Necessary information is included in the contents page. Things such as the date and issue number are considered as necessary information. On this magazine these are positioned under the Masthead.

The Masthead is positioned in the middle of the page. The font is simple and easy to read with a slight design on it that doesn’t make it more difficult to read. The text is white.

There is a lot of text in this contents page. The text names bands that are covered in the magazine and gives hints as to what each article is about. It also has a note from the editor – something that is quite rare.

Different types of font are used in the contents page. The sub-headings are in the designed yellow font whereas the Coverlines are in simple black text that is easy to read. Bold text is used for the names of the bands featured in the magazine.

There are six images on this contents page. The biggest one is of the main feature of this issue – My Chemical Romance (MCR). There are also four other pictures of MCR that are smaller teasers of the images that are inside. These are all place in the top half of the page. The smaller MCR images are anchored by the text ‘My Chemical Romance Poster Special!’ There is also an image of the editor which is the same size as the smaller MCR images and is positioned underneath them.

There are different types of linguistic features in the text. Alliteration is used – an example of this would be ‘The Teignmouth trio’ – which is written under ‘Muse’. There are many enigma codes throughout the text as well as use of exclamation. It is also written in a way that makes readers think they are being addressed personally.

There are three main colours; black, yellow and white. Black and tallow are used for the text. The images are in full colour, other than the main image that is in black and white. The colour scheme is simple an effective as the colours work well together.

The Masthead is positioned in the top left corner of the page. The font is simple and because of the wide spacing between the letters, it is also very easy to read. They have use the colour white for this text.

They have included some necessary information, such as the issue number, but overall this contents page doesn’t have the necessary information most magazines have (e.g. date). The issue number is positioned at the top of the right page, in the centre.

There are different types of font used on the contents page. The Coverlines are in a bold black text that’s easy to read. The enigma codes are in a smaller black font that is simple and also easy to read. The Masthead and Sub-heading are in a different font that is simple yet stylish and readable. Then there is the small red text that stands out and looks attractive yet it, too, is simple and easy to read (slightly more difficult because of the distracting colour).

There are several different images, positioned in various places across the two pages. The biggest image (and therefore the one that gets the most attention) is a cartoon/anime type picture that the Gorillaz use in their music videos. This indicates that the Gorillaz are the (or one of) main feature/s in this magazine. The other images are related to the other things featured in the magazine and are sub-images.

The main colour scheme for this magazine is red, white and black. This is simple yet effective and shows that the magazine is for mature audiences rather than children, who prefer colourful things

There is quite a lot of text in this cover page. The text tells you the names of the bands/singers that will be featured in the magazine and each have teasing hints under them to attract and draw you in.

The linguistic features use in this contents page are; use of rhetorical questions – under the coverline ‘Q Hero’ – this make the reader think want to find out more about it so they can answer that question. This is just one example, there are sure to be many other different linguistic features in the text.

The magazine has necessary information such as the date and issue number. These are positioned in the top right corner of the page. This includes the page number also.

The Masthead is positioned at the top left corner. It is easy to see and read because the font is simple, without any design or effects. The font colour is white.

The colour scheme is red, white and black. It is simple yet effective. It is for mature audiences as it doesn’t have loads of different colours that are on magazines aimed at children.

There are three different types of fonts used in this contents page. They are all simple and easy to read.