This contents page from an issue of Q magazine is image based and follows a basic red, white and black/grey colour scheme. The text and graphics on the page all follow this colour scheme and for the most part it works, except for the black text in a red box which is fairly difficult to read. If the text inside the box were a bolder font or a different colour it may not be so difficult.
The image is a large mid shot of one of the featured artists (Richard Ashcroft) and takes up most of the page. It is accompanied by a caption in the top right of the page in red and white. Usually these sorts of captions will appear in a box of some sort, but the text stands out against the grey background because it is white and red.
Most of the content is on the left hand side of the page and the human eye reads from left to right. The Logo is in the top left of the page, which is helpful, as this is probably the point on the page the reader will likely start reading from. Usually the text is in bold capital letters which makes it more eye catching to the reader, but on this page many of the headings are in lower case. This suggests a more formal tone which is in stark contrast to magazines like NME which are almost in all bold capitals.
The headings along the side are also grouped by their colour and the red box. The page numbers are also different colours from the subheadings so that they stand out beside the the rest of the text.
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