Contents page: Case study 3

The contents page for 'FourFourTwo' is very organised as its separated into different sections from Upfront, Features, Planet Football and performances. The use of numbers for the different articles makes it easier for the reader to navigate through the magazine in case they see something they might want to read. Half of the page is covered in pictures of sections of the magazine.This gives an insight on what the magazine contains, making it once again easy for the reader to navigate through the magazine as they know what is to come and what they might want to read the most. They have also made it so that nothing stands out on the contents page demonstrating to the reader that everything is as important as each other.

The titles of each section consist of different colours. The title 'Upfront' is in Red and White which is the same colours as the 'Stop' sign. This can have an effect on the reader as it will make them think that this section is very important as it's making you stop to read it carefully rather then just looking at it quickly, demonstrating its importance. The features title is in black and white, whilst white is often seen as a colour of purity and light and black is seen as a negative and dark colour this could show to the reader that this part of the section is full of negative and positive moments.The convergence of black and white (more so than any other colour combination) is an example of how two divergent colors communicate more powerfully together than they do on their own. Planet football is then in yellow and black which could have an effect on the reader as signs such as the hazard sign are often in yellow and black This has an effect on the reader as it makes you feel like there is a big article that can have an effect on you as hazard signs are often used for dangerous chemicals or materials. The performance title is in green and white, the colour green is seen a colour of growth making it seem like some articles are about the growth of players or managers.. The page numbers are in red making it easy for the reader to find the pages they want to read. Some of the numbers however are circled and are in black which could communicate to the audience that these are the most important articles in the magazine as the rest are all in red, making the highlighted black ones stand out. 

The titles are also all in capital letters which makes them stand out, They are also in bold colours which makes it seme like the magazine is energetic, attracting readers that like to be energetic. 

Planning
Analyzing the contents page it got me thinking that the contents page is very important in showing the reader the content that the magazine holds and its helpful in helping the reader navigate through the magazine and help them read the articles they are interested in.