NME Contents Page Analysis

This is an analysis of a NME contents page. The right hand side of the page is always filled with a list of sub-headings which helps the reader navigate around the magazine and find the information they're most interested in faster. Inside of the sub-headings, there are even more sub-headings inside making it easier to find specific information.

Down the right hand side is an index of bands which feature in the magazine, this is in every magazine. This enables the readers to find where the specific information about a specific band is in the magazine.

In the center of the contents page, there is bold writing which highlights the main feature of the magazine - accompanying it is a picture of whatever the main article is on. In red, there is the page number, which links to the red bubble in the bottom right hand corner. This features in most of the magazines. The few words featured below the bold writing gives a quick summary of what the main story is about, and this gives the reader insentive to carry on reading the magazine.

In all the issues of NME, on the contents page, an advertisement for subscription is always published. The background is in contrast with the main colour because its the opposite. The yellow writing stands out on the black background to draw attention to it. This is because they want more readers to subscribe so there weekly circulation goes up.