Here is another example of a contents page taken from the NME magazine. The splash of the page features two main images in the middle of the contents page with text wrapped around the images. The masthead title piece is featured in the top left corner and the main headline is included on the top of the page in large bold lettering which makes it noticeable. Underneath the headline is the date which tells the reader when the magazine was published. Along the left hand side of the page are all the subtitles which have been included in a collumn format to give structure to the layout of the page. These subtitles give brief descriptions about the features included inside the magazine. Also included underneath the subtitles are the page numbers which tell the reader which page to go to and make the contents page a useful function to the readers of the magazine. Underneath the two main images it says: "The moment that...Oasis kicked off their world tour"- this subheading gives anchorage of the two main images as it tells the reader that the musicians shown on the images are both members of the band Oasis during their world tour. Also featured on the page in a collumn down the left hand side which is a Band Index. This is included for the convenience of the reader as they may have been interested in the bands featured on the front cover and it tells them which pages inside the magazine the different bands are featured. The collumn uses a red background which is the colour of the NME logo and it shows that it is seperate from the rest of the contents page which gives brief descriptions about the articles inside the magazine.
At the bottom of the page is an offer/adverts blurb which uses a black banner-style shape with bright yellow writing to interest the reader in subscribing to the magazine. Underneath the words 'Subscribe Today' it says: 'Save 33%' which is a special offer used to try and interest the buyer of the magazine

Here is an example of a double page spread from the popular NME magazine. The layout of the double page spread features the main image of Lily Allen in medium shot on the right page of the spread. She has her hands on her hips which symbolises her rebelliousness. Also noticeable in the layout of the double page spread is how the text has been wrapped around the left hand side of the main image. The large main headline is a pull quote which has been taken from an interesting part of the text to draw the readers attention and make them want to read the article. It says: "People think i'm an attention seeker, but i'm just honest". This quote is representative of the music artist's rebelliousness. I think that the style of text used for this pull quote is very important to the idea that the text symbolises to the target audience as it uses different sized upper and lower case letters, some of which are capitals which makes the text appear as if it has been taken from different newspaper headlines. This is the style of lettering that would be used for punk lettering, and I think that this is what the text communicates to the audience through its written code. Underneath the quote is the main text article which uses a black type face and is included against a plain white background which makes it stand out more to the reader of the magazine.

Here is another example of a music magazine front cover taken from Q magazine. It features the magazine's masthead title piece with tagline 'A different take on music' which could perhaps be representative of the magazines Ideology which is to perhaps give the reader a different insight on music. The splash of the front cover uses quite a simplistic colour scheme and the main image features Lily Allen topless in full body shot which symbolises the idea of seduction to the audience. Also featured in the image are two black panthers which perhaps communicates Lily Allen's ferociousness because she is stood with them, dressed mainly in black. There is also a subtitle which says 'Sexy Beast' with a fairly simple typeface used and blue and white colours to show contrast between the two words. This subtitle gives anchorage of the main image. It is trying to communicate to the audience that Lily Allen is a sexy beast. However, the colours blue and white have been used deliberately in this subtitle to show contrast between the two words 'sexy' and 'beast'. The language of the front page all relates to the animal world and drawing comparison between music artists and these different beasts. In the main feature: headline which utilises large bold colours to catch the attention of the reader it gives the name of Lily Allen and the colour white is used for allen- this is also used for sexy which draws the comparison between the two. Also, beneath the main headline is another subtitle which summarises the main feature. It says '& her wicked, wicked ways' which uses alliteration to make it more noticeable to the audience, also there is emphasis through use of colour and italics on the word 'wicked' which is repeated twice for empahasis. The colour used to highlight this repeated word is red which has the connotation of danger, perhaps communicating the the audience that Lily allen is a dangerous and wicked beast, who is sexy.
Also featured on this page in the top right hand corner are some cover lines which describes some of the smaller features included inside the magazine. The bands names use large bold text which become instantly eye-catching to the reader who may be interested in these bands. Above the 'OASIS' cover line is a pull quote from inside the magazine that is shown by italics and speech marks around the quote. It says "I am a tiger!" which I think has been chosen because it has relevance to the front cover which features black panthers on the front.
This magazine features most of the conventions of a music magazine such as the barcode in the bottom right corner, the price, date and issue number which are also included, and the masthead title piece which is the familiar Q magazine logo which uses a red background and makes it recognisable against other magazines. Also included on the front page of the magazine is a subtitle which describes one of the smaller features inside the magazine: 'The 25 greatest rock movies' - this is highlighted to show importance by a circular graphic shape which makes it look like a sticker.
Finally, along the bottom of the front cover is a black banner which includes the names of some of the band featured inside the magazine. The colour of the band names is white which makes them stand out against the black banner.

Here is another example of a contents page taken from the NME magazine. The purpose of a contents page is to give the reader information about what is included inside the magazine and make finding information throughout the magazine easier by using numerical headings with brief descriptions. A contents page needs to be simple and easy to read, it must also function properly. The colour scheme from the front cover remains consistent on the contents page, using the colours red, white and black. It splits it’s contents into sections so the reader can find what they are looking for easily. The subtitles are written in white against a black background. The contents page uses the colour white as the background colour. This is successful in allowing the reader to not be distracted and to keep there attention on the text.

The main image is a picture of Astoria and it is featured in the middle of the page which shows it’s importance and that it’s one of the main features. The main feature: headline is featured underneath the image and it anchors the main image. Also included on the left hand side of the contents page is a Band Index which is for the convenience of the reader and for one off buyers that were interested in the bands featured on the front cover.

At the bottom of the page is a box including subscription information, it uses a black banner which stands out against the white background and appeals to the reader. This may attract the readers into possibly subscribing to the magazine. This communication with the reader is of course creating a personal relationship.

Here is another example of a music magazine front cover. The Institution is Uncut and it is produced by IPC Media. For this particular issue of the magazine, the familiar masthead uses the colour gold which has the connotations of royalty and speciality. The reason the magazine has used this colour for the masthead is because the music artist featured on the front cover of this issue is one of the most famous of all time- John Lennon. As a member of the Beatles, he is considered a music legend which is possibly why the colour gold has been used. Also in black stamped writing it says 'ROCK LEGENDS Special Edition'. The artist is featured in medium shot and the photograph of him used was not done during a photoshoot for the magazine, as it is an older image that has been used for this special edition. On the photo he is shown holding a ciggarette in his hand, the representation of this symbolic code is that he is quite rebellious. This works well because above the image as a cover line it says 'Rebel, Dreamer, Genius.' These three words have been used to sum up and give an overview of the artists importance. The main cover line that has been used uses bright red block capitals and says 'LENNON'. This is just to show the reader who is featured on the front cover. His first name is not even mentioned as he is so well known that is assumed people know who he is. The cover lines of the front cover are featured in the bottom right hand corner using the familiar red and white colour scheme of the Uncut magazine. They feature brief descriptions of what the particular articles are about. The anchorage of the front cover is a subtitle that says 'After the Beatles'. This shows the reader that this image of John Lennon is from after when he was in The Beatles.

The splash of the front cover features all the conventions of a typical music magazine front cover. Things such as a barcode, the date, the price, and the masthead title piece are all included on the front cover.