Textual Analysis - Contents Page 1

On this particular contents page, NME represent it in the same way which practically all contents ages are presented in all different magazines. The use of the big image in the centre of the way page relates back to the main headline which appears to be 'THE END OF THE ASTORIA' which is also accompanied by a page reference number and a small caption of detail which informs the target audience what the headline is about. The image also makes the contents page more interesting as it gives the audience something to look at instead of a list of headline titles.

The colour that is used on the contents page is fairly varied. The colours red, black and white are the dominant colours on the contents page but are accompanied by a few other splashes of colour. The yellow colour for the subscription section that is used stands out from the page which is obviously intended to grab the consumers attention and is also a way for the institution to generate more money as it uses an imperative to persuade the customer to subscribe for the magazine. Doing this could also be a great way of making the magazine more public due to the fact that if other people pick up the magazine and decide they like it, they are more than likely to subscribe to it as well.

The listing down the left hand side is a rather long list of several different bands that is presented to us in red writing. Having a long list of bands would be one way of informing the consumer of what current brands are 'on the market' or help them identify a band. This could also be used to inform the audience about what bands are contained in the magazines. The colour of the text is red which connotates the idea of excitement as well as stand out on the white background that goes with it. Standing next ot eh band names are several page numbers that are in a black colour which signify the importance of them if the audience is looking for a particular band. Having the page numbers is a great way fro the consumer to skip to certain pages that they desire.

The masthead that sits at the top of this page reads 'NME THIS WEEK' which is in big bold letters that stand out off the black background. The word 'NME' is in a red colour where as the rest of the text is in white which is for the simple fact that it is stating what the name of the magazine is and how important the name is for the magazine as it is its main icon.