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.