DJ Mag Contents Page Analysis: October Issue 2015

Contents Page:

The contents page is very systematic, clear and organised. It includes a lot of information but doesn’t look overwhelming. This is follows the house style of every DJ Mag as all of the contents pages are laid out like this, but obviously contain different information. The contents page is organised into three columns and contains lots of images, one of them breaking the format and crossing into another column.

The running head allows the reader to easy find the contents page. It is very simple and the typography is clear but really thin. It has a thick grey line going through it that runs along the top part of the page. This follows the house-style of the whole magazine as at the top of every right hand side page a thick coloured line goes across, indicating which category it falls under. On the contents page the sub-headlines are organised into categories that are colour coded, this makes the magazine extremely easy to read and follow, indicating that DJ Mag’s demographic buy the magazine for an easy read; this is also obvious through the type of language used throughout the magazine, it is simple and to the point, it also includes some young slang.

The contents pages features eight images, the majority being candid shots from a live performance. A couple of the images are of album covers to promote and advertise them. One image that stands out is one of a DJ deck, which breaks the very neat and organised layout by crossing into another column. On each image the page number is printed on top of it, again making it easy to navigate through the magazine as DJ Mag’s demographic only read the magazine for enjoyment and not for intellectual benefits.

The sub-titles are in all lower case, which is unconventional, as they are normally written with a capital letter at the front. They are in a readable, white font and are on a coloured background indicating that they are organised into categories. The sub-headlines are in all capitals in the ‘features’ category, making them eye-catching and stand out.