The contents page of NME magazine uses a unique layout with large centered images and quotes to highlight key articles. A large image of a confident model gazes at readers alongside smaller images and page numbers to entice browsing of stories. Additionally, prominent text at the top draws readers in with the week's contents, while small print at the bottom promotes subscription to the individually styled magazine.

1. The layout of this contents The date is placed in
page is very unique in the CONTENTS PAGE ANALYSIS very small, italic font
way the information and underneath the main
images are placed. This is title of this page. The
unique to the magazine The title of NME’s contents page is ‘Inside this week’. This will draw reason it is so small is so
world and personal to the readers in because they will see this and want to know what’s that the readers aren’t
NME itself, bringing it to going to be in the magazine and the title of this page clearly states drawn away from the
stand out from other that, that is what they are going to tell you. The positioning of the main information and
magazines. The text really stands out because it is in the top centre of the page, articles of this page.
uniqueness of the therefore it will be the first thing the reader’s will see. Also the font However because the
contents page relates to style is big, black, bold capitals. It is the biggest, boldest font on the date is placed directly
the music in which is page, thus catching the reader’s attention and drawing them in. underneath the title,
listened to by the readers, Also the black font contrasts with the white background of the shows that reader’s are
which is also fairly unique. page, also bringing it to stand out above all things. interested in what date
this magazine is from,
The image directly in the centre of because readers
the page is the biggest image on generally read from top
the contents page therefore giving to bottom, therefore the
an idea that it is the main article of editor has made it is
the magazine. The image is easy to see if you look
surrounded by lots of other little carefully. The date is
images, to emphasize that the included to inform the
middle image is the main story. The reader’s of the date of
model is looking directly at the release so that they can
audience with a sincere look. This keep up to date.
will bring the readers to feel as if
they are a part of his story and Underneath the images, the page
more involved with the magazine. number and a quote from the artist is
placed. This is unusual for a contents
The model is also wearing a shirt
page, expressing the individuality of
with his collar up, which could be
the magazine. The page numbers are
conveying his sense of power or placed in the bottom right hand
control over the readers, Also the corner of the image, making them
models hair is fairly scruffy looking easy to read so the reader’s can just
which would relate to many of the flick straight to the page and don’t
readers who would also probably feel lost. The editor has chosen to add
In the bottom, right a quote underneath each image. The
be fairly scruffy looking, considering The editor has
reason for this is to create a
the music they listen to. The images chosen to add a plus hand corner, the
conversational element to the
around are there to give the reader box, in small, faint editor has placed a contents page, so the reader’s will
an idea of the other articles in the font towards the red box promoting read it and feel part of their story and
magazine. Readers are usually bottom of the page. the subscription of also bringing them to believe what
drawn to images rather than words This will be so that the magazine. The they are saying. Readers are more
when it comes to skimming through red relates to the likely to believe and relate to what
the reader’s can also
Christmas theme, as the artists have said themselves
to see what’s in the magazine. see what other rather than what other people have
Images are much more attractive articles are in the the word Christmas
said about them.
and will therefore attract the magazine which is mentioned. The
reader more. might be of less white font contrasts
importance or of less with the red
interest. background bringing
the writing to stand
out.