Textual Analysis - Contents Pages

Q magazine: The contents page is full and there are no blank spaces but it is not busy so we are not overwhelmed by the amount of information. The page references are split up into three categories 'Features, Oasis special, Every month and Q review' the Oasis special has a colour scheme of gold and black this makes it seem classy and special so the audience is made to feel as if this article is worth a read and that they are getting a special offer. The rest of the colour scheme is white, black and red which makes the information stand out, the page references have the main description of the article or feature in bold and then there is more information in smaller writing underneath.
There is just one main, large image of a famous band which makes the Contents page look simplistic and does not make it look too busy. There is also a smaller image at the bottom of the page which supports the review section. The smaller number of pictures makes the contents page look classy and uncluttered.

Kerrang! magazine: The Kerrang! magazine is very busy and very full, most of the page is taken up by images and only a small portion is taken up by the page references. The page references are split up into 9 sections Feedback, News, Live reviews, Features, K! Icons, Album Reviews, Gigs, Swag, Famous Last Words. The headings of the sections are yellow on back which makes them stand out from the rest of the text.
There is a lot of information on the page which makes the target audience think that the magazine is going to be full to the brim with high quality articles and features. On the otherhand the audience might be overwhelmed by the amount of information on the page and not want to buy it because if the rest of the magazine is as busy as the contents page and front cover than it will make it very difficult to read.
This contents page is the opposite of the Q magazine contents page as it is very busy with lots of pictures and looks fuller than the Q meagazine but not as classy.