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The house style: This is the same font

style and colour scheme as the cover


page; this makes it look professional and
also creates recognition for the audience.
It is bold and strong which shows a
convention of a rock or rap magazine as
it symbolises strength and power which is
a lin to the strength of the music
produced by the genres.
Page
numbering:
This is
showing
clearly the
number for
each of the
article titles
linking to
inside the
magazine.
Columns:
This
contents
page has 3
columns to
provide a lot
of
information
that is
The fonts:
structured.
These are
all readable
and the
same fonts
throughout
(see house
style) which
gives the
page a
consistent
layout.

Brand Identity: The logo/brand


name is used on the cover and
contents page. By using this
masthead as brand identity it
lets the audience recognise the
magazine with an automatic
expectancy of a professional
brand.

Date: this is vital


information that is needed
for every magazine and is
normally presented in the
corners of the contents
page. Sub-headings:

This has
categorised some
of the information
that will be inside
the magazine,
this provides the
most important
information listed
under categorised
sub-headings.

The language used is


colloquial and
casual; this can link
to the fact that the
magazine is a rock
genre. It also uses
direct address to the
audience which
makes the target
audience feel like
they are being
addressed
personally. Colloquial
language is also
typically used for a
younger audience so
we can assume a
teenage one.

Advertisement: This is advertising the


magazine on subscription; this means that
the buyer would purchase this magazine
more regularly. This is good to advertise
on the contents page as it will encourage
more frequent customers.

Main image: in this contents page it has one main image


to attract its audience to. There is also a link between the
Touring Special main titles on the page, this is called
The colour scheme: this still remains the same
anchorage text. The shot type used for this image is a
from the cover page except on the contents page
medium close up shot. Also, by the image being on an the colours are more black orientated. This
oblique angle this could also suggest the magazine is the
contents page shows more of the original rock
sub-genre of rock because it implies something a bit
genre of the magazine rather than the cover page
unorganised. The girl is portrayed to be the age of
based on Dizzee Rascal because it is showing
around 22 and by having dip dyed clothing it
suggests she is a stereotype of a roc chick, this is typical conventions of a rock genre, for example
also implied through her bright blonde messy shortthe dark colour scheme. Knowing the audience
hair implying she does not particularly care about is of a young one, we can further assume
looking like everyone else. She can be extreme
they are of a more mature age than say 13
stereotyped as a lesbian due to the masculine
year olds as black colouring is more suited to
persona she portrays rather than female.
attracting young adults.

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