Masthead

Cover

lines

Cover

stars

Splash

NME: The contents page mirrors the house style by using a white

background and black writing, masthead uses a sans serif font to

emphasise its informal look which is also done on the front cover,

both pages are laid out with many cover lines and the contents

page also has lots of pictures this emphasises how busy the

magazine is and highlights the number of genres within the

magazine. The title of each cover line is bold to gain attention also

the middle image is slightly larger than the rest to indicate its one

of the main stories within the magazine. There are page numbers

to help navigate the way through the magazine and also pictures

which correspond to the correct articles. It also brings you back to

buy the magazine by highlighting that subscriptions are available

for the magazine.

Incentive

Masthead

Cover lines

Cover

stars

Mixmag: This also mirrors the house style of the front cover by

using the same fonts throughout which is sans serif this is an

informal font which represents the magazine it also uses the same

colours for the background and writing, however it contrast the

front cover by having a main star and another image these both

correspond to the articles there next too, there is also page

numbers for each article to help navigate through the magazine.

The contents page is also a lot busier than the front cover, this

highlights they want the front to be simple and striking yet the

magazine inside to be packed with stories/articles and cover lines.

It makes us interested in buying the magazine again as it offers a

free CD to every reader this is an incentive and a catchy one as all

customers will enjoy a free gift.

Conclusion: Both contents pages follow similar guidelines they contain many cover lines to attract more customers, the

house style for both magazines is kept and used thoroughly by the front cover and contents page, the same fonts are

used frequently. They also use numbers to help navigate pages, they have pictures corresponding to articles andand

incentive or splash to attract the customer to buy again.