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These are two types of NME contents pages, the one at the bottom being the newest.

This contents page is very cohesive, this is because it has easy to read and identify sub headings which creates a distinct divide between each category of content. It is also consistent through the use of white text over a black background which links to the title 'this week' as well as the black text in the headline 'everyone got on board Africa exprez' which overall creates a holistic contents page. This is aided further with the main image of the featured band which is centred in the middle of the page so that it is surrounded by text. This creates a link between the image and the text as the headline relates directly to the image and the sub headings on the right use the image to illustrate its content.
The colour scheme also creates consistency because the secondary colour red that originates form the masthead is used occasionally to mark key textual features like the band names on the left and the page numbers on the right.



This contents page is also cohesive but does so using images rather than text. The main feature is presented cohesively as its larger than the other images and is centred in the middle and each image is accompanied by a distinct page number as it is in a bold font which instantly tells the reader where they have to go for each band/ artist. Consistency is also created well through imagery as beneath every image is a sub heading usually in the form of a quote and then additional information about that feature which instantly links to the image.
The layout of the page is also cohesive as each image and the text its linked to is sectioned off as the images do not overlap which creates a clear cohesive distinction between the features as they are all organised neatly into their separate areas.

Overall i like both of these contents pages however the most resent one from NME is more basic because it focuses on images rather than text and yet still maintains the simple and consistent layout that is cohesive to the readers, like in the one above, but being as images are more attractive and they can easily be accompanied by page numbers i would say that i prefer the bottom one. However both of these have still influenced my own work because they have given me an insight to the different types of contents page layouts which are still cohesive and still match the simple style and ethos of magazines such as NME.