Contents Page Deconstruction #3

Mast Head

The 'Q' is always positioned in the top left hand corner of the page, it is always capitalised and written in white, this is the name of the magazine and the audience automatically recognise it. The 'Contents' is in black and is also in the top left hand corner, it is slightly smaller than the logo but is big enough for the reader to see.

Main Image

The Main image is positioned on the right hand side of the page however takes up most of the page, the audiences attention is immediately brought to this feature because it is so large and has such bright colours in it. The image is of a well known band called the 'Manic Street Preachers', they are all  looking straight at the audience creating a direct mode of adress. 

Essential Information
The name of the magazine is in the top left hand corner along with the issue number. The date of the magazine is in the bottom right hand corner along with the page number and small version of 'Q'.

Side Image
The Side image on the left hand side of the page provides the audience with a preview on what they can expect to see within the magazine.

Font and Colour

There is a red, black and white colour scheme which seems to be used in every single 'Q' magazine. The contents titles are bold and underlined in red to make it stand out and the content overviews are positioned under the titles to give information about each page. The bold, capitalised writing underneath the smaller image gives a brief description of what the magazine will hold and the red writing underneath that goes into more detail about the content. The issue number is positioned in the right hand corner of the page, it is in the same font and colour as the 'Q' and emediately tells the reader which issue they are reading.