Contents

I have been researching different types of contents pages to use as a template for my magazine I am going to produce. I have researched vibe, Billbaord, Blender, XXL, Q and Top of the Pops. Below are images I have found of the contents of these magazines.

This is the contents of Vibe magazine. I like this
style as it is clean straight froward and its simple, it has
just enough information on here than it needs.
It's all spaced out and easy to read.

This is Blender's contents page. This contents page
is simple like the Vibe magazine contents page
it is very similar with the layout, text, picture etc.

This is Q's contents page. This page has more images
than Vibe and Blender, to show what stories or what pop stars are inside
this magazine, they have also labeled the stories/information and
images with big bold numbers that you can't miss
to let you know what page they are on, whereas Blender and
Vibe they have the page number very small after the information.

This is XXL contents page. This is like Vibe and Blender
as I have said before its simple, the layout is very similar giving
it that clean boxed cut to it, they all have on picture of
a international pop star as they might
be what the magazine is most about.

This is Billboards contents page. It has more information
than Vibe, has more pictures and the layout is boxed of, it gives
you information about who's in the charts or what date for example when Katy Perry is
bringing her album out. It's similar to Q's magazine
contents page.

This contents page is off Top of the Pops. I don't like this type of
contents page as there is to much on the page, my magazine is for 16-25 year olds
meaning they are less likely to go for magazines that look
overcrowded etc. so I will not be using this design as one of my templates.

I will be using ether Billboard, Vibe or Blender as my template for my contents page because they are easy to read, it tells you just what you need to know, nothing is overcrowded like top of the pops. My target audience will more likely go for a clean clear magazine which continues throughout the magazine.