Contents Analysis - Kerrang!

This contents page is structured in a way which makes it easy to decipher and understand in a short glance which is it's aim.

The main colour scheme is white, yellow and black which has connotations of danger and energy which is inkeeping with the genre of the magazine. The use of the solid, white background keeps the layout, which is in theory busy, looking fairly uncomplicated.

Within the layout of the contents page is that of a series of blocked images. Beneath these are short snippets of the features to entice the reader into reading more. This is combined with a quote from an artist in the top right corner which is also used to create reader interest since it usually involves something which is deictic when taken out of context of the article.

The full list of regular features is to the far right of the images and shows all the regular features. Here a fairly simple font is used except this simple font is synonymous with Kerrang magazine and recognized by the regular readers.

The use of the yellow exclamation layered onto the main image with the news of a competition on it is used to create reader interest and make them want to read the magazine. Where it is placed creates a stark contrast between the dark, mainly black, image and the bright yellow of the exclamation bubble draws the readers eye to it.