Review of NME magazine Contents Page.

Masthead/Title: located in the top left corner in red exactly like on the front cover to keep up the identity of the magazine brand to the audience. It also lets the viewer know that it is the latest addition of the magazine by mentioning 'THIS WEEK'. The magazine has the brand index which links into the music genre of the magazine, the list also shows the variety of bands that are featured inside the magazine.
Necessary information: the date is located under the masthead, showing the audience if the magazine is a recent issue or an older issue. The contents page has a page number in the bottom right hand corner of the page.
Text:  subheadings are featured on the right hand side of the page in capital letters to stand out on the page over the lower case text in the same area of the page. The articles that are featured in the magazine are in black with the page in red, this makes it easier for the viewer to follow and flick to the articles that interest them more. The text purpose is to inform the viewer of stories inside the magazine.
Font: the font used is non serifs, it is all matching to make the magazine more professional. The font is all colour coordinated  in black and red, it also has a few bit of yellow using bright colours is more eye catching than just using dull colours, appealing to the target audience.
Images: there is two main images on this contest page which are anchored by a caption giving the viewer an insight of the main story inside the magazine. The images are positioned in the middle of the page.
Colour: on this specific contents page there are three colours used for the text to make the more important statements stand out.