Semiotic Analysis - Contents Page

AO2: Apply knowledge and understanding to show how meanings are created when analyzing media products and evaluating their own practical work.
AO4: Demonstrate the ability to undertake and apply appropriate research.

Kerrang! 22nd September 2007
Contents Page

The contents page of Kerrang! magazine has a house style. The word ‘contents’ on a black background with yellow writing is used in every issue of Kerrang! The font used on the contents page is simple and bold so it is easy to read and the balck and yellow are contrasting colours so that the writing stands out. It also has the information about the issue number and cover date. The pictures on the contents page have anchorage to show the reader what and who the article will be about. This is all part of the house style of Kerrang! magazine. There is also a small picture of the front cover at the top of the page next to a piece from the editor, in the piece from the editor he mentions about Charlie from Fightstar who is the main image on the front cover. The layout of the contents page is part of the house style as it is set out this way in every issue of Kerrang!, with a big picture and then eight smaller pictures surrounding it, all the pictures are in boxes with a drop shadow on them, they are equally spaced out from each other so that they are clear for the reader to understand. In the ‘this week’ section it has split the articles into different catergories to help the reader to find what they want to look at in the magazine. At the bottom of the page there is an advertisement to get Kerrang! delivered ‘to your door’, this is so regular readers don’t have to go out to the sop and buy it as it is cheaper to subscribe and get a discount.