Contents Page Analysis #2: Kerrang!

• The purpose of a contents page is to inform the reader: while the front cover gives some indication to whats inside the magazine, the contents page offers more information and is there to help the reader find a specific page that they might have been looking for from seeing on the front cover.
• The contents page mentions 17 artists and more included in those articles.

• Contents logo: shows humour in the magazine. By making this silly remark it makes the magazine seem more friendly to the reader, as well as showing off that the target audience is a young audience, as magazines aimed at older audiences wouldn't make such a childlike observation. 

• Hello Readers: The contents page includes a small paragraph from the editor of the magazine, sharing his opinion on the cover story band. This paragraph adds to the overall friendliness of the magazine, as well as making a more intimate connection with the reader.

• Instead of making the main image of the cover story band, Kerrang! chose to use an image of another band Paramore, who was featured on the front page in the corner. Paramore is often mentioned in the magazine across the issues, showing that they are widely popular with the Kerrang! readers. The fact that they used an image of them instead of the main band is enough evidence. 

• On the contents page, they include a small sentence or two about the article. This is often written in a jokey style, making the overall magazine seem informal. This makes us, the reader, want to read more, as articles written with a jokey attitude or articles that are dramatic/life changing are often more interesting than those which just feebly express their opinion about a new album.

 

• The contents page 3 main images (not including the image used for the editor's message). The first image of Paramore is rather questionable, seeing as they're in a boat riding a sea of balloons. The boat is enough for you to theorise the story behind it, which makes you want to read the article to find out if you're actually right about it or not. The other images are more simple, but include images of the respective bands and that is enough to draw the reader in.