Research – Magazine Contents

The right hand side is separated into different sections. This conventional layout allows easy navigation to the information a reader is most interested in.

On the left, an index of bands is used to enable readers to find where the specific information about a specific band is placed in the magazine.

The colour scheme is made up of black, white, yellow and red.

The red in the masthead and contents number attracts the reader’s eye. The yellow is used for the same effect in the subscription box.

The use of black and white is to stand out against each other and is part of NME’s house style.

The contents page follows the usual NME layout. There is a central image with bold text highlighting the main feature of the magazine. This text is largest piece after the masthead.

The few words featured below the bold text give a quick summary of what the main story is about. This gives the reader an incentive to carry on reading the magazine.

The colour scheme of red, black and white from the cover is continued onto the contents page.

The top of the contents page has the name of the magazine displayed inside a long red banner going across the page. This is to emphasise what is within.

The use of red helps attract the reader as it is an eye-catching colour.

The left-hand side of the contents page contains all of the articles featured on the cover.

The layout is conventional with articles to the left and the use of a main image.

The use of red bars to spilt up articles allows the reader to differentiate between them more easily and is a conventional method of doing this.

Four images are used to relate to different articles within the magazine. These images keep the reader’s interest, as columns of text will bore the reader and make them less enthusiastic to continue reading the magazine.