Analysis of Contents Page (Rolling Stone)

This is the contents page of Rolling Stone magazine. It is quite an unusual contents page with a big photo being used which nearly fills the full page and then the text on the right hand side.

The photo used is of Kanye West and it is a photo taken from a gig he has done. So this represent him in the music industry as an recording artist, with Rolling Stone magazine covering his return to music. The text used on this photo has 'Kanye's Big Return' in a bigger font size as the rest of the text which shows what the photo is being used for, under the sub-headline is a breif insight into what the story of the photo is about. The use of this photo of Kanye at a gig is different to the other magazines I have analyised as none of them used live photo's so the used of this shows the story behing the photo is true which reassured the readers. The photo is the main focus on the page as even the photo overlays the main title on the page showing that they care more about the presentation over the text as it has more of an attractive impact.

The text used on the right hand side is of specific pages within the magazine and what is on those pages. At the top of these short paragraphs is the 'Cover Story' which tells you why Brad Pitt is used and why he has given an interview to Rolling Stone. The text gives you a little insight into why he has given an interview. The rest of the text also gives insights into the pages, with some of the pages being best 100 singles, the 50 best albums and all the main titles of these are in a bold black font making them stand out and then the reader can read the rest of the text. All of the text stands out well the on the background it is put on for instance the black text on the white background stands out making it easy to read.