TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF A CONTENTS PAGE!

                Textual Analysis of a Contents Page!

The title of the page isn't clearly labelled 'Contents Page' but instead 'Inside the mag...' this is more entertaining for the reader than just saying 'Contents Page' like most magazines do and is more appealing for younger girls because it is a simple sentence. The main colour scheme of pink and purple is continued into the contents page to like the whole magazine together this also links to the target audience of young girls because they are 'stereotypically' expected to relate and like the colour pink. The font of the title looks like handwriting which again suggests a younger audience who are still in school and therefore are able to relate to the handwriting font. The contents page is split into 6 different sections each with subheadings so the reader can clearly choose what they want to read about however having so many columns can make it look quite young and childish because there is less writing under each of the subheadings this again reflects the younger audience it it aimed at. There is brief sentence underneath each title to give the reader an idea of what every article is about.The smaller image of the front cover is used with arrows pointing to parts of the front cover and showing what page they are on so that they can quickly find the pages they feel that they are most interested in. The images of the clothes and shoes are samples to see if the reader likes then and of they do they can turn straight to that page to find out how to buy them. Various images of the famous artists and bands are dotted around the page in order to attract the reader because they can see that their favourite artist/ band is included in the magazine. The image of 'One Direction' boy band is included to appeal to young teenage girls. The yellow on the words suggests brightness and fun it is also used to highlight important parts of the text to attract the readers attention to it. The quote 'We love boys' suggests how young the audience is for the magazine. Overall, this contents page is very crowded with a lot going on.