Contents

This is the contents page for the 'XVibe' magazine it displays a serif bold font for the different paragraph title. Each associated with a different story. The font has quite a modern appearance associated with the modern appearance and feel of the the magazine.

The use of colour on the page in quite diverse. There is a wide range of colour used. This shows a contrast to the cover page as there was only 3 main colours used. Blue, Black and White. Whereas here we see the use of Red, Yellow, Blue and Green, still incorporating the colours from the front page so as to keep the consistency of the appearance. The thought behind this use of colours is to tell a story and make the page aesthetically pleasing. The colours are quite earthy and reflect the genre of music and how diverse it can be to the listeners. There a still quite a large element of black and white on the contents page as well this once again is in keeping with the cool, and relaxed image of the artists.

The language on the contents page is once again informal and relaxed. 'Mix and Mingle' and 'Get the party started' are positive words which could be associated with the social element of the music and words the readers could associate with. 'who ya with? Is an abbreviation and an example of slang language, common in such social groups. There is also repetition of the letter 'V' naming the magazine e.g. 'Vfashion' this is to reinforce the name of the magazine, acting as a reminder to the reader of the magazine name and its connection the articles and artists featured in the magazine.

The images featured on the contents page are in a montage layout. They don't follow the formal grid layout that magazine pages should follow. This also continues the relaxed informal attitude followed throughout the magazine. There is a mix of images on the left hand side of the page, they all display anime drawing or painting of famous artists, This has been done to provide a portfolio of well respected artists. This boosts the profile of the magazine as they need licenses to show pictures of such artists and subconsciously makes the reader think they are closer to the artists for buying the magazine that has connections with them. This once again comes into the class of people buying the magazine. Aspirers.

There is an even divide between the shots that are posed and those that are relaxed shots. The images are all of famous artists, once again an equal divide between male and female. This has been purposely done to appeal to the different genders of the target audience. However the majority of the bands or artists on this page are not all internationally recognised. This infiltrates the magazine into its niesh American market, as not all British people would recognise the artists pictured.