contents page research



This contents page belongs to a health magzine. The page number and the content of the magazine appears to be very well presented and layed out. The images on the right hand side have been randomly plotted on the page which i think looks quite good. If the image were aranged properly this would make the magzine look too informal but this `messing about` helps to show the formal and informal side to the magzine. The main colours used in this magazine are orange and black. These colours go extremelly well together.



This contents page belongs to a health and beauty magazine. The colour used are very suttle and create a warm atmosephere. There are no images used which i think makes the page look quite boring and lifeles.. However the layout and contents of this page is very well presented. The page numbers are clearly marked. The contents page also appears to have been divided into five key sections: travel, wellness, beauty, style and fitness. This division helps the reader to find what they want to read about fairly quickly.
The word `Contents` aoppears to be written in a larger font in comparison with the other text on the page, this has probably been done to grab the readers attention.

 

This contents page has been layed out and presented very well. A wide range of images and features have been used that makes the contents page look unique. The designer of this page is obviously very creative and has thought outside of the box. It's not an average contents page. The text appears to be slanted. The font used on this page is quite messy, whch makes it hard to read. The page numbers have been highlighted which makes it quite easy to read. There is no specific colour schemes which have been used, which makes the magazine look unprofessional.

Before i started to even think about designing the contents page for my college magazine i went through a process which i had to come up with 4 different ideas as to how i would lay out and present my contents page. So i sketched 4 completely different ideas. In the end i decided to choose sketch number 3 which is the one in the bottom left hand corner of the page. I thought this was a quite simple way to present the contents of my whole maagzine on one page. I will insert an image of a student on the contents page, as this will keep the flow of the magazine going. The page numbers will appear in a larger font in comparison with the text, as this will help readers to find the page quite quickly.

This is just my chosen contents page roughly drawn out in publisher.