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This magazine uses images to advertise articles within the contents page. Those could be the main articles that are included in the magazine. Title of the page also shoes the issue number and date of release. Articles are split into different sections which make it more organized and therefor easier to find specific articles within this issue. Sections show that readers of this particular magazine are interested in live music and follow the works of specific artists. The editors note discusses what is included in this issue. This makes the magazine more engaging with Articles are advertised with artists names in bold, making their name the main thing that will attract readers attention. This shows that readers will have a prior knowledge to the different artists that they’re interested in reading about. Including a subscription advertisement on the contents page ensures that readers Deconstructing Contents Pages .

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Page 1: Deconstructing Contents

This magazine uses images to advertise

articles within the contents page.

Those could be the main articles that

are included in the magazine.

Title of the page also shoes the issue number and date of release.

Articles are split into different sections which make it more organized and therefor easier to find specific articles within this issue. Sections show that readers of this particular magazine are interested in live music and follow the works of specific artists.

The editors note discusses what is included in this issue. This makes the magazine more engaging with its readers.

Articles are advertised with artists names in

bold, making their name the main thing

that will attract readers attention.

This shows that readers will have a prior knowledge to the different artists

that they’re interested in reading

about.

Including a subscription

advertisement on the contents page ensures that readers will see it.

Deconstructing Contents Pages.

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The magazine logo is displayed on the contents page, and it as been modified to identify what issue of the magazine it is and when it was released.

The main articles are displayed using images of

the artists that they’re about. The images also

include what section and what page their feature is

on so that it’s easier for readers to notice and fine.

This shows that readers will recognize artists their interested in by images of

them and not just of the artists name.

The magazine is split into sections, however this contents does not include a specific list of features with page numbers, but rather a short paragraph giving a rough outline of what is included in that section. Artists names are shown in a bold font in order to draw attention and place emphasis on their name as one of the features.

The editors note included is very impersonal, which shows that the magazine

is trying to relate to readers more. The editors

note also seems sympathetic towards

issues with the people featured in the magazine

which could mean that readers expect a lot from this particular magazine.

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The contents page of this magazine is also split into sections. The ‘regular’ column suggests that readers know what to expect from this magazine. For the main features there is no specific emphasis on artists names but rather the emphasis is on the full headlines, showing that readers may not just read this magazine for who is in it.

Related image are used with certain articles to draw attention rather than just the artists name.

The review section is larger than the others,

showing that it is an important part of the

magazine. In this section artists names are shown in a bold red font so that

readers can easily see who is included in that section in this specific

issue.

There’s also an advertisement showing that the magazine also includes other reviews

and not just music reviews, suggesting that

the readers expect variety.

The advertisement to subscribe

includes a title that will stand out to

ensure that reader will notice it.