Magazine Contents Page Analysis

This is the contents page for a Home Improvements magazine. This is a good example of a well designed magazine.

The images are clearly celled and the rounding of them makes it softer and more aesthetically pleasing. The large numbers on the images also suit as they are in a soft font and white is a colour which doesn't clash with anything. The magazine should be very visual and inspiring so the images should not be distracted from, and this magazine succeeds in this. It engages the audience by not giving too much away in the images thus the reader will be curious and read on.

The listings are simplistic, easy to read and do not get lost in the over-powering imagery. The way the text and numbers are spaced apart is very clever as it eludes the idea of space and relaxation, which is what the reader wants from a home improvements magazine. If the reader feels the magazine stays true to its intentions then they will be more likely to respect it and buy it again.

The only bold colour used outside the images is the red bar running across the top of the page and the numbering. The colour used is warm and natural; this is a suitable colour for a magazine based on the home, a blue colour would be cold and a green would feel too outdoors. The numbers are written in the same colour which gives the magazine its house style and connects the different parts of the page together.

Overall the page works well as suited to its theme, the colour is not over used and the emphasis lies within the imagery, an ideal way to present a home design magazine.

Centre Number 18125