This is my contents page for my magazine. I chose to use a white background because any colour can be used on white but also because contents pages are normally white. I also decided to create my contents page on one page rather then two because I think it looked too spacious on a double-page.
At the top of the page I placed the date and website of the magazine because these are published on all contents pages of all magazines.
I featured the logo of my magazine as the title rather then writing 'contents' because I think readers will be aware that this is the contents page without it written. However I wrote the logo as an identification of the magazine. I used the colour red for the logo instead of the blue which I used on the cover because it really stands off the page but overall looked better because it matched the colour of writing.
I used three images on the contents page; 50 cent, Ashanti and Bittersweets. I used these because they are celebrities that are used in my stories.
Underneath Ashanti and 50 cent I placed their names and the page number that their stories are featured on. I did this because after looking at magazines like Mojo and Rolling Stone, this is a common thing to do. I also added gold coloured 'shadows' behind the images to give the page more colour.
I also used the same picture of Bittersweets than on the cover but I used it in colour this time. I used the same image because it looks really professional but also looks good on the page.
I separated the contents into two parts; on the cover and inside. I did this because it is the usual criteria for most magazines to feature a section of the contents from the cover and a section from other stories inside the magazine.
I placed these in different columns because it gave me more space for images and made the layout look better.
I used red for the writing and black for the titles and numbers because these were the colours I used for the two stripes placed down the side of the page. I used the same colours because I didn't want to have too many colours on the page.
At the bottom of the page I wrote a small section from the editor. I wrote this because it is something that occurs in most magazines and usually refers to the stories and issue itself.
I wrote mine about the fact that my magazine is not only going to feature new music but also old music and old legends people seem to forget.
At the top of the page I placed the date and website of the magazine because these are published on all contents pages of all magazines.
I featured the logo of my magazine as the title rather then writing 'contents' because I think readers will be aware that this is the contents page without it written. However I wrote the logo as an identification of the magazine. I used the colour red for the logo instead of the blue which I used on the cover because it really stands off the page but overall looked better because it matched the colour of writing.
I used three images on the contents page; 50 cent, Ashanti and Bittersweets. I used these because they are celebrities that are used in my stories.
Underneath Ashanti and 50 cent I placed their names and the page number that their stories are featured on. I did this because after looking at magazines like Mojo and Rolling Stone, this is a common thing to do. I also added gold coloured 'shadows' behind the images to give the page more colour.
I also used the same picture of Bittersweets than on the cover but I used it in colour this time. I used the same image because it looks really professional but also looks good on the page.
I separated the contents into two parts; on the cover and inside. I did this because it is the usual criteria for most magazines to feature a section of the contents from the cover and a section from other stories inside the magazine.
I placed these in different columns because it gave me more space for images and made the layout look better.
I used red for the writing and black for the titles and numbers because these were the colours I used for the two stripes placed down the side of the page. I used the same colours because I didn't want to have too many colours on the page.
At the bottom of the page I wrote a small section from the editor. I wrote this because it is something that occurs in most magazines and usually refers to the stories and issue itself.
I wrote mine about the fact that my magazine is not only going to feature new music but also old music and old legends people seem to forget.
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