Codes and Conventions of a contents page

I have chosen two contrasting magazines to see how the codes and conventions differ with the target audience

NME contents

Background- White and red with stripes, black text.

Layout- Columns with images on sides and contents on the other. Logo in the top left so is the date. Heading is at the top of the page. Extracts from magazine in top right. It is 3 columns; Editor’s letter/ contents/ selected extracts from magazine.

Types of images- Collection of images on the front pages. Small thumbnails in contents page. Bigger thumbnails in right hand column. Larger image above those, an image of the editor by the editor’s letter. Two small images by the heading. In total there are 11 images.

Reader profile- Music is an important role in their life. Mainly males, whole magazine are based on music; no fashion or beauty. Interested in everything music.

Editor’s letter- Uses collective pronouns, rhetorical questions. It includes a page number to look at. Mostly about indie genre.

Style of language- Colloquial language, various argot, this makes it seem friendly, conversational.

X-factor contents

Background- There is a white background, no other colours are used, the colour comes from layered images

Layout- The page is split into two. The left hand column contains the editor’s letter and the right hand column contains the images and the contents page. The logo is in the top left hand corner just above the editor’s letter.

Types of images- The editor’s letter contains an image of the editor. There is also a large thumbnail image of Joe Mcelderry. There is also two smaller images in the bottom left page. In total there are 4 images on the contents page.

Reader profile- The majority are females, this is because X-factor the majority watched by females; also the magazine contains many pages about fashion and beauty. They are most interested in the show and there is not much about general music.

Style of language- The language is colloquial, more friendly and conversational. Interacts with the readers by using personal pronouns.