Codes and conventionas of contents page

Contents Page CODES AND CONVENTIONS

What I’m Looking For/Main Codes and Conventions

Logo/masthead name: logo to reflect the style and the magazines image, In order to establish the magazine.

Images: to make the contents more interesting and eye catching, as well as appealing to the audience, to make sure they are enticed to read on

Page numbers/subtitles: creates easier navigation throughout the magazine for the audience.

Colour scheme which tends to be bold and colourfull to help break up the text from the image.

The font tends to be sans serif which tends to be easier to read

Headings are different colour and font, so makes it easier to read. It also breaks up the page and doesn’t make it look like too much writing and therefore shouldn't’t put them off.

Again columns are used, this is because it is a popular used code and conventions as it is the easiest way to find/ read the titles and pages

Images are placed on the page to interest the reader. It shows some of the content within the magazine, following common codes and conventions because most regional magazine content pages contain more than one image to gain the readers attention and curiosity

Numbered photos: the numbered photos also is common in magazines as it links in the writing where the images make it more appealing to read and easier to navigate the page of the image/text

Columns are used, this follows codes and conventions as most magazines contains columns on their contents page.

Different colour text to separate the text and also follows the colour scheme. The bigger text for the ‘Kent life’ shows its importance, and keeps a continuous theme throughout the magazine.

Images: the images range from portraits to pictures of landscapes. These interest the reader as it gives them a visual on what they might read and can expect

Use of more then one image, follows codes and conventions of a magazine, showing the different content in the magazine

There are several images used, all are linked with pages numbers to link them with certain articles, making it more visually appealing for the reader. The images in the second column are also organised neatly making easy navigation.

SW’s logo is centred where conventionally they masthead of contents would usually be, however this is for audience brand recognition.

The layout of the contents page is very simple. There are a mixture of texts and images in both columns. The columns and lists make for easy navigation which will appeal to their target audience of older generations which need help with navigation.

The colour scheme is also simplistic with the use of the rule of there with white, black and green. However in the bottom right hand corner there is a strip of red this is used to highlight the text within showing its importance.

The font for all the text apart from ‘Contents’ is sans serif font which is simple and easy to read, this connects to the theme of the magazine and will appeal to the target audience. This may also establish the texts ideology.

The Masthead is in an unconventional place for the normal ‘Contents’ masthead however it is still the largest and boldest text on the page. It is in serif font and italic which is strange and very uncommon considering the rest of the font is sans serif, however it does make it stand out from the rest of the text.

The main image is of a room (technically a landscape) this connotes that it is aimed at the older demographic as its not unusual and linked to an article that would be of interest to them