Form Research Contents Page

Contents Page

The contents pages all have the word 'contents' written and placed at the top of the page before any of the other text. This means that peoples attention is immediately brought here, so they know what the page is going to be about. The typography of the word is very big and bold, usually in a sans serif font to link into the masthead on the front cover. This connotes informality and a relax feeling about the page which flows throughout the magazines. The typography being similar throughout a magazine means that it becomes part of the brand identity. There is always a main image of the artist/band who them edition is about on the contents page. They take up the higher percentage of the page, and the shot is usually a medium close up, giving the reader a bit more of a look at them. The main image alongside the masthead of the contents page create a main focal point for the reader, attracting their attention before they read about the articles. The list of the articles usually are chronologically ordered with the page numbers beside them, this makes it easy for the reader to locate the articles when they have found one that they want to read. The page numbers are always on the left of each one, so the reader can quickly see where they have to go in order to locate the article that they want. The articles in the list have a subtitle to catch the readers attention and so that they can find it easier with the heading of the article on the page. The subheadings are all written in bold writing outlining that they are the important part of the article list. Each article also has a bit more information of what it is actually about, so if the reader is not instantly drawn to the page, after reading the brief summary, they will have more idea whether they want to read it or not. All of the writing in the list is generally always black, because the colour palettes are rarely ever a black background, so by using black text makes it stand out against a colour/light background.