Textual analysis of contents pages

The NME contents page tells everything that will be featured during that week. This is shown by the big heading ‘this week’ and the date underneath showing which week. The column down the right hand side shows all the page numbers and article information. They are all split into sections such as ‘news’, ‘reviews’ and ‘features’. These are all presented in black blocks in bold white writing this makes them stand out and makes it easier for people to locate articles of their interest. The red block at the bottom of the column adds an extra must see page. Also there are arrows to add more detail and to lure you in to certain articles. The left hand side consists of photos, tag line, headline, small article and an advert. The advert is trying to persuade you to subscribe to the magazine but it is placed at the bottom so people go to it after reading the rest of the page. Also using the percentage 'save 33%' makes the reader feel like it is a one off offer so they should subscribe as soon as possible. The small article and photos give you an idea of what is in the rest of the of the magazine. The colours red, white and black are used throughout the magazine. this links all the pages together.

The 'DRUMMER' features examples of the articles by showing photos related to them and the pages numbers in the corner of the photo. In the top left hand corner 'contents is written in bold a long with the date of the issue. The column down the left hand side like other contents pages is the list of articles and page numbers. The colours black, white and orange are used continuously throughout the magazine, this links the pages together and creates a theme. The name of magazine 'DRUMMER' links to the contents of the photos as they all feature drums or band members. At the bottom of the page there is a plus sign which suggest an extra and links the orange box to the rest of information on the page. This box contains a list of regular articles within the magazine which would be easily recognisable by regular customers.