Contents Page Analysation

Secondary Teacher Contents Page
I collected an image of a contents page, as part of the preliminary task requires me to produce a mock up of a contents page for my magazine. I chose to analyse a Secondary Teacher magazine contents page, as it is relevant to the subject of my magazine, and this particular page is eye catching, and different to what i've seen in other magazines.

The main title of this page is "What's inside?". This is in a large font so it stands out from the page, and it tells us exactly what the page is there for, so we can see 'what's inside' the issue. Again, like the masthead of the magazine, the title of this page is slightly covered up by an image, which shows that the contents page, as well as the cover of the magazine, is well known, although together with the images and numbered features of the issue, it is pretty clear what the aim of the page is.

There are four main images that are used in this cover. The most dominant one, in my opinion is the photograph of the school students. It shows students taking part in a p.e lesson of some sort, which promotes healthy enviroments for children to learn in, as they are getting lots of exercise. The image shows both male and female students, which shows how schools and society today is not dominated by one gender. There are also different racial backgrounds depicted in the image, which promotes the multi-cultural society that we live in.
Another image that is shown on the page is a cartoon of a keyboard, with christmas baubles behind it, which connotes a christmas article to do with music. The image is large, and eye-catching, because usually in contents pages, you tend to see photographs rather than cartoon images. I also think the image is effective, because it doesn't give too much away, which I think would make the reader want to read on more.
The next most dominant image is a group of cartoon school buildings. I think the image that is trying to be portrayed here is that schools are friendly and welcoming enviroments, which I think is made apparent with the use of amusing, smiling cartoon characters. Again, the image doesn't give too much away, which I think is effective here again, as it makes the reader want to read on and find out what the article behind the image is.
The last image that is shown on the page is a cartoon apple, with the words "Health Special" written within it. The image is green, which goes with the apple idea, and also gives the impression of healthy living, as green is associated with good health. The cartoon apple is smiling, to give the impression that healthy eating and living is a good thing, and a happy thing. The words "Health Special" written within the image tell the reader what the image is there to mean, and because the image is placed in the top corner of the page, the image acts almost as a logo for the page.