Unit 1 FACT SHEET Peter Allen

Contents Page Analysis

Contents title
Layout of articles

Issue information

Section Heading

Page number and

additional information
Contents title
The contents title is conventionally at the top of the page and the largest text
on the page. The title itself usually indicates the purpose of the page to the
audience.

In this magazine the contents title can be found in the top left corner of this
contents page. The title is in a different font compared to the rest of the text
but it is only slightly bigger than the, “Aerosmith” title, this follows the usual
conventions used by other magazines of having the contents title at the top of
the page. This magazine follows the convention of having the contents title at
the top of the page along with having the biggest text size of the page. The
contents title has significance as it tells the reader that that this is where all
the featured content can be found. The reason behind this is because the
connotations of contents can often be referring to, “the things that are held or
included in something.” Which is the designated task of the contents page.

Image of front cover

The image of the front cover is repeated on the contents page but not too big.

This magazine has a picture of the band, “Aerosmith” both on the outside and
on the outside though the images are not the same, which does not follow the
convention that the cover image repeats on the content page. The image on the
front cover though it does not transition onto the contents page the theme of
the image still remains. An image of the band, “Aerosmith” being repeated on
the cover page implies the significance the band have in this particular issue
of, “Classic Rock” the connotations of this suggest that the article that is about
them must be really important or interesting if they are being referred to so
much. The mise en scene for this image depicts the band members of
Aerosmith in styles that were where used a lot during the 1970’s and
conventionally used by rock bands for example the long hair that members are
sporting are reminiscent of the headbanger fad were
Issue information
The issue information is smaller text than the, “contents” title but usually
positioned near it - issue number, month year etc.

The issue information is located just underneath the, “contents” title the text
size is smaller than the, “contents” title, this follows the convention that most
magazines follow. The issue information is small in order not to steer the
audience’s attention away from all of the other interesting articles and stories.
The issue information in this magazine also informs the reader the date on
which it was made as well as the issue number, this is information relative to
the magazine but no necessarily fundamental for the audience’s attention that
is why it is so small.

Multiple images
Multiple images are used to illustrate the articles on the page and are usually
positioned together. These will be visually interesting with relevant mise en
scene that signifies the genre.

One of the reasons magazines have many images is

to capture the audience’s attention so they don’t
immediately move onto the next page, they might
do this by putting pictures of their favourite
celebrities (but only those to the magazines genre of
course). Whilst my magazine only contains one
picture, I have found a magazine of the same
company that use multiple images. The multiple
pictures in this magazine hold significance as they
are relevant to the magazine in some way. They are
also visually interesting, following mise en scene
that signifies the genre. For example, there is a picture of the Aerosmith band
leader in full attire that signifies the genre. In addition, these pictures are
clustered together meaning that they follow the convention of usually being
positioned together. The images in this magazine have connotations of the
many different articles and stories that they portray. The pictures themselves
signify the story that the article is telling, for example the image of David
Crosby in this magazine was taken when he was at Woodstock which happens
to be what the article is about.
Page and number and captions on images
Page and number and captions on images are used to link them to the article.

My magazine does not follow the convention of having

captions on images as it only has one image however it
does page and numbers in order to guide the audience
to the intended article. On the other hand, in this
magazine there are, page and number and Captions on
images this is done in order to show the reader what
the pictures mean and provide some information
about the article. For example, the captions on these
images have connotations towards the stories that will
portrayed within the article, as reader will associate
the captions as some sort of sneak peek as to what the article will be about.

Column layout
Column Layout is often used to create the structure and order to allow the
audiences to use and navigate around the page easily. There are conventionally
three columns to a page.

