Music Magazine: Contents Page Analysis 3

This contents page from an issue of Kerrang follows a more boxed layout, as opposed to the traditional image based layouts you see in other music magazines such as NME and Q. The top half of the contents page seems dedicated to an image of Slash, whereas the bottom half of the page lists the contents of the magazine.

This contents page follows a black, yellow and white color scheme, with the occasional page number highlighted in red, but it's not too noticeable. The page numbers are highlighted in red so that the reader can distinguish them from the subheadings beside them in black. The image of Slash in the top right of the page follows this colour scheme in a way with a pale black and white image of slash with no other colours. Most of the photographs of people in this contents page follow this colour scheme as well, with most of the people wearing black.

 This is why the yellow text stands out so much on the page. Most of the headers on the page are in bold yellow capitals in a black box. Most of the headers are in a bold font with cracks  in it. This reflects the genre of the magazine, an anarchic rock magazine. Exclamation marks are also featured a few times on the page in some of the titles, to catch the reader's attention. They also reflect the tone of the magazine.

The contents listed in the bottom half of the page are presented in five columns. Usually on a contents page there's only one column that lists the contents and articles on the left or right hand side of the page. This contents page also features a note from the editor, complete with a photograph and signature. Usually these sorts of magazines will contain some sort of note from the editor or feature written about some of the magazine's contributors.