Content Analysis

The Kerrang!'s content page is very consistent and not irrelevant, making it look more professional. It uses a lowkey colour scheme with dark colours, which focuses on what kind of music would be in this magazine. Underneath the picture it says "Kerrang! This week" which clearly informs you what will be in the magazine, it elaborates on the stories inside the magazine which would have been mentioned on the cover. It gives you the page numbers which you can quickly go see the story. It even has pictures of the double page spread on the content page which would attract audiences to want to buy the magazine. At the bottom right side corner you have an offer on wanting to get an subscription at a low price. On the bottom left hand side corner we have a very brief and short summary of what is in the magazine this weeks by the deputy editor, it also tells you where to go for the full story. For my own magazine content I would like to use lowkey colour scheme, I would also like to use the way they lay out the content, I would also use what the issue number is and what date it was published and I
would use the idea of having pictures of the double    page spread on the content page.

NME's content page is very consistent, it uses quite a dark-lowkey colour scheme but it's not as dark as Kerrang!s content page. The lowkey colour scheme for NME's content page can  relate to the music genre of the magazine. In NME's content page it is very clear that the main thing on this page is the mini article about Kasabian. The big picture of Kasabian performing in the middle of the page is more likely to attract fans of Kasabian, although it is only a brief article about them. On the left hand side of the content page they have made a list of what bands have been mentioned in this issue and next to the bands name are page numbers. On the left hand side is a list of what will be in the magazine. They also mention which piece of content was on the cover, making it easier for the reader to find the story that drawn them to the magazine. At the bottom left corner they include extra content that will be in the magazine. NME have also made "THE UK'S No1 GIG GUIDE STARTS p58" stand out by putting it onto an arrow, showing that this magazine is clearly about music, and as music fans, the readers would like to be informed about gigs or even have tips on how to get ready for a gig. At the bottom of the page NME made a lot os space for readers to consider becoming a subscriber, they try to attract them by making the title big and bold, also saying they will be saving a lot of money.
In my magazine I would like to use the "band index" and list what bands will be in my magazine, I would also like to use the layout of the content page.

Q's content page is very consistent and sophisticated. The colour scheme is very clear and would run throughout the magazine, it's very calm and makes the text clear, making it very professional. Most of the main content is at the bottom of the page, but there are three content paragraphs that are placed in different areas because of the photographs. On the left side of the content page it has some of the main features in the magazine. The Q logo is used consistently for continuity purposes. The title of it is "The Q Review the world's finest music guide" which shows how sophisticated Q magazine are. Underneath the title shows different categories, live, album, which includes the artist who is on the cover Jake Bugg, Reissues and Gadgets. These could be the main content that readers may like to see in the magazine. Compared to Kerrang! and NME, on this page Q doesn't include the subscription advertisement. For my magazine I would like to use the way the content page is layed out, as it looks very sophisticated and consistent.