PRE - PRODUCTION: Contents Page analysis

The conventions in this magazine which made this contents page most appealing in my eyes is the colour scheme, it works perfectly, nearly everything on the page is completely grey with the touch of red on the celebrity's chest, greatly drawing attention to him standing out from the rest of the page.

The feature list is well organised, nice short and sweet sections and easy to use not leaving people bored or confused when looking for what they want.

The giant V in the back symbolizes that the title of the magazine is vibe, keeping up with the theme almost like their trademark.

The positioning of the celebrity giving a direct mode of address attracts the audience to focus on them as he is drawing you to look at him and the use of a plain colour such as black to direct your eyes around the page.

This contents page from enemy  has a perfect layout which influenced my magazine greatly, the amazing use of colours such as the colour red, a great colour to stand out from the simple black and white, cleverly scattered across the page so that the reader lays their eyes on everything that is on the page.

The excellent use of page direction such as the band index on the left showing you which band will be on which page aswell as the right side which tells you general pages and where you can find general thing.

The subscription box is great, stands out from the page and is well designed, looking like it offers alot instantly making the reader want to subscribe to the magazine.

the positioning and the amount of text used for example the tiny article in massive writing grabbing the readers attention and giving a taste of whats coming and the use of the image above giving a clear example of the band in action.

This contents page from source magazine is very basic however it goes nicely together, the use of one main image right in the centre across the entire height of the page alongside the well placed text just to the left of it clearly shows that this magazine is all about the celebrities and showing that theres not too much information.

The issue number in the top right keeping everyone up to date and the simple use of black and white again, keeping it simple so its easy to get around, its easy on the eye, letting the rest of the magazine stand out in comparison to the contents page.