Rock sound magazineThe colour scheme of this magazines contents page uses a lot of dark background colours to then use contrasting colours on top. It sticks with 3 main colours of black, red and white which are all colours that the subject also has on. His black leather jacket creates an image of being cool and is associated with the genre, he has very pale skin when put under the bright light looking very white like the text and his hair is red which also links with the text. The contrasting colours make it very easy to read the text on the page whilst giving the magazine an edgy/mysterious mood and atmosphere. The same mood is shown by the subject.

The page numbers on this contents page are in a different colour to the rest of the text and this is for multiple reasons. Firstly, it makes it stand out more from the text and separates it so the reader can see it clearly without difficulty. It also makes the page look a lot less boring as it is not all in the same colour, this makes the page overall look more appealing. The numbers are in a slightly larger font than the text beside it which creates a separation so it does not all blend into one, not only does it make it easier to see/navigate through but it looks more appealing.

This particular magazine does not have the title of the page that is “contents” and relies on the reader to see the page numbers and information instead to identify what page it is. The title of this page would be the name of the magazine which informs the reader what magazine it is if they were to see this page first.

The fonts used on this contents page uses the usual 2-3 following the codes and conventions of music magazine contents pages. More important/exciting parts of the text have been put in a larger and more noticeable font in order for it to be one of the first things noticed by the audience and would ultimately encourage the reader to read more into the page. All the fonts are very simple and easy-to-read so that the audience have no difficulty as it may make them bored or uninterested.

Kerrang! magazine:This particular magazine has a good use of columns giving the page structure and makes it a lot easier to read for the reader as it is set out clearly. This contents page breaks the usual codes and conventions of 2/3 columns and uses 5 columns. It shows the reader where the texts separate.

The article headings used on the contents page are separated from the small pieces of information and are in a bold font making them slightly more noticeable. This means that the audience will see it first and due to these heading being mostly of band/artist names that people know of/like it will entice the reader making them want to know more about the article due to their interest for that individual band/artist. It is the same colour as the small text which tells the reader that it is related to it but deliberately forces the reader to look at the heading first over the text as it may be more interesting to them.

This exact magazine has different categories on it and does only have a section for regulars and features, but also has many more categories. This gives the audience more variety and specificity in what they want to read. They are clearly separated from the smaller text and are in yellow text on a black background making it stand out much more, this shows they are an eye catching feature that aim to entice the reader more. This particular magazine has a lot more categories than usual music magazines and offer a much more specific contents page – this may make it a lot easier for the audienceto navigate through the page to find what it is they want to read about.

This particular kerrang magazine holds many different images and the primary function of this is to make the contents page overall seem less boring. As there are more images, it looks as if there is not a lot of text – most, if not all audience members prefer looking at images rather than reading text as a lot of information is seen as boring. It also does not require as much effort to read from the audience which again will not bore them. These all relate to the articles which means the reader would not have to actually read the text to know what some of the articles are about as the image shows who or what some of the articles are about.

Mojo magazine:The font on this magazine cover is quite small and very basic – this makes it very easy to read so the audience have no issues or struggles to see it. It is a different colour to the page numbers so it stands out and looks different, this makes it easy for the reader to see where they should begin reading. The most important piece of text that would be seen as the most intriguing is of bands/artists that reader would know and like making them want to read about them.

The issue number and date on this magazine are relatively small but goes in their own individual places making it seen quite important. It clearly tells the reader what issue this magazine is and also shows the date so they know how recent the magazine is so they can keep up with the current issues. It is in a black text on a white background which makes it easy to see but its small font does not allow it to take an attention away from the rest of the magazine.

The page number on this particular contents page is very small at the bottom right of the page where it is a contrasting colour to the background (white on black) making it easy to read but the small text makes it a minor feature and does not take any attention away from what is seen as the more important and eye catching features.

The magazine name is also the title of this page stating what magazine it is so the reader can clearly see. It is in very bold and large text making it the most noticeable over the rest of the text on the page and would be the first text they saw.