G321 - Contents Page - NME

NME 

Clear branding of the magazine name so that it's obvious to the reader that they're reading an NME magazine and not a Q or Kerrang! magazine.

The featured artists who are on the cover of this magazine are also on the contents page, with the image being quite a serious picture of the duo, reflecting the “hard-rocking” caption along the bottom. The features change with each issue, whereas other parts of the contents page, e.g. the "Regulars" barely change much due to their continued content. This allows the audience to read something different every week but with an area of familiarity. With NME's regulars page being updated with every issue, it makes the audience want to see what reviews they have and for what - albums, artists, tours etc.

The idea that NME have a wide range of readers of multiple different ages and interests is shown here where it says “This Week In… 1978” telling the readers that this issue will  be reflecting on music from the 70’s in one part of the magazine, as well as modern day music in other parts of the magazine. 

A ‘band list’ to show the readers that there’s more than just the cover artist within this magazine; there’s something for everyone. This offers the opportunity for almost everyone to read something about any of the bands, which would intrigue and attract a wider audience than other magazines that focus soley on one genre, e.g. Top of the Pops. 

As well as this, NME have added where to find  these bands by putting the page numbers at the end of each name. This makes it easier for the readers  to navigate their way around the magazine without too much hassle. 

NME have stuck to their usual house colours of black, white and red but with a grey background instead of a typical white one. This adds to the vintage effect of the magazine, a popular trend for young people at the moment. It also makes it clear to the readers that this is an NME magazine and not a Q magazine, as both have similar colour schemes for their articles.

This contents page in general is very clean and organised into three main columns. This makes it easier for the readers to navigate their way around this page and around the magazine in general. It also reflects what sort of style NME go for within their magazine as it’s sleek and stylish. It's almost as if NME is the more mature, open-minded version of Kerrang! as it generally more sophisticated and doesn't stick to just one genre of music.