Content page analysis

Content page analysis

The content page i am analyzing is from mixmag  it spreads across both pages, its a double spread contents. The contents page following a black and white coloured theme with the text all white and the background being black, this is due to a black background making white writing stand out, it also makes it look professional. The contents page follows a conventional style that other magazines do, it has the pages listed to the sides with images in the middle promoting some of the articles inside. Everything in the page is spread out nicely following mixmag's house style of a relaxed and simple layout and colours. 

Although their are other images that welcome to reader to carry on reading the magazine the main image is the most attractive and eye catching, it is of two young attractive girls having fun, this is for young people to interact with and relate to since they want to be doing the same, this will want the younger audience to check were this is is and how they can be doing the same. Mixmag use a double-page spread for their contents, this is their own house style since not many other big magazine's use this feature. This contents page keeps a consistent balance of pictures and text.


I am now comparing this to a college magazine -  



This college magazine draws your attention instantly to the 'Contents' title since it has a white background with black text, this is quite unprofessional as it's not creative and could use better colors. The white text on the black background makes it really easy to read but hurts the eyes after a while of reading which is a bad trait and not good for the reader,the pictures used are pictures of the college and two people sitting around, the pictures are simple but not effective they do not give you the feel that you want to be there. They have used 4 pictures in total which takes up nearly three quarters of the contents page. I find this annoying as the contents page is for information not for the college to be shown off. Furthermore, the text on the contents page looks like bullet points and a list which is not what i would like my magazine to look like, This contents page lacks allot of creativity and 
effort to look good. I will not take insperation from this but i now know how to make my contents page appeal to others.