Codes and conventions of a music magazine contents page.

Ellie Niccolls.

Main image/article and other images.

The main article/image-• 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.Other images-• Other images are used for insight to what the other, smaller

articles will be about. • They are also used to capture the readers attention because if

they don’t like the main artist they might like one of the others making them want to buy it.

Headings and Sub headings.Headings-• A heading is a larger/ bolder text telling us (the reader) what

the information below it is.• It is also usually in a box or a different colour to the writing

below it.• The main heading is about the main article so will be bigger

than any other text on the page.Sub headings-• Sub Headings are very similar to the main heading except they

are for the smaller articles and are normally a lot smaller than the main article’s heading but larger than the text underneath.

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 and font.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.Font-• The colour of the font usually sticks with the colour scheme

of the whole magazine.• The size of the font can be larger or smaller depending on

what area it has been used in for instance the text for the article will be smaller that the headings.

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.