The double page spread was very busy with things going on because having big headlines and big pictures covers up a lot of the page so not as much information is needed to be wrote about making the magazine easy to make. The heading “Kasabian” is really bold and big so it is really obvious what the page is going to be about and so if you like Kasabian you will want to read on. They also use house style on this page like the rest of the magazine so you know when you see that page anywhere you know its NME magazine straight away. They have done this by keeping to the same colours and text. The big picture of Kasabian has been taken as if they don’t know its being taken to give the impression that you might just see them on a random street when in fact they will of set it up like that. Before the text there is a paragraph that tries to draw readers in as it talks about a psychedelic trip which would make readers want to know more information getting them to read on. The whole page setup is very simple but in style that young people would be in to as that’s what the magazine is mainly aimed at.

contents analysis

The contents page is quite basic because it is usually the first page looked at when the magazine is opened so they want it to be clear and easy to see what’s inside the magazine. It has made all the headings really clear by putting coloured boxes around them and having bigger fonts so you know what is in each section. They have also used when talking about what’s on each page they have bold one or two words so people are intrigued to find out more for example “ROCK STAR FITNESS” which alone doesn’t give the reader much information so they put underneath a bit more information so making the reader already start to read it. They have also used capitals on all headings and subheadings to make them stand out drawing the readers eye to them. They have only used one type of text and only a few colours because Q magazine try to keep to their house style as much as possible so all the magazine looks like it goes together. They have put a big picture of the Courteeners on the contents because they are still trying to get people to buy it and by having a band like the Courteeners in a big picture who are a lot of peoples idealself and ideal partner will get a lot more people interested.

College magazine cover and contents