Contents page analysis XXL Magazine

The merging colours of purple and green still continue onto the contents page. Throughout the magazine we see the unusual 4-colour scheme repeated.most commonly you would find a magazine follows a typical 3 colour scheme (typically red, white & black) but in this issue we see purple, green, white & black.

 Kendrick Lamar is still the featured cover star of the contents page, telling us he is the main sThe contents page consists of only one page; this could mean it lacks detail about the articles within the magazine. The content is laid out into one column with minimal information about the featured articles; again telling us there is not much detail within this page. The limited information entices the reader to know more, making them read on. There is no specific indication that this is the contents page, however the layout and information shown tells us it is -this could confuse some readers as it is not clear and easy to spot. Instead it is called the ‘The A-side’-this could have gang connotations, this could also relate to Kendrick himself and his personal life or even highlight the background theme of the music magazine itself and wanting to be ‘cool’. The use of another title instead of the common ‘contents page’ shows creativity and could be seen as comical to some.

tar within this issue. His image is shown to be fairly large and takes up most of the page; again emphasising he is the main feature. His constant appearance shows how significant he is. The information provided on the side of the image give the reader an insight to what is inside. It provides page numbers for certain articles and snippets about that certain article. Through the magazine, page numbers are shown on the bottom left and they also show the magazine website; this is constant through out all pages-this is a way of publicising there website.

The season and year at the top right of the magazine are helpful for the reader, especially loyal regular readers of the magazine as it helps them keep track and updated with the magazine issues.