The initial thought you get when you see this contents page is that it looks like it has a lot on information on it. There are not many colours used but the ones that are used are Black, Red and White. This makes the red stand out so much against the other 2 tones. Red is a primary colour and it is associated with Power, Strength and Energy. This is why it is effective with their readers because it makes them feel liberated about their choice of music magazine. The layout of the magazine is a picture dominating the middle and information all around the outside. It also shows the different information areas the magazine has. They also mention a segment about the main article with the artist or artists on the front. At the top of the magazine the title is in the traditonal red colour so the reader knows what it is and the it is followed by this week and this is also a tradition of the magazine. The language used in the contents page is for the targeted audience, for example more sophisicated words are used in this compared to a tops of the pops magazine.
This is a different contents page and as you can see they keep the traditon of the magazine the same because they use the same style and colour of the title in the contents page. And they also use this the phrase this week so that their audience know what their reading.
