Codes and conventions of a music magazine contents page.

Ellie Niccolls.

Main image/article

• The main image/article is the largest image on the page which displays what the main article in the magazine will be about

• It also normally has the page number and article name so readers know what it is and where they can find it.

Issue number, date &website.

• The issue number allows the reader to know what issue to buy next but it is also a way of knowing how popular the magazine is because if there is lots of issues then it connotes that the magazine is more popular than magazines with a smaller amount of issues.

Features.

• A list of feature articles which allow the reader to know what will be in the rest of the magazine.

• They normally have page numbers for the reader to be directed to if they want to read a certain article.

The title ‘Contents’ is extremely bold and is in capitals to make it stand out to the reader, it also stands out by having a different and brighter colour than the background of the word.

Issue, date and website are normally at the top of the page, they stand out by using two very opposite colours for the background and text.

Magazine logo/name is usually placed in the top right hand corner of the contents page.

Features and articles.

Page numbers are usually in a line to make the article neater/ more put together.