Q Magazine - The Contents Page

    This contents page in this issue of the Q is different to the conetnts pages of the issues of NME and The Clash, this is beaucse its a double page contents page rathr than a one paged conetenst page. Like the front cover it keeps a slight vinatge theme, it aslo has Paul McCarntney on the contenets pages. Like most contents pages it quite a nukber of images, the Q magazine has 9 images on its content pages. The biggest image and the most vinatge looking one is of Paul McCarntey. The image is Paul McCartney's face poping out the side of the wall four times. Like the front cover you can only see his face, not his body and once again he is wearing the coat. In this picture he looks lively and as though he is having fun, almost to say have fun with music, the same message Q stads for have fun with music. Also his face is shown four times in the photograph its almost like to show he is a one man band, he doesnt need the other four Beatles to be successful. I think the images on the contents page of Q suit more to the readers of Q more than the NME and Clash did on their contents page. Many of the images are approiate to the readers, they are all dressed individual or very rock star. However like NME the bigger the picture used the bigger the story.
     The layout is very similar to the layout of the double page spread in NME however instead of the article been on either side of massive paicture the page listings are on either side of different images in the middle. The pictures in the middle of the double page spread contents page are to show readers which stories are more important as they have images shows they are better. At the top of the bothe pages their is a red band that goes across. This is a nice effect to the magazine as it makes readers know what page they are on and gives the magazine a more grown up, stylish and sophistication.
      Very similar to NME contents page it doesnt use many colours, I think this is beacuse it wants to show sophistciation and use more dull colours, if it was bright pink, yellow, and green its more asscoiated with a pop magazine. The duller colours are more vinatge and more associated with readers of Q. The main colours used a red, white and black. Red often symbolises passion, so as Q main colour is red , it shows passion for music. Also people will coinside red with this particular magazine. The white keeps it simple and sophisticated but most of all grown up. Agianst the white background the images and text stand out and makes it easier to read.