CONTENTS PAGE IDEAS

This is my first contents page, although it was not particularly adapted from any magazine. I looked at a variety of different magazines and extracted continuous features of each and created this contents page. I am slightly worried about the main image on the right of the page. It may be too large. I want the text to be black, and the numbers to be an alternation of silver and black. The subheadings, should definitely be bold, and possibly be black text on a silver background. The subscription should be quite dull and plain colours, so that the readers are not too distracted by it.

This is my second contents page. It was adapted from a cosmopolitan magazine.

I do like the layout of the magazine, because the main story is published at the top of the page, and the effects of the image layout allows it to be noticeable. I want the numbers to be a slightly larger font than the text besides them. The subheadings will be a bold font, silver, in a similar font to that of the font used for the front cover coverlines. The remainder of the text should be a clear font, and black in colour.

The overlapping of the two images, connote the overlap, in the album release dates. Unfortunately, the disadvantage of this layout is the placement of the word ‘contents’, which is in the middle of the page and not really ideal. Also the image overlaps the title, which could be seen as a careless or creative design. The layout of the text is also inappropriate because there are not enough subjects on the page, and also, the word ‘exclusive’ takes up a lot of space, and is unnecessarily placed.

This is my third contents page idea. It was adapted from a ‘Smash Hits’ magazine form year 2001.

The text will a similar font to the one used previously for the title of my front page. It should contain three headings labelled: News, Reviews, and Features. The two boxes to the right of the page will consist of pictures, possibly an album cover, and a picture of the Rochelle on the front page. For this contents page I want to have a black background, with most of the text whit, except the heading, which will remain silver, and the subheadings, which will be black, with a white fading background. I want the diamond numbers located besides each topic, to be alternative between silver with black writing, or black with silver writing. However, I would prefer if the remainder of the text was black, and a very plain and easy to read font.

This is my fourth, and last, contents page. It was adapted from an early Q magazine.

Originally, I wanted the large picture to be of an album cover, but realistically, this is too big, so I would prefer it to be a picture of Rochelle, and the small image, below it to be an album cover. Preferably, one that is released on the same day as Rochelle’s album. The words ‘battle of the albums’ should be in a bold red font in to emphasise the importance of this heading within the magazine. I want the background of the page, as well as the background of the large image to be white, so that they blend into each other. The title will be silver, and a similar font, to that of the front page title font. The box behind the word ‘contents’ will be black, so it will look like a strip across a white background. The heading; ‘On the Cover’ and ‘Top Reads’ will also be silver, but they will be bold. The numbers will be an alternation of different types of silvers, and will be a slightly larger font than the rest of the text. The remainder of the text will simply be black.