Contents page Analysis 1

This contents page has a house style layout, this is when the magazine follow the same layout and typeface throughout the whole magazine and is shown well here, this is the style used for the entire Q magazine. The style in which this contents page is set out makes it easier for the audience to get through the magazine; it offers them a clear passage through the magazine. This is done by the page number references for what is in the magazine, this is vital as the audience can go to the page they want to by looking at the contents page.

On this contents page everything is into rectangle boxes on the left, it notifies what appears on the page and also gives a brief description about what is on the page, this all appears on the left hand third of the page as the rule of thirds has been used. The magazine is also doing a special on the band oasis, this is shown on the left hand side of the page, this gives a guide on everything you can find on the band, q magazine have done this to make a specific audience for this particular issue, they do this every week to have a smaller section for a different audience, which will increase sales.

The majority of the page is taken up by the image which is there to show who is in the main story of the magazine. The image used for the contents page shows the band 'oasis' in the countryside, this connotates there sense of personality and there laid back approach as the countryside normally is a sterotypicall place for laid back and relaxed personality's. The font used on the page is consistent as it used for everything, it is organized and this makes it more attractive to the target audience, who need the contents page to be easy to follow. 

The use of its colour and font makes it more apparent to the rest of the conventions of the magazine, which makes it more related to its house style, which makes the audience more familiar with what they are reading. This is important as it gives the audience a sense of comfortability while reading and encourages them to read on. The representation of the magazine is showing a famous band in a slightly deserted place, this location can give an audience an idea on the sort of personality the band holds, which is that they like to be in quiet places and deserted places, the magazine have used the location to show where the band 'oasis' feel comfortable and to represent their personality's.