

give the reader an insight into what each section contains.

Colour theme

The colour theme for the contents page is very standard

as uses the same colour throughout which is in keeping

with the house style. The background is plain white which

will make everything else on the page easy to read. With

the background being white it allows the editor to but any

colour on top and with will stand out from the page. The

contents page only contains three colours which are red,

white and black which demonstrates that it uses the house

style for the magazine and the reader can associate these

colours with Q magazine.

Layout

The contents page uses the conventional section in which the reader can find the sections that they would like to read, this will help the reader

identify want they want to read. The contents page includes a column down the left hand side which contains all the different stories and

images. Each story is divided by a thin black line between them. This make the contents page look organised and looks as if the editor has

thought about the layout of the contents page. The images that have been used on the page are reasonably sized and do not overcrowd the

page as some are bigger than others.

Audience devices

By using all these elements they will help the magazine attract their target audience and will get their attention and draw them into their

stories that this magazine provides. Q is a well- known magazine and it is owned by multi- platform company Bauer Media who also

owns Kerrang magazine, so they know what will attract their target audiences and what types of things will appeal to them. I would

suggest that the target audience for the magazine is for adults as the magazine has a grown up appeal compared to the Kerrang

magazine as Kerrang appears to be aimed at a younger audience. However the colours that have been used on the magazine are

unisex so it is hard to decide whether it appeals more to male or females.

Types of stories

The contents page provide brief information to the reader

about stories it includes, interviews with band members

and artist, there are also articles regarding concerns in

the music industry, which can be written by artists or

actual writers or even editors from the magazine

company. This page also includes page numbers where

the reader can enter competitions, general quiz’s,

subscription forms and fan- mail pages.

Pictures

The contents page contains a lot of pictures. The images that

are placed on the right hand side one is bigger than the rest.

By having this picture bigger it will draw the reader’s attention

to it first. The image also has the biggest page number on top

to match the size of the image and therefore will not look out of

proportion and so the reader knows straight away where to find

this article. The contents page also contains smaller images

which have been made exactly the same size so they can fit

underneath the bigger picture