Analysis of Contents Page

The magazine has used a large image of Eminem on the contents page which is full sized and takes up the whole page, with the contents detail on the right hand side. As the contents page has only one big picture of Eminem on it, the rest of the magazine probably will not have that many images on one page too or even just have one big image on it. Looking at the image of Eminem you can guess that the music genre of the magazine is Hip-hop/R’n’B and Rap. The target audience will be males and females aged 18+ because the magazine doesn’t have any young singers on it so it wouldn’t attract the young audience.

The main colour used is black which is a contrast to the main colour used on the front cover, which is white. The colour black connotes power, elegance and mystery and by looking at the image it seems that Eminem has a lot of power because of his gesture and his facial expression. The use of black makes it seem mysterious and it’s like his a gangster in a dark room waiting for someone like Scarface or God Father. Black denotes strength and authority; his wearing a black tie and it is considered to be a very formal, elegant and prestigious. The font used is quite small and it’s in white to make it stand out from the black background. The title ‘FEATURES’ is in bold font so you know that the page is a contents page. The subheadings are in bold font too but a bit smaller than the title and this is because it makes it easier for the reader to find what’s going to be in the magazine and know where to look for their favourite part, also it’s a quick sum up with five or less word to let you know what’s written below. A different style of font for the subheading has been used on the contents page compared to the front cover but the information on the contents page is the same font. On the front cover Eminem is wearing a lab coat to show that his a scientist but his wearing headphones and holding up music notes to show his experimenting and making music also there’s a micro phone there. It looks like his a wealthy man on the front cover as a scientist but also he looks like his a very wealthy man on the contents page even though he looks like a mafia.

The information is put onto the right hand side of the page so it doesn’t get in the way of Eminem’s face. The font is white to contrast the black background and image. Sections of the information has a short subheading  to give a clue of the article might be about, also before every name of what’s going to be in the magazine it has the page number so the reader doesn’t have to flick thorough the whole magazine.

The contents page has five different sections. The first ones called ‘Who’s Got Juice?’ which has a long list of what’s going to be in the magazine; the second is ‘Andre Young Is Still Buzzing’ which is about Dr Dre. The third one is ‘Dying to Live’ which is about Eminem, the fourth is ‘Table for one’, about P-Diddy and the last ones called ‘Hunting Season’ about Mehcad Brooks. This tells me that the magazine has a lot of interviews with Hip-Hop/R’n’B singers but also has interviews with celebrities who aren’t singers such as Mehcad Brooks who is an Actor-Model. There aren’t any promotional features apart form interviews with artists as the contents page is very empty, also the magazine logo hasn’t been placed anywhere on this page for some reason. The brand doesn’t have any franchises promoted on the contents page.  This is probably because they want the contents page to be simple to read and straight to the point and so the reader doesn’t get distracted by other information.