Analysis of existing music magazine

Picture
The picture is a long shot photo, the photo is of Nicki Minaj and Shannel, although their names are not featured on the contents page, this means that the reader needs to carry on reading further on into the magazine to find out more information about these artists and who they are.The producer of the contents page has only used one image, where as for my magazine I am planning on using more and go for the box technique rather than the picture dominated style that this magazine has gone for. The representation of the women on the contents page have been portrayed in a negative way because of the revealing clothes that they are wearing. The background of the contents page is grey and very plain this will draw attention to the images and the text. 

Masthead
The way in which the word 'contents' is written is in a recognisable way for the audience, as vibe magazine has this type of house style through the magazine and tries to keep it the same throughout as it suits the magazine, this is also shown through the colour of text and back grounds that they use as they try to keep it the same throughout the magazine but then in a different magazine they try to change the colours but still keep the same house style. The masthead is in a large, bold text, which you would expect. The masthead goes over three lines which allows the image to take up more of the room on the page as the style of this contents page is picture dominated. 

Other key conventions of a contents page that have been used
Subtitle - the subtitle way again has been written in a way which is recognisable to the reader and fits in with the house style of the magazine and what they are trying to do with the magazine. 
Features - Underneath the subtitle features have been used, again these link in with the house style of the magazine. It is also a clear font which allows the reader to read it more easily.
Colours - The magazine has used very dull and plain colours, this has been used because they would want the picture to stand out more, and match the outfits what the people on the front cover are wearing.