Construction of Contents Page
I inserted a title, headings and page numbers first because I thought that these hold up the structure of the page. I used black and pale green to continue the colour scheme that I used in my front cover and used the abbreviation of Heart and Soul - H&S - in the headings, because I thought it would make it look more informal and quirky. I also wrote everything in capital letters to give it a bit of an edge and make it look hard-hitting. I kept everything within the guides to make it level and look professional. The headings are pale green with a black outline to make it stand out more and look a bit more interesting than just plain black text.
I then started to insert images and plan where I wanted them to go. I tried to keep them in line with the guides and headings. I used the same image of my main subject that I initially planned to use and I was pleased that it worked well and I think it fits in with the layout/ image of the page.
I then added the actual contents, which lines up with the corresponding page numbers. I added captions to the images (keeping the same font) and I added the date in the top right hand corner, because this is usually included on a magazine's contents page. I tried to make the captions on the images quite witty and informal, like that of a real music magazine. I think this will appeal to my target audience a lot.
I inserted my other image and after fitting the image proportionally to the size of the frame, I moved it further down the page, leaving gaps to the right hand sides of the headings. After asking a person who fits the criteria of my target audience what they would do, she suggested maybe including some block colours in the background to make the page look a bit more exciting and not so plain.
To make it look a bit more interesting, and follow the wants of my target audience, I added some black blocks of colour behind the headings, which I think gives more of a bold image and creates some definition in the page. I also added a page number and name of the magazine at the bottom of the page, which will create continuity as it can be seen along the bottom of the pages in the double page spread. I made the title bigger and moved the small details like the date and page number closer to the edges of the page so that everything wasn't cramped in the middle.
I inserted a title, headings and page numbers first because I thought that these hold up the structure of the page. I used black and pale green to continue the colour scheme that I used in my front cover and used the abbreviation of Heart and Soul - H&S - in the headings, because I thought it would make it look more informal and quirky. I also wrote everything in capital letters to give it a bit of an edge and make it look hard-hitting. I kept everything within the guides to make it level and look professional. The headings are pale green with a black outline to make it stand out more and look a bit more interesting than just plain black text.
I then started to insert images and plan where I wanted them to go. I tried to keep them in line with the guides and headings. I used the same image of my main subject that I initially planned to use and I was pleased that it worked well and I think it fits in with the layout/ image of the page.
I then added the actual contents, which lines up with the corresponding page numbers. I added captions to the images (keeping the same font) and I added the date in the top right hand corner, because this is usually included on a magazine's contents page. I tried to make the captions on the images quite witty and informal, like that of a real music magazine. I think this will appeal to my target audience a lot.
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