Contents Page Analysis

Most contents pages feature a large image, often of the artist mentioned in the feature article. These images are often captioned which provides anchorage, and results in the image context being more clear to the audience. The contents pages that I looked at all contained page numbers alongside brief titles/descriptions of the pages that they are referring to. The majority of contents pages make use of a large range of colours, which are used to highlight and apply emphasis to particular elements such as competitions and exclusive content. The colours used on the contents pages often match the colours used on the front cover, and in most cases are dictated by the house style. A particular colour pallet/scheme is usually present throughout an entire magazine. The fonts used within the contents page show signs of consistency, and the layout and composition used is often maintained throughout the whole magazine.  Most articles listed on the contents pages are split into appropriate categories, such as "News" or "Reviews." Out of the magazines that I looked at, a large number of the contents pages contained information regarding magazine subscriptions. A few contents pages had a small section allocated to the magazine editor, which was filled by a short letter from them.