NME contents page evaluation

This is the first contents page i will be looking at. This contents page of NME has many features just like the front cover of the magaine. The style of this looks old and like a news paper showing its been around a long time, for example the title 'NME THIS WEEK' in simple colours, black, red and white gives it that news paper effect, simple and very bold so the reader can not miss this. It also uses short, simple catchy words like 'this week' this is to grab the reader into what the magazine will be including.

The contents page uses the same colours as it does on the front of the magazine this is to stick to the colour scheme. The main colours used again are, red black and whites. It doesn't include lots of colour which also gives it a newspaper effect.

Images;

As you can see there are not alot of images on the contents page, there is only one photo and that is right in the center of the page. By this you cannot miss it, its very colourful and will draw the reader into what will be included througout the magazine. The image is of a band called 'Kasabian' they put a well know band on te contents page, and they are probably there because the main issue of this magazine NME is about them. The other image used is of two magazines of the latest edition of NME and how you should subscribe and get one everytime a new edition is out.

Design;

The design of the contents page is not the normal set out you would find it many magazines, this is because there is not alot of colour and there is alot more writing than there normally is. For example below the image there is a big paragraph talking about 'Kesabian got romantic in a church'. This will only give the reader a short start of the story and will tell you to carry on to the following pages. This is a clever idea to get the reader to want to read on what they found out on the contents page. There is writing all round the main image in the center, they are all the stories and page numbers, this is a normal format for a contents page, saying short catchy words like 'reviews' and 'live'. In red on the left hand side it has included 'Band index' wic of course only music magazines would have, they put this n red as it is a big block of writing its so the reader doesn't miss it and not want to read it due to alot of writing. But in red this shows the reader its probably worth reading and is useful information. Down in the right hand coner also read, a Big arrow pointing the edge of the page to make you turn over and see more.

Text;

The writing is a very easy to read font which is probably sans sherif. There is also alot of bold sub headings involved. The only other colour used in one place is on the writing 'subscribe today and save over £45' this is showing the reader that it is not part of the stories inside about the bands and music etc.. its showing someting completely different and you can tell this just by the change over the only yellow font on the page.