Music Magazine - Contents Page Analysis at 10:12

This is a very attractive contents page. Both sides have contrasting colours for the background so this draws in the attention of every reader. Not many people read contents pages but with techniques like this then it's pretty hard not to.

The left hand side has a dark background of black with an eye catching pink title at the top. The title uses a cool font to suggest its not aiming the magazine at the older generation nor the younger teenage generation - so most probably the older teenage generation.

The opposing side consists of a white background and this is the complete opposite to the black. This shows that they really want to attract the readers eye and get them to read this magazine. At the top of the page in the centre there is a small mug shot of the publisher, except it is taken from the side on an arial angle, this is a useful technique because it helps to have a picture when you are reading something related to it.

The writing on the right hand side is set out in two columns, this shows a formal aspect of the magazine. The font used for writing the 'contents' seems asthough its in a bolder font than all the rest. This is because its the most important part of the page as it tells the reader everything whats in the magazine so they need to make it the most noticeable.

The main attraction from those pages is the one on the left hand side where the guy is holding the guitar. This is because its a big picture and it jumps out of the page as once again having the black and white effect shows the contrast between each colour used. Many music lovers would be drawn to this page as it emphasizes the life of music.

Two other small things that are only little but instantly strike the readers eye is the yellow banner running across the picture on the left and the small yellow box on the left. This is because yellow is an unusual colour to use for that type of theme because it is mainly black and white.