Thursday, 27 November 2008

Contents Page Analysis #1 & #2


This contents page is effective because of its use of images and colours, there are 4 pictures, to this contents page the large image takes up the entire page which makes it stand out, this contents page is rather simple however that could be good for the audience, it’s easy to navigate around the font is bold. The cover feature is displayed clearly to the top left of the page, so if that’s why the reader bought the magazine, they can find out what page it is on easily. The words don’t go over the main image so it’s easy to read. They are also in columns and in categories making it easier to navigate through more. It’s not a loud and bright contents page so I don’t think it appeals much to a younger generation, it also uses the maximum of 4 pictures.


This contents page for Kerrang magazine uses pictures to show its content, the bigger stories use pictures and the biggest story uses the biggest picture. The title of each of the stories are in bold text, this is to help them stand out and show the audience that they are the stories. Kerrang is a rock magazine and pictures alone can show the audience this is a rock magazine,
Although this page is plain white, the use of black boxes with yellow block text helps it to stand out, the use of putting pictures on the “drop shadow” option also helps them to stand out even if it’s just slightly the information to this magazine is all pushed to one side, it makes it easy to read and locate this helps the target audience to find what they want to in a quick and easy way. There is also a red box located to the lower right of the page, this is the subscription box, it tells the audience how to order Kerrang weekly and at a lower price this finishes up the part of the contents page that would be empty
and advertising the subscription every week
allows the reader no matter how new they are to subscribe.

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