Contents Page 4: NME magazine

I have decided to analyse this contents page in the NME magazine mainly because the NME is the home magazine of indie music and my overall magazine is going to be based on indie music.

There is only one image on this page and using the rule of thirds it is positioned right in the centre of the page, this is very effective because the audience look straight at the image as soon as they open the magazine.  Below the image there is a short description of the image and this is to inform the audience who do not know the artist in the image.  At the top of the page there is a contents title and it is simply called 'contents' this is very boring because every other magazine will use this title for their contents page, so the NME are not making it their own here.  The title is in bold white font and is in front of a black background, this is good because the font really stands out.  Down the right hand side of the page there is a column which states some of the articles that are involved in the magazine, these are all page numbered so that the audience know where to look to find a certain article.  There are headings down the right hand side of the page this is to separate the certain articles in to 'live performances' and 'News', this is effective as it shows variation. At the bottom of the page there is a promotion banner, this is used to persuade the audience in to buying another NME magazine.  Down the left hand side of the page there is a band index and this shows the audience all of the bands/artists that are involved in the magazine and it also states all of the page number this is so the audience know where to go to find the bands.  The bands in the band index are highlighted in red font, this is good because it stands out from the black font on the page and catches the audiences eye.  The main background of the page is in white and this is effective because the black and red font that is used stands out and is easily read by the audience.
In my magazine i will also use a band index but however not call it 'band index' this is so that i make the band index my own.  My main image will also be in the centre of the contents page, this is so that it is noticed straight away by the audience.