Contents Page House Styles

This is the first contents page that I analysed, I decided to study a MOJO magazine contents page as this magazine falls under the same genre that I have chosen for my magazine. 

As you can see I have highlighted the key aspects of this contents page such as the main image, its size, the colour scheme, the font text, the background colour and the heading. These are evidently all conventions of a MOJO magazines contents page as these contents pages are all systematic and follow a specific house-style. 

Next, these contents pages have been adapted in order to fit into the style of the main artist/band. For example, the first issue featuring Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine, consists of the colour scheme red, grey, black and white. As Florence is an Indie/Classic Rock artist, she has been dressed in a black velvet dress in order to connote the genre in which her music is. MOJO have adapted their contents page in order to fit to Florence's style so the audience are aware that this specific issue focusses  on Florence Welch.

Plain backgrounds have been used also to draw the audiences attention towards the main image. By highlighting the main image, this will entice the audience to purchase the magazine, this is also reinforced by the positioning of the main image/artist. Terry Hall has been positioned as though he is looking up at the audience in order to catch their attention; by having him share eye contact with the audience this makes the audience feel as if Hall is directly addressing them individually.

Overall, these contents pages are well organised and tidy which works in the audiences favour as it allows the audience to navigate around the magazine easily and stress free. In the long run, this will create a profit for the institution as the audience will enjoy reading this magazine therefore potentially, purchasing every issue.