Q Contents page
The Q contents page first draws the attention the fairly large, standing out 'Q' logo. The page also consists of a large image. The image being of Elton John, a well recognized  iconic British music artist. The image of Elton John is an advert for an article about him later in the magazine, the advert has no text which would intrigue the reader into wanting to know more. The magazine can do this because Elton John is so well known that they know people would be interested in an article about him.
The colour scheme is simple, red, white and black. The colour scheme runs through out Q magazines and gives the magazine a well branded appearance. The page is set out in a series of boxes ans subheadings. The boxes allow the magazine to fill the page with information without appearing too busy so the reader is put off reading into the different articles. The contents page only advertises a few pages in the magazine, but there are many more in between  The articles used on the contents page are a range of different interests in the music industry so appeals to wide range in their target audience. 
Q magazines are pretty mainstream. The artists included tend to be very well known and liked by many. Often as well they are involved in the pop genre, but there are some articles which vary, such as the article about whether Indie is hooked on crack. 
The page uses all the space, it even sneaks in a small part about a Chris Moyles article along the bottom, filling the page gives the magazine the appearance that is full of interesting articles and it has a lot of content. 
The fonts are bold for titles and subtitles, and all the fonts are a clear plain type which is easy to read. The fonts all seem to match and keep the busy page looking neat. The page numbers stand out because they are in red; this is important as the audience want to know exactly where the articles are and to use the contents page to navigate around the magazine. 
The target audience attracted to this page could be argued is very varied. Some may say the Elton John feature appeals to an older audience, along with articles about U2. However it is hard to define what artists and bands appeal to one age range because musical tastes are often passed down through families and generations. 

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