Construction: Contents Page

My contents page needs to contain the following:

- A title

- 1 or more images

- a print screen of my frontal magazine cover

- a clear colour scheme

- clear information about what is inside the magazine

First Developments:

After looking at my research I noticed that in 'Kerrang' magazine the side of the contents page had a ripped paper effect. I wanted to incorporate this into my own magazine cover however after trying different tools, effects and even searching on line of how to make this effect.

I used this 'Lasso Tool' to create the attempted ripped effect on

the above print screen of my contents page.

However, after much deliberation I have decided not to use this layout in my magazine contents as it is too much hassle and in fact does not fit very well with the theme of my magazine.

My new magazine layout is going to be plain and simple, I want it to be easy to read and interesting. I have started with a clear heading and I have used the same font and text from the frontal magazine page to show continuity. However, I would also like to convey an image of my front magazine page on the contents page, as many music magazines do this.

I have altered the contents page so it now portrays an image of my front page; I have been deciding which font to use. I would like the fonts to be easy to read but not boring.

I have decided to place a large 'V' on the contents page to symbolise the name of the magazine. I got this idea from an actual music magazine called 'VIBE' which does this on every issue. This is clear in my contents page research.

I have laid out the basic features of my contents page, the music magazine has to have up to and including fifty pages on the contents page. Instead of wasting space by naming every page in this potential magazine, by naming the 'features' of the magazine, gives the reader an opportunity to go to the page they have seen on the contents page.

This is a more zoomed in version of the contents page, it looks really plain and boring at the moment. I would like the magazine to have colour and boldness, however I am very indecisive and cannot choose which colours to use.

I have changed the 'What's Inside' title to the same font as my magazine title to show continuity. I have changed the background to grey just for the moment to see what the effect was instead of plain white. I have also added a large 'V' and made it transparent so that the features can be seen on top of this.

I need to use one of my own photographs on my contents page, and in my previous work I have stated that I would use a different model to add variety to my magazine. This picture is from my first photo shoot of my first model. She adds a different style to my magazine, which is good. I have changed my contents page quite rapidly as on a second look I thought that the previous page was quite amateur and the colour is still 

pale and boring and I would like to develop this.

I like this layout much better than before, the boxes for contents writing are clearly laid out and there is a main feature in the centre of the page. I have made the title larger to draw attention to the reader and added a news bulletin which are seen regularly in contents pages of music magazines; this is supported in my research. All I now have to do is add the text onto the page and it will be complete.

I have added a fictional paragraph about the 'music artist' on my contents page. The font I have used has been used on my frontal magazine cover and my double page spread, this conveys continuity in my work. I now need to add the 'Features' of my magazine, which will fill up the plain spaces in the three separate rectangles at the bottom of the page.

I have filled in the information in the 'Features..' section, so that the readers are aware of what the magazine contains. I have placed a print screen image of my magazine cover on the contents page as this shows continuity in my work. I have made the numbers bigger to draw in attention and the writing is clear black with a plain white background. At first, I did expect this to be quite boring however the stark opposite colours work well together, I think it looks simplistic and interesting, which I am happy with. All I need to do is add the finishing touches by referring back to my hand drawn designs and adding more information.

I have rotated the print screened image of my music magazine cover anti clockwise by nine degrees, to add effect and I have seen this in my prior research and in the past when reading magazines. I looked back at my hand drawn designs and in those I decided that I would put a competition in my magazine for a member of the public to win a chance of featuring in the '100th Issue.' I feel this would intrigue the public into purchasing my magazine, and the added intrigue would also come from the bright and bold news bulletins which I have added after seeing them repeatedly in other magazines which I have researched.