Contents page research

I have looked at two magazine content pages. This will help me get an idea and help me think about what my music magazine should look like. The two magazine content pages i looked at were Q magazine and Kerrang.
What i found out about the Q Magazine:

• 2 images - one close up which is the bigger image and one smaller image with a wide shot
• No props in photos
• Colour scheme: white, red, grey and black.
• 194 pages
• Does not have a editors letter
• Images take up most of the space, however, there is quite alot of writting
• 33 topics
•  the larger image is a close up, however, the other images is smaller is a wide shot
•  subheadings
•  focuses on women music other than mens music
• date and issue number
•  target audience - mature females
•  doesn't have a subscription
•  casual fonts
•  women in music have a differnet section towards the rest of the magazine
•  Q might be monthly magazine e.g issue date: may 2008
•  has a website and myspace account

What i found out about the Kerrang magazine:

• Has a editors letter at the top with a signed signature- shows and connoted friendliness and it also introduces the magazine
• 11 images
• Some images are posed whilst some images are of asrtists singing live on stage
• All images are of males -  maybe targetted at male audience, however, couls also be targated at females as they may find the males attractive
•  24 topics
•  the main topic image is larger
•  there seems to be more images than texts
•  79 pages
•  mostly caucasian ethnicity
•  Celebrity posed in images
•  props used in images- intruments (rock)
•  there are medium close up images
•  most images are live performances
•  diverse in the costummes and the men/stage type clothes
•  sub headings on contents page- makes it easier for reader
•  colour scheme - black yellow and white
•  famous rock artists
•  previous magazines i.e. subscription
•  maybe a weekly magazine as it says the date :14/06/08