Analysis of contents pages

This is a contents page from a Hello! fashion magazine that I chose to analyse. It is clear that the pages have 3 columns which is conventional, and it makes the pages look more ordered and sophisticated. I have also included columns on both of my contents pages. "Contents" is in the same font as all of the subheadings and this font is a serif font meaning it looks classy and elegant. House style is created with this font as it is repeated several times, meaning it has become associated with the magazine itself. It also appears to be the same font used for 'fashion' in the masthead on the front cover, again reinforcing the house style. I have used the same fonts throughout my contents and front covers as I also wanted to create house style. The pages are colourful but not too bright, the colours are mainly pastel colours. There are social media links along the bottom that help to create a wider audience, I have included these on my contents pages as well. I like how the subheadings stand out due to them being in a much larger font compared to everything else. At the bottom under the social media links there is some text encouraging people to subscribe to the magazine, this is a good idea and I have also done a similar thing on my contents pages.

First Edition of a Magazine

This is the first edition of Hello! Fashion magazine. It is extremely sophisticated with the beautiful colour scheme and grand background setting. It is clear that it is a first edition as it has a puff in the shape of a circle, underneath the masthead reading "Brand new! Fashion magazine". This entices the audience as they will be intrigued as to what the magazine contains due to it being brand new. I will certainly include this on my first edition.

I really love the way they have used the transparent effect for the circle and then again at the bottom left, it looks very classy and the colour really works well with the rest of the cover.
There is a buzz word 'WIN!' at the bottom which attracts the audiences attention as they will want to win the £2000 to spend. Also, it is described as an "Autumn trend special", and this will encourage people to read it as they will want to know the latest trends, and the adjective "special" will make them feel as though they must read it, due to it being highly important and a 'special' edition.

The masthead contains the already known "Hello!" logo, meaning fans of that magazine will be temped to buy this one as it will be a similar layout, just fashion based rather than gossip etc like the regular hello magazine. The genre of fashion is very clear at a first glance due to the gorgeous fashion outfit and the fact the magazine is actually named "Hello! Fashion".

Overall I think they have created a sophisticated, classy front cover that will have made people want to buy further editions.