I like the way that the contents page is laid out for this Q magazine. It has a main attraction which is the picture with the male artist who is popular for the genre type that Q magazine goes for. The mast head 'Contents' is in clear big writing that stands out on this particular page. I want my 'Contents' title to be clear for my specific audience. For this page to have a 'Features' and a 'Every Month' section encourages their audience to read in depth the articles writers have created for this magazine. This Q magazine makes their headline and main stories sound really interesting to help the readers take their time with the different stories within this magazine. For my contents, I will try to make the topic area's for what is inside my magazine sound appealing and attracting so more people would take notice of it. I particularly like the way that it has only 3 colours; black, white and red, which feels like their style as it is neutral colours so they don't focus on one specific genre.
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I particularly like the way that the editors for this magazine has presented the mast head 'Contents'. It is unique and different from what you would find in other magazines. The photo with Kanye West is casual but yet appealing. The way it has a woman's arm around his chest shows more of a sexualised image, clearly stating that this magazine is more for males. The colours with grey, black and white may seem like bland and simple, yet it works well with this contents page even though there is a slight colouring of red that the hand is grabbing . Having the 'Features' down the right hand side of Kanye is not uncommon. However, it doesn't appeal to me that the main purpose of the contents page is to see what is in the magazine so it attracts more readers, with this magazine, the writing is in small sized fonts and the positioning doesn't work well with the page itself. The thing I do like is the font of the sun headings as it is stylish and sophisticated. The reason I chose this magazine is because I really like the way the mast head 'Contents' has been shown and I like the size and the positioning of the image as well.
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The Q magazine contents page is different from what I imagined my own contents page I will create to be. I find it interesting how they covered the main page with a picture of one artist who is in casual clothes but looks serious none-the-less. The reason that I have chosen this contents page the most is because of the appeal it gives the readers with '100 Greatest Albums Ever' which is a typical yet interesting thing to put on a contents page. You would normally see a list of articles and stories to do with different artists straight away in a magazine, but with this one, it goes straight with promotion of these albums as it sparks more of an interest than with the normal main stories. The way that it is in a red box makes it stand out further, catching the readers attention straight away. The less important details are in either a different colour or just about noticeable in the background. I chose this contents page because I want to think of a topic to promote something to capture my audience's attention fir the magazine first, then to get into the actual stories later and gradually.
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