2nd Q Contents Page Texual Analysis

As i have decided i will be making a magazine similar to Q's style, i am doing a second analysis of a Q contents page.

Features - The sub-headings of this Features section (the actual "Features" part being white, bold font with a red background to separate it from the identically styled "Every month" section) are black with red page numbers to the left of them to be easily found. Having them in one long column suggests value for money as it is like a big list of content. The same goes for the "Every Month" section, arranged in list fashion with page numbers in red and font in black as above. The "Q Review" section has a small "preview" image of Coldplay and small font, again black with red font for the page numbers. I think having lots of small text squished into this small section indicates lots of information/content within this article and makes it "jam-packed" and good value.

Layout - The layout is fairly linear, with one large column next to a picture, with a little Q Review summary beneath that. At the top there is the usual Q Contents banner taking its place along with issue number and date.

There are also small Q logos/icons in the corners of the pages to maintain a uniformity that "this is Q magazine". There are black backgrounds on the page numbers too, to make them stand out.

Images - there is a large image of Jon Bon Jovi on the right hand side, indicating he is the main selling point in terms of a single artist within this magazine. The appearance of this image changes a part of the layout, with a sub-heading coming out into the picture as it relates to him.

Header/Heading - The "Q" simply has a red background adorned with the usual white Q symbol and a black background and white font for "contents". This is so that it doesn't detract from the actual content of the page.

Colours - Fairly plain here, being a white background, again the important article being adorned with a grey background. The red parts do, again, separate up the sections.

Graphics - There are a few simple thick red lines separating up the sections, but otherwise lacks the "grabbing" techniques (for attention) as seen on front covers.

Text/Image Ratio - This is quite a balanced contents page with the appearance of a small image and a large one taking a lot of real space. The rest of the space is filled with average and small sized text, again further bringing home this idea of lots of content.