The title ‘contents’ is written in the biggest font on the page. The bright yellow colour is very eye catching and stands out against all the other mainly dark colours on the page. This is important as it means it is the first thing that the reader will see when turning to this page. It is placed at the very top of the page to indicate it is the title which lets the reader know what will be on the page and it doesn’t interfere with the image. The main image is at the top of the page with members from a band. It is an action shot of them playing at a gig where we can see two guitarists and a drum set in the background. This relates to the rock genre of the magazine. This will attract readers as the people reading this magazine will be fans of this music genre therefore any sort of news relating the rock genre will appeal to them and they will want to read about it. It is also the biggest thing on the page which makes it very eye catching and shows that it is the most important thing on the page and that there will be a big article on that band.The page numbers are printed in fairly big and bold red font. This makes it clear to the reader what page each separate thing is on and makes it much quicker and easier to find rather than going through all the pages one by one to get there. It is a well known convention of a contents page.There is a subtitle written just below the main image which says ‘Kerrang! This week’ then below this has all the page numbers and article briefs. This is key as it informs the reader what will be featured in this week magazine. The font is big and bold and is white and yellow, this makes it very eye catching and along with the main title, it is one of the first things the reader will see when he or she opens to this page.

The layout is very simple and easy for the reader to follow. By having the big picture at the top of the page gives a nice space to put some of the main articles that the reader may potentially want to read. Also by having it where only half the page is taken up by the text is because they have two separate contents pages. One for regular feature that are in every months issue and other articles which vary each magazine.

There are summaries of each articles, this gives a brief description of what the article is about. Often using key and exciting information to try and make the reader interested and want to read it. The summaries are all under subtitles which are following the main colour scheme of the magazine therefore it makes the small writing look a lot more interesting.

The other images on the page are not as important as the main image but are very important on the contents page. The other images relate to the same genre as the first which is rock, portraying that it is a rock magazine. The people in the other images are clearly not as important as the ones in the main image which we can clearly see through the size of the pictures but people still may be fans of these people which will be good for them as they will see it and want to read more into the article they are featuring in.

The date and issue number is placed under the main title ‘contents’. This is useful for collectors or big readers of the magazine as they can see when it came out to be able to put them in order. Also it helps to let other people know of the success of the magazine as they have had over 1300 issues there they are clearly a well read and successful magazine otherwise they wouldn’t still be going.

At the top of this contents page is a big red bar – which fits the house style of red, black and white. These colours are very simple but also bold; they are also related to the rock genre as red connotates passion; and black connotates darkness and danger however white connotates purity which balances them all out. In this bar, on the left hand side is the Q logo that was on the fron cover, although it is much smaller-this is used throughout the magazine so on every page the reader is reminded of what magazine they are reading.

The title ‘contents’ is at the very top of the page next to the ‘Q’ logo and it is very eye catching as the black font stands out against the red banner, this is so they the reader knows what page they’re on and if the reader wants to find a certain article they can go to the contents page which they know will be at the front. This is important as it means it is the first thing that the reader will see when turning to this page.

On the right hand side of the red banner it says “Issue 293” this shows the reader that there have been lots of issues so it must be a well established magazine. All the writing in this red banner is very big with a simple font so it is easy to read. Next to this is a photograph of the front cover-this is so the reader can relate the issue number to the actual issue.

Underneath this on the left hand side is another red bar-although this one is much smaller-which says “FEATURES” It is in block capitals and again a simple font so it is easy to read, and it is white so it stands out against the red bar. It makes it clear that below it is listing all the feature articles and what page they are on. Below this is a picture of a Q shaped trophy saying award winners-this relates to the writing below which says that the article about the Q award winners are on page 47.

The main image is on the left page with members from the band take that. It is an action shot of them bundled on top of each other. They are all dressed in very dark clothes which could relate to the rock/indie/RnB genre of the magazine. This will attract readers as the people reading this magazine will be fans of this music genre therefore any sort of news relating the genre will appeal to them and they will want to read about it. It is also the biggest thing on the page which makes it very eye catching and shows that it is the most important thing on the page and that there will be a big article on that band.

The other images on the page are not as important as the main image but are very important on the contents page. The other images relate to the same genre of the magazine. The people in the other images are clearly not as important as the ones in the main image which we can clearly see through the size of the pictures but people still may be fans of these people which will be good for them as they will see it and want to read more into the article they are featuring in.

There are summaries of each articles, this gives a brief description of what the article is about. Often using key and exciting information to try and make the reader interested and want to read it. The summaries are all under subtitles which are following the main colour scheme of the magazine therefore it makes the small writing look a lot more interesting.

The page numbers are printed in fairly big and bold red font. This makes it clear to the reader what page each separate thing is on and makes it much quicker and easier to find rather than going through all the pages one by one to get there. It is a well known convention of a contents page.

The magazine logo is brand promotion - they do not want the reader to ever forget they are reading and enjoying their magazine. The strip is red which is the same colour as the logo and as it goes over the gutter of the magazine it makes the two pages come together as one big page. It is a thick strip and is bright compared to the plain white background therefore, the reader’s eye is drawn to it. It fits the house style of red, black and white.

The main image is on the left page and is a extreme close up of rapper Jay Z’s face. He is dressed in very dark clothes with blacked out sunglasses which could relate to the rock/indie/RnB genre of the magazine. This will attract readers as the people reading this magazine will be fans of this music genre therefore any sort of news relating the genre will appeal to them and they will want to read about it. Also Jay Z is a extremely famous artist known worldwide therefore has a very big fan base of fans who would love to read about him and find out news so this would appeal to them. It is also the biggest thing on the page which makes it very eye catching and shows that it is the most important thing on the page and that there will be a big article on that band.

The page numbers are printed in fairly big and bold red font. This makes it clear to the reader what page each separate thing is on and makes it much quicker and easier to find rather than going through all the pages one by one to get there. It is a well known convention of a contents page.There are summaries of each articles, this gives a brief description of what the article is about. Often using key and exciting information to try and make the reader interested and want to read it. The summaries are all under subtitles which are following the main colour scheme of the magazine therefore it makes the small writing look a lot more interesting.

On the right hand side of the red banner it says “Issue 291” this shows the reader that there have been lots of issues so it must be a well established magazine. All the writing in this red banner is very big with a simple font so it is easy to read. Next to this is a photograph of the front cover-this is so the reader can relate the issue number to the actual issue.

The title ‘contents’ is at the very top of the page next to the ‘Q’ logo and it is very eye catching as the black font stands out against the red banner, this is so they the reader knows what page they’re on and if the reader wants to find a certain article they can go to the contents page which they know will be at the front. This is important as it means it is the first thing that the reader will see when turning to this page.

At the top of this contents page is a big red bar – which fits the house style of red, black and white. These colours are very simple but also bold; they are also related to the rock genre as red connotates passion; and black connotates darkness and danger however white connotates purity which balances them all out. In this bar, on the left hand side is the Q logo that was on the fron cover, although it is much smaller-this is used throughout the magazine so on every page the reader is reminded of what magazine they are reading.