CONTENTS PAGE LIIAR ANALYSIS

This NME contents page once again features the NME logo at the top of the page, this makes it clear to the customer which magazine they are reading due to it being a constant reminder of the institution. A convention of this page is the fact that it has the masthead 'this week' at the top in big, bold letters which makes it clear for readers, it also emphasises the fact that this magazine is released on a weekly basis. The font throughout the contents is also the same and either red, white or black which maintains the magazines house style. Similarly to the front cover, the date is also printed at the top of the page.

The format to this page is very structural which makes it easy for the reader to find the article they desire, the sub-headings of 'news', 'radar', 'reviews' etc. categorize the different sections to make it even more simple. The page numbers vary in size depending on the importance of the article. Those feature in the 'band index' are considered less important in relation to those featured in the main articles of this issue i.e. the 'LIVE!' section.

The target audience for this magazine is specifically aimed at those interested in rock/ indie music, this is clearly shown by the bands which are actually featured in NME magazine e.g. The Cure, Franz Ferdinand...

The main image of this contents page will conventionally link to the front cover image, re-emphasising the main article and the page of which it is featured on, similarly to the main articles within the magazine it begins with a drop cap. This could be done to lure in the viewer to reading the article on the contents page, which will then pull them in further to reading the other articles.

Subscriptions are also available at the bottom of the page to entice loyal customers into paying for an annual package. It also gives access to the main website for extra information or to read into something further. This helps widen the fan-base of NME, making it a lot more popular due to it now having a link with customers through not only paper – but the internet too.

I devised a SlideShare to outline the key areas that I feel are important in creating a conventional, industry standard contents page for a professional magazine.

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