The plain minimalistic background serves its purpose by making the main star, Kanye West, stand out from the rest of the page.

The theme of the page is black and white, this gives it a pure classy look, apart from the only colour on the page which is the red heart, This draws the readers eyes to it making it stand out with vibrancy.

The simplicity of the page draws the reader’s attention to read the rest of the magazine, because it looks clean and crisp.

Vibe magazine looks at both music and magazine; this is reflected by Kanye West, a singer, wearing stylish clothes reflecting the fashion part of the magazine.

The important information on the page, such as the numbers, are in bold, the reader can quickly identify this.

The font and colour is easy to read, which helps the reader enjoy the magazine.

The use of the “V” in the background helps brand the magazine like the cover,

I like the use of black and white, it creates a professional looking contents page, and the use of one bright colour gives a focal point on the contents page, and may suggest that his article is going to be about love.

NME are an iconic indie/ rock magazine. They use generic music magazine conventions that the readers are likely to recognise.

The colour pallet for the contents page is striking and eye catching. All the important information is highlighted.

The page uses a lot of texts, however it is organised in a way that is easy to read. The text is placed on the right colour background which also helps to make it clear and simple to read.

NME tends to stick to the black, white and red colour pallet that would help their audience recognise their magazine. The important information is in yellow. This draws the reader’s attention to it.

The magazine tends to use the same layout and design because it is produced on a weekly basis, this would cut down the time on designing the magazine if they have a set design.

I think the colours on this page are really striking and catch the readers eyes, however NME tend to cram a lot of information onto one4 page, I don’t wish to use this on my magazine as it won’t fit into the genre of music I want to go forward with.

The picture used on the contents page connotes the title of the magazine “Dazed “. The title is clear and easy to read as it is black writing on a white background.

The text on the page is supported by a white highlight over the picture, this makes it easier to read for the reader, this would be key so the reader would know what page to look on.

The colour scheme used on the contents page is minimalistic black and white. However the only colour used on the page is the image, this draws the readers eye to the image, making it the main focus on the page.

The most important information on the page is in bold writing, this is so the reader can distinguish this and makes it easier for the reader to locate the pages quickly.

I like the effect on this contents page because of the simplicity it has. I would like to use this kind of image on my contents page, as it looks really good and eye catching. The colour pallet is minimalistic and clean looking which helps create a simple page that the reader can identify pages quickly.