My magazine is slightly unconventional in that it

does not follow the use of a column layout,
instead it has one big column in which all of the
articles are located. In this magazine the column
layout is used to create to create structure and
order. In this magazine the column layout
follows the convention by being split up into
three columns. This is done so that the audiences
can navigate around the contents page easily.
The layout of the column being split into three
different sections signify order and connotations
of manageability making the contents page seem
nice and tidy. The use of a column layout also allows for better structure of the
contents page making the more interesting articles stand out whilst the other
stories are side lined, this in turn captures the audience’s attention as they
want to find out more about these articles. There is adequate mise en scene for
the rest of the multiple images. For example: the picture featuring the
Aerosmith band member Steven Tyler depicts him wearing a black leather
jacket and trousers, synonymous with the attire of a traditional rock star this
tells the audience that this magazine is solely about the classic rock sound than
that of any other genre of music.

Repetition of masthead
The repetition of the masthead is sometimes at the top of the page near or
around the “contents” title.

My magazine does not follow the usual

convention of having a repeating masthead as it
cannot be seen on the contents page. However,
the repetition of the masthead in this page can
be seen Near the top of the page. It also appears
near the, “contents” title, following the
convention. The masthead is different to the rest
of the text due to it being both bold and in a
different colour this signifies its overall
significance to the rest of the magazine seeing as
it is the brand title. The repetition of the
masthead also gives this section a sense of
gravitas cementing or anchoring the notion that
this is a magazine specifically about classic rock
music and nothing else.
Page number and additional information
Page number and additional information can be found at the bottom of the
page-small in the outer corners-page number and then sometimes the
masthead, issue information.

The page number and additional information in this magazine is found toward
the bottom of the page. This is used to provide information about the page. The
magazine follows the convention of having the page number and additional
information are used indicate what page the contents is on and to also provide
additional information to the audience about the contents page. There is also
the website of the magazine on the page this signifies that if there is a subject
or article that is interesting to the reader then they can use the link to discover
more about it, though the website link is small and out of the way as to not
distract the audience from this rest of the interesting stories it is put there as a
support for the rest of the articles.

Layout of articles
The layout of article has the page number first, followed by article name/title
which is usually in a bigger/bolder/different colour font to the main body text.
Underneath there is main body text- simple and plain font-small- gives more
information about article.

In this magazine the layout of articles is as follows: the page number followed
by the article name/title which is bigger/bolder and different in colour
compared to the rest of the main body text. The layout of these articles in this
magazine the plain and concise goading the reader to find out more about each
story portrayed in this way. A great example of the layout of articles in this
magazine is the, “Q&A with Joe Elliot”. Immediately the reader understands
the article will be about an interview with famous singer-songwriter Joe Elliot
and underneath there is the main body text which a small amount of insight
into what the article will be about.
Section heading
The section heading is text used to separate the articles into sections helps to
create order for the audience. It will often be linked to the regular and featured
content and will often have smaller text than the contents title but bigger than
the main body text.

All of the section headings in this magazine in this magazine help to separate
the articles into sections in order to an organized layout for the audience. The
section headings follow the convention of being liked to regular and featured
content for example, “The Dirt” is regular content and, “Phill Moggs” heading
is featured content. One attribute of the section heading in this magazine is the
way both the headings of the featured and regular content are coloured. For
example, whilst regular content like, “Q&A” and, “The Hot list” are coloured
grey, the featured content such as, “The Red-Hot Chilli Peppers” are coloured
in black. This may be to further distinguish both the regular and featured
content.

House style
The House Style is the brand style of the magazine. It includes the style of
fonts, layouts, colour scheme and language. This will usually be appropriate by
the genre of the magazine and the target audience.

The house style of this magazine is ordered which stands out to the audience of
this magazine. the font and style of the text in the magazine is a rather stark
contrast to the genre of magazine. this is because rock as a genre of music is
rather chaotic and can be, though not often, rather aggressive. The reason this
is interesting is because the font is a generic commonly used style like sans or
Calibri, it doesn’t instantly jump at you which in turn forces the reader to have
more interest in what they are reading. Though this would seem as
inappropriate for this kind of genre of magazine the style of the text sets a
calm tone slowly easing the reader into the rest of the magazine.