This NME music magazine contents page is laid out differently than most magazines as this magazine matches and suites the type of magazine it is - rock. It is shown to have the famous rock band 'Arctic Monkeys' as the main picture for the contents page and the way that they are dressed; in black vests, glasses and long hair compliments the artist style they are and what genre of music they perform. Also the band's playing the electric guitar in a relaxing manor which is the way they play their music; they also have put a description of the band news and they have put the page number is in bold red. It also has adverts on the page to further the readers interest and the whole page has a specific colour theme of black, white and a bit of red which is stereotypical for rock band fans. The sub heading's are in white colouring but in a black rectangle box to make it bold and clear that that side of the page is the contents area. Some of the description for the different topics are in bold relating that to the more important areas and the unimportant but relevant news areas are not as attracting that the rest of the font writing.
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The content within the this 'Q' magazine is simple yet informative. As usual, the logo for the magazine is in the top left corner which indicates that this music magazine is owned by 'Q'. Also, in the masthead, the title 'Contents' in at the top of the page and in a big bold font which instantly captures their target audience of anyone that likes alternative music as his most famous songs consists of 'Goodbye My Lover' and 'Your Beautiful'. The way that James Blunt stares directly into the camera, makes the audience feel compelled but intimidated at the same time. The date is also in the masthead which tells us how recent or how old this magazine is. The contents information is typed and laid out around the singer James Blunts head. This implies that James Blunt is the main celebrity or that there is an important article written about him that the target audience might find interesting. The close-up shot of James Blunt shows the importance and dominance of him in the music industry. There are two different sections within the contents page to make it more structured and planned.
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The contents page for this 'Q' magazine is laid out in a formal and sophisticated order. The 'features' section is neat which is styled at the left-hand side margin to fit the theme within the magazine which looks like its classy with an edge. This would draw their target audience, people who are interested in pop, and would allow them to be satisfied that the creators of the magazine has designed this with them in consideration. The sub-headings of 'features' and 'every month' banners are in red to match the colour scheme of the 'Q' logo, to tie everything in together. The topics underneath the sub-headings are in a formal and casual font and colour which appears in every 'Q' magazine to show their audience that black, white and red which also shows independence for their company. The boxes shaded in grey either makes that section of information look more important to read as there is more writing involved for it. The picture of Adele symbolises what type of music genre they support, with Adele being pop. Adele is turned to the side to bring out the edge from within her and the way that she is staring straight into the camera lens with no expression on her face would represent seriousness and dominance for her music and her record label also. Her makeup is natural and minimised to show more of her natural beauty but the eyeliner contrasts with the rest of her makeup to make the audience focus on her eyes more which would make them fee intimidated. The shadow around her neck makes Adele look slimmer and more fitting for the 'celebrity look' so the editors would help the magazine sell more copies. At the bottom of Adele's pictures is a white rectangular box which hold information about Adele herself and the recent update of her music and career. At the bottom of the page itself, is a 'review' box which includes a two shot picture of Liam and Noel Gallagher. One of them is leaning forwards to show that they have more dominance, importance and responsibility for the band than the other who is slouched back and arms crossed around his chest to either show defensiveness or boredom. Next to them a description of what the latest news is with the two singers and a review of the whole magazine itself with what's hot and what's not.
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