Evaluation of NME contents page

This is what the content page looks like for the NME magazine.

Colours:

The colours on the contents page are very bland, the on colour there really is, is the colour from the picture, and from the red text on the page, there is no background colour it is just plain white.

Design:

The desgin of the content page is very bland, this is because It is is like in allocate boxes. From the text which is placed in a box and the picture. This make the contents page look very boring.

There is also a very long list on what's inside the NME, This would make a reader really bored if they had to read all of what's on there. They need to cut down the size of the "What's inside section". Unlike the Kerrang magazine it has got a cut from the editor to tell you what there is to look forward to in the magazine, this could lead to people being unhappy, this is because people may what to read something from the editor. The title on this page is very boring it is just a in normal text and has no effect to it.

Images:

Just like the front cover there is only one image that readers can see. This make the contents page really boring because readers cant see what other bands maybe featured with in NME unless they read the "What's inside" section. Along with the image there are several paragraphs explaining what the picture is about.

Pose, Style hair, and make-up:

On the contents page there are 4 male that belong to a band. They are all standing in a relaxed but formal pose, (from left to right) Male 1 is wearing a formal coat and top wish makes him look very smart, someone wouldn't think he belongs to a rock band, but he does, he has very short hair unlike most rock stars. He also wear glasses, and you dont see that every day in a Rock band. Male 2 has untidy but yet smart look, he has longish hair and no make-up on. Male 3 looks the most punk out of all of them, He has got on a formal coat and shirt, he has long hair with a cap on, he has longish hair going over is ears, like most rock star that have longish hair. Male 4 has a very smart coat on, with a tee-shirt and jeans, he has glasses with short hair, and no make-up, he looks the least punk out of the 4.

How are word used on the contents page:

There aren't many words used on the the contents page. The main chunk of words are used for the pages (small Subtitles).

The words that are used on the contents page are, "SNAPSHOT" In upper case, and on the top of the page, this can grab the attention the reader very easily. Another word used is "STAR" in the sub-title, this is because of the above image on the contents page.

Overall impression-how effective is the contents page:

My overall impression on how effective the contents page is, is it is very bland like the front cover, it wont take long to design and it is very simple. It isn't very eye catching and I all most went passed when I was turning to the content because I was so bland. The image and colour use on the page is very bad, they could have used more image, and some more colour so it can catch the readers eye.