Sunday, 22 January 2012


This is a contents page for Kerrang! It follows the basic colour scheme kerrang always follow, yellow,red black. Yet again just like the music they talk about and the front cover it is fairly hectic and is packed full of information. There is a highlighted article in the left corner then the rest of noteworthy articles are numerical listed. Next to them is a full contents. In comparison to a front cover this only has a maxminum of 5 layers and everything is fairly organised. The contents is arranged in to sections such as Gigs,Features and News this gives the page some structure compared to the rest of the magazine because although they want to give of a crazy vibe they still don't want readers to be lost and not know what to read. The things in yellow are the most important and the things in black are less important. The paragraph at the top of the page sums up the whole issue of the magazine.



This is a contents page for Rock Sound. Similar to Kerrang! in that they try to give of a crazy or metal image that also replicates the music they talk about. But this does differ from Kerrang in quiet a few ways. Firstly this is definitely not as packed as a Kerrang! contents page. The main focus of the whole page is the background picture, the subject is staring straight into the camera into the readers eyes giving them a connection. A small contents is displayed at the bottom of the page. This contents just summarises the best parts of the magazine leaving an element of surprise left to the reader. There are no sub headings just page numbers and there is a logo or mascot of sorts in the bottom left hand corner. In the top right hand corner there is a issue number,date and name, this establishes the time the magazine was published and what to expect inside. The font used is formal in the title of each paragraph then the description is in a scruffy handwriting-like font. This get across the main bulk of information without losing any style regarding the music and image.


This is a contents page for NME and the general feel of the whole magazine is a bit lighter and more "hipster" compared to Kerrang! and Rock Sound. There is still a feel of mayhem and even though NME is a more rounded magazine and the music may not be as heavy as in Kerrang or Rock Sound. The main focus is the picture bang smack in the middle of the page, a bigger font is used to show a bigger article and each page number is in red to make them stand out and make sure you do not forget the number for later reference. Unlike Kerrang or Rock Sound this has a index that lists al the bands featured in the magazine and one or multiple page number. This is because some people may buy this magazine because they just want to hear about maybe 3 or 4 individual and they can just look at  the index.There are sections again for the whole magazine that divided up certain topics that the magazine has to offer. This magazine also offers a advert at the bottom of the page with contact details and a discount offer. They also claim they have the UK's number 1 gig guide.

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