Contents Page Deconstruction - We Love Pop Magazine

This is an image of a Contents page from the magazine We Love Pop that I will be analysing.

Mast head: The masthead of this particular magazine isn't the same as an ordinary magazine. The logo of the magazine is used as the mast head on the front cover and here it only features as a small image in the top right hand corner. This means we can quickly see and identify it as we tend to read from left to right. The style of the masthead is in a speech bubble as if it gives the audience a voice that reflects their thoughts toward the magazine or the music genre, ‘we <3 pop’. The colour of the mast head is the typical colours of the logo, this stands out on the pop because of the contrasting colours and also because of the style.

 Necessary Information:  The date and issue number are not featured on the contents page of this magazine, this necessary information is featured on the front of the magazine instead. The page number is large and is situated in the bottom right hand corner.

Text/font: On the context page their includes a letter from the editor giving a direct mode of address to the reader.  This gives the reader an insight into what will be in the issue of the magazine and also possibly an insight into what may be in upcoming issues. There is also  straplines and quotes that anchor all of the other images to the page.

Images: There are 15 images features on the contents page of this magazine. Aside From the main, larger  images  of artist Olly Murs they are all roughly the same size. The images show what article the reader can expect to find within the magazine. The images featured along the bottom of the page are of the free posters found in the magazine and this would interest the reader to buy the magazine as they will get the free posters inside. Most of the images are answered by a quote from the artist themselves.

Composition: The layout of the magazine is quite formal considering the age range the magazine is targeted at. Unlike the front cover the contents page is set out neatly and is the opposite of crowded. The page seems to be both image and text led with a fairly equal amount of both featuring on the page.  The text relates to the images directly as the images are anchored by quotes picked out wither directly from the artists or from the articles featuring the artists.  

Colour: There are 3 main colours used on the text on the contents page and these correspond to the colour scheme of the page around the outside. The images are all well-lit and help to set the light, fun tone of the magazine. The colour scheme is quite cold as this particular issue of the magazine is a winter/Christmas issue.