Analysis of contents page

The contents page does not consist of the NME logo anywhere on the page, however the house style of the colours and fonts replaces the logo and allows the reader to identify NME.

The contents page of NME is set out with a central image of a band their one of their main focuses is on. This image takes up three quarters of the page which shows the importance of it and is supported by a mini article underneath it explaining the image. It is the first feature of the page that is recognised by an audience when looked at. The image consists of a band but also shows a lot of the background and the red carpet they are standing on which is very important to the point of the band. This part of the page which is the mini article and image is featured in a newspaper style with the image being explained and the date of the image taken stated. The shows the magazine is based on keeping it’s readers up to date on the activities their favourite bands are carrying out at present as the band Blur as featured are creating a new film. This central image and mini article taking up most of the page allows the audience to go straight to it and read it which then leads them onto wanting to read more and finally attracts them to look to the page numbers and titles to find the article to read. The different parts that the magazine features and the page numbers take up a long but small section in the left hand corner of the page with very a very small font size. This layout shows me that the audience of the magazine find the contents page of very little importance as they are regular readers they should know their way around the magazine just as they should know what NME stands for on the front cover, however it is there for extra support in case of need.

The colours and fonts that are used on this page are the same as those that are used on the front cover. Both bold and regular texts of different sizes are used and colours that are red, black and white are used. All of these features contribute towards building a house style for NME as these are the main colours of their logo and also supports the front cover of this NME issue.

At the bottom of the page a small section is based on promoting the NME magazine through offering a subscription deal. This will encourage regular buyers of the NME magazine to save money on their purchases and will secure purchases for NME with their customers.