(One of two pages of a double page spread)

They layout of Rolling stones contents pages are very simple, and easy to read. They use both images and a good use of text to help the reader navigate the magazine. I like how at the top left of the contents page, they abbreviate the magazines name and then add the issue number next to that, it gives you information with out taking up too much of the page but the fact that its larger than the other text makes it stand out more, there proud of how many issues they have made.
At the bottom left hand corner of the magazine the editors put in a paragraph of who shot the main image for the cover, and then also information about the photo, which some readers may be interested in. Also, the magazine links its self to the medium of the internet, by having a link to the rolling stones website, in the contents page. 

One of my key attractions to NME's contents pages is that at the top of each one they use there bold title 'NME THIS WEEK'. This attracts the readers attention and pushes them to use the contents page, meaning not only easy navigation to the parts of the magazine they wish to read first, but also do drift there eyes towards any advertisements that may be on that page, E.g magazine subscription information, as seen on this contents page above. Another thing that i like about is that they have a small part of an article on the contents page which may get the reader motivated to read more. However, what i dislike about how NME decided to layout there contents page, is there lack of images, and therefore increased amount of text. Most readers are attracted to images first before reading text. 

Contents page analysis

I find that the style of Q magazines contents page is very aesthetically pleasing and informative. It uses a great range of images and doesn't bombard you with text. Each image represents what the article will be focused on, and somewhere on each image a number will be shown, indicating that that article can be found on that page, for example The gorilaz article will be found on page 44. I think this is a successful way of letting the reader navigate the magazine. You have also then got the three different sections placed with in the layout. The Q review, Regulars features.
This is likely the style and layout that will inspire my contents page.

Article analyses

Where as this article is not aimed at a similar genre of music as i have chosen in my magazine i found that this layout was rather unorthodox.
The use of the large red letter 'L' is something i have never seen in an article before and because of that i find it interesting and aesthetically pleasing.

However, what i would criticize about this article is the overwhelming amount of text tightly fitted onto one page, when the other page is being taken up by one simple photograph.

Two page spread -Photo's

Finished magazine front cover!