1) How is the page organised?
- The page is split in too and is neatly presented. It had headlined the different sections in the magazine and where to find those pages. They have connected the pictures to the text by assigning each picture to an article and labelling them with the right page number. They have done this so it is easier to read and more attractive to look at, by making it look this way with little to look at in terms or colour in the centre, you’re drawn to the bright decorations at the sides of the page and the pictures scattered around it.
2) If it is divided into categories, how many are there? What are they? How many features are in each category?
- This particular contents page is divided in two, and then divided into features there is 1 – 5 in each section. My magazine genre is reality, because of this I chose a contents page with similar stories. So, they features shown are: cover story, features, people, lifestyle and et cetera. By splitting the features into these groups and makes the magazine easier to read, more accessible and a better read because you’re not spending all your time searching for the right article.
3) How many pages are in the magazine in total?
- From the pages shown on the contents, I would say there are roughly 80 pages in this particular magazine. You can tell this because of the way the page is laid out. Next to each story’s headline or brief summary there is a page number to the left of it in a bigger font. It’s also bold like the name of the article it’s beside, however, the summary underneath it is in a smaller font and not bold. This is because it’s not a necessary piece of information.
4) What colours are used?
- The main consecutive colour on the page is black; the text, web address, boxes, picture backgrounds and lines are this entire colour. Although the idea of black all over connotes the idea of dark, mystery and even the unknown it’s contrasted with the bright décor around the page and the smaller images scattered around the articles, make it looks brighter and happier so you immediately realise that they have put those things in black so it’s not overpowering and it’s understated instead.
5) How have images been used?
- The images have been used to make the page more attractive and more exciting. If it had no images, the page would look dull and dingy especially with the black font. There are 3 main images at the top of the page which are the biggest size, although these are the biggest picture they don’t have the brightest colours: the main colour running throughout all three of these images is black (one wearing black & two with black backgrounds). They don’t have much in them either, one is a close up of a quizzical looking man and the other two are of people in medium shots looking away from the camera. Some of the main mode-of-address is at the bottom of the page in the smaller images where two images are close-ups of people looking directly at the camera. There is one image too the far right of the right page and it’s a bright reddish colour, although it’s not easy to work out exactly what the image is, it’s eye catching because of the colour.
6) How is the text shown?
- There is three different fonts on the page; the page title ‘CONTENTS’, the feature titles and the articles underneath the features. By making each different headline a different font it makes you more aware of where the separation is and makes the general layout of the page look neater, it also makes it more understandable.
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