Q Magazine creates an attractive and simple contents page that advertises what is in the magazine successfully.
Titles.
Kerrang Magazine creates a busy and effective contents page that advertises what is in the magazine successfully.
Titles.
Layout.
The layout for the contents page is busy. The majority of room on the page is taken up by images. These images advertise differant artists and articles, this works well in attracting the reader more as it will make them want to purchase the magazine or the artist in the features. The biggest image on the page shosws the main article fetured in the magazine. the pictures help the readers directly find the page there looking for.The pages and articles numbers are positioned on the right of the page above the magazine advertisment. The advertisement is on a red background with images so stands out more to attract readers to subscribe to the magzine.The page is a plain colour simualr to Q. The whole page is taken up with images or text to give the reader all the information they need.
Editorial.
Kerrang has the editorial at the top left of the page. This is where its most likley to be read as generally people read from left to right so it will be the first thing read on the page. It takes up a small amount of room but it the biggest block of text on that page so is the most noticable. It also includes an image of the magazine coover along with the extract from the editor.
Conclusion
In conclusion this page is successful at telling the reader what is inside the magazine. It uses alot of images to attract the reader and help to find pages easier. It also encourages people to buy the magazine as the images are all of the features in the issue of the magazine.I think the busy layout is suucesful for the younger audince and genre of the magazine.
Overall Conclusion
After looking at the both Qand Kerrangs contents pages I have decided they both have strong pionts. I like the simple layout that Q has used as it creates a neat and proffesional look however I like Kerrangs idea of using images to find the main stories faster. In my own magazine I would like to use this idea but with less images and keep the simple layout that is seen in Q.
The magazine chooses to have one main title "Q Contents" in this title is incorporates the brand identity at the top left hand corner which makes it the first information on the page to be read and is easily recognisable as Q magazine. the contents part of the title is against a black banner which advertises the issues date and website address creating a neat and organised piece of information. The smaller titles, "Features" and "Every Month", are against a red background with white upper case text. This makes it easy to read and makes the text stand out on the page as more important. The last title, "Q Review" also incorporates the band identity and is in the same design as the main title although the text is slightly smaller so the "Q Contents" is the most dominant on the page.
Layout.
The layout for the contents page is simple but effective. It uses one main image on the right side of the text that advertises one of the main stories and artists in the magazine.It takes up the majority of the page and creates an attractive design. There is also a smaller image under the review that advertises the article of Nick Cave taking up the same amount of room as the writing next to it. The main contents information is set down the left side of the page in a collum. The red titles used makes this part of the text stand out more and look more important. The page numbers are also in red or gold which makes them stand out against the other black text. The colours used on the page are simple with a plain white background that makes the text easier to read. The titles and important information are in red so they stand out more the other text is all in black. and the main titles use a black strip with white text. The only other colours used on the page is the the blue background features in the review
Editorial.
Q magazine has no editorial features on the contents page which is unusual for a magazine as it usually features a word from the editor on the magazine and the issue created. Hoverer i think the page works well without it.
Conclusion
In conclusion this page is successful at telling the reader what is inside the magazine and the images used helps attract the students to look further into the magazine as it advertises the artists further. I think the simple layout is effective and makes the text easier to read although attractive.Layout.
The layout for the contents page is simple but effective. It uses one main image on the right side of the text that advertises one of the main stories and artists in the magazine.It takes up the majority of the page and creates an attractive design. There is also a smaller image under the review that advertises the article of Nick Cave taking up the same amount of room as the writing next to it. The main contents information is set down the left side of the page in a collum. The red titles used makes this part of the text stand out more and look more important. The page numbers are also in red or gold which makes them stand out against the other black text. The colours used on the page are simple with a plain white background that makes the text easier to read. The titles and important information are in red so they stand out more the other text is all in black. and the main titles use a black strip with white text. The only other colours used on the page is the the blue background features in the review
Editorial.
Q magazine has no editorial features on the contents page which is unusual for a magazine as it usually features a word from the editor on the magazine and the issue created. Hoverer i think the page works well without it.
Conclusion
Kerrang Magazine creates a busy and effective contents page that advertises what is in the magazine successfully.
Titles.
The magazine chooses to have one main title; "Contents". It uses a back background with yellow writing to make the title stand out even more. It is also the biggest text on the page so is the most eyecatching. The title "This Week" on the left side use the opposite colours to the main title using a yellow background with black text however the smaller titles underneath this use the same as the title. All the title apart from the main one are i uppercase lettering so it is easier to read and more attractive
Layout.
The layout for the contents page is busy. The majority of room on the page is taken up by images. These images advertise differant artists and articles, this works well in attracting the reader more as it will make them want to purchase the magazine or the artist in the features. The biggest image on the page shosws the main article fetured in the magazine. the pictures help the readers directly find the page there looking for.The pages and articles numbers are positioned on the right of the page above the magazine advertisment. The advertisement is on a red background with images so stands out more to attract readers to subscribe to the magzine.The page is a plain colour simualr to Q. The whole page is taken up with images or text to give the reader all the information they need.
Editorial.
Kerrang has the editorial at the top left of the page. This is where its most likley to be read as generally people read from left to right so it will be the first thing read on the page. It takes up a small amount of room but it the biggest block of text on that page so is the most noticable. It also includes an image of the magazine coover along with the extract from the editor.
Conclusion
In conclusion this page is successful at telling the reader what is inside the magazine. It uses alot of images to attract the reader and help to find pages easier. It also encourages people to buy the magazine as the images are all of the features in the issue of the magazine.I think the busy layout is suucesful for the younger audince and genre of the magazine.
Overall Conclusion
After looking at the both Qand Kerrangs contents pages I have decided they both have strong pionts. I like the simple layout that Q has used as it creates a neat and proffesional look however I like Kerrangs idea of using images to find the main stories faster. In my own magazine I would like to use this idea but with less images and keep the simple layout that is seen in Q.
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