The textual analysis of the 1st contents page

I have also researched contents pages from these music magazines in order to help me with my own one. I have selected three different contents pages with varied layouts. The first example follows the usual conventions of a contents page from a music mgazine with a few exceptions. The contents page has a medium longshot image of the R'n'B music artist, Ciara, this covers the bottom of the page, she is dressed in fashionable clothing- a leotard and waist-belt with heels (fashion consious), allowing the reader to identify that this magazine is targeted towards young people. This also gives us an insight into what genre of music the magazine focuses on and their target audience, this may be, people who like RnB and Hip Hop, aged 16-24. The image is part of a feature article but not necassarily the main feature, this is part of the unique selling point (USP). The format of the word 'contents' is unconventional, it is split up into three sections. Behind the word contents is a 'V' for the title of the magazine, 'Vibe' this is a recurring motif; reminding the reader of what magazine they are reading. The date/issue os the magazine is also on the contents page. The text is also simple and informal in order to appeal to their target audience. The page numbers are also in a large font. There is also a simple theme of colours used, faded black, silver and white, this looks professional, as most mgazines use limited use of colour, this makes it easier for the readers to read it. The text in the black area is printed in white and the grey and white areas the text is black and grey. The contents page has features; not the ordinary, this helps the reader to know what topics are in the magazine.