Researching 2nd contents Page!

Now I have researched one contents page I have looked at another to compare the two. The magazine i have chosen to compare with Kerrang is CLASH. This magazine is a bi-monthly magazine that has been aimed at 18-26 year olds. The magazine focuses on a range of genre such as ROCK, dance, hip-hop etc.

As CLASH magazine focuses on a variety of different Genres such as rock, hip-hop etc it is targeting a very large audience. You can clearly see that this magazine is targeted at a slightly older age range than the previous magazine I looked at (Kerrang) by the way it is laid out. The information has been clearly laid out into different collumns which makes the magazine look organised well and gives the readers the impression that the magazine is very structured. The way this magazine is structured reminds me of how a newspaper is set out. This shows that clash is aimed at an older, more mature type of audience whereas magazines like Kerrang and Q are targeted at a less mature and younger type of audience. I will be aiming my magazine at a similar audience to these magazines so I wont be setting my contents page out similarly to CLASH as they are targeting a different type of audience.


Similarly to Kerrang, CLASH uses a lot of images on its contents page to support the articles included in the magazine. The images have also been used to represent the artists of the different types of genre in the magazine, this also gives the readers an idea of the type of magazine clash is. As Kerrang and Clash both use a lot of images on their contents pages I will be doing the same for my magazine as this is a good way to attract reader attention and to create interest.


A way in which this magazine attracts reader attention is through their 'buzz' words and special offers. On CLASH's contents page they give the readers the offer of 'free music downloads'. I will be including things like this on my contents page in order to draw in the attention of my target audience.