Contents Page Construction

6th draft:

For this draft i have changed more since the previous draft. I took away the pug in the top right hand corner as i felt it was to close to the title making the page look messy and unclear. I therefore had to move the date and prefer the new location of it, as its more discreat and blends in , which is what i wanted as it's not as important as other piece of information such as tey page numbers. I changed the positioning of the text for the main image as i felt it didnt work well at the bottom of the picutre, therefore i moved it to fit around him. This is better as it makes the image standout, promoting the artitis and the text has become more clear. I decided to make the subscribe box smaller as i felt in previous draft that it took up a lot of space. Due to making this smaller i decided to add in additonal information. I took the text used in the front cover and added the page number so it would be a useful piece on information for this page. This was good inforamtion to add in as it creates the house style of the magazine as its linking the two pages. I added another pug to the page to create more formal inforation for the veiwer. Another thing i changed in this draft was the font style and size for the text that says ' this weeks top 10' the reason for changing the font style was to follow the same fonts throughout the magazine, and as an improvement on my front page i changed the font as i felt it represented and conveyed the genre of music, therefore i changed the font on this page to showe the house style and to create the flow of the magazine. Overall i think has benn the most succseful draft out of my contentse pages.

5th draft:

Again for my 5th draft i have chagned alot, i have only altered a few things at a time to ensure each time the drafts are improving. I have changed the background of the box's that are used for the headings. They used to be black but i have changed them to the background of the front cover to creat the flow of the magazine. By changing this it has also made the page more eye catching and appealing, making the reader intrested. Overall i like this design but still feel there are changes to be made to improve it.

4th draft:

For my fourth draft i kept most of the layout the same but i added a pug towards the top of the page to add additional information. However i feel its to close to the main text, so the text at the top doesnt standout. So on my next draft i will ensure that the information is spaced correctly to ensure that each bit of inforamtion stand outs. Overall i think the design is okay however i still feel there is to much information on the page.

3rd draft:
For my third draft i kpet to the white background and didnt try any other combonations as i think the white works well. I add a sub-heading to the page numbers as this would make it easier for the reader to follow and making the page layout clear. I changed the font size for the picture caption as i felt it was too small and didnt standout, now i have made it better i think it has improved it. I added other information to fill the blank spaces however i feel that there is now to much and has become unclear. Overall this draft has gone well however there are still improvements to be made.

2nd draft:

For my second draft i decided to change the background colour to white rather than having the grey background. After changing it to white i prefer it. This is because i felt the grey was to dark therefore the text didn't stand out and was hard to read. I kept the position of the name the same and the text underneath. I didn't change them as i feel they work well in this position as there clear, and make the page eye catching. I changed the colour tone of the writing for how to subscribe as its a different colour to the name therefore they don't go and it doesn't follow the house style colours. Overall i haven't changed a lot on this design as i was mainly concentrating on getting the background correct, therefore i will make more improvements on my next draft.

1st draft:

After having done many drafts for my front cover i decided to start creating my contents page. I looked at my planning stage in order to see the layouts i had planned to use for the contents page, however i found when constructing i very quickly started to change these ideas as i felt they worked better. I started off by making the background graduated with a light grey fading into a white. I chose these colours as i feel they work well with the front cover, creating the house style and the colours fit in well with the genre of music. I kept the name of the magazine in the same position, top left hand corner, so it would be constant and make the magazine flow. I placed the 'this week' directly under it and made the font colour black, this is clear, easy to read and standout. On the left hand column is the whats on the different pages and the numbers, this is clear and easy to read which is good as it will enable the reader to find what they want easily. On the opposite side is the, this weeks top 10 list, i think this part of the contents page is good as it stands out and is eye catching, with the red and black text. The main picture i feel is good, as it promotes the artist and is showing the reader its the same story as on the front, linking the two pages, creating the flow of the magazine. However i feel that the image doesn't standout against the background enough as the image is in black and white , therefore it isn't eye catching and standout. In the bottom right hand corner is the information on how to subscribe for the magazine, this is good as its against a black box with white and red writing so it stands out. However the box is quite large and therefore takes away the attention from other key information. The 2 smaller images on the right hand side work really well. They are a good size as they are clear and easy to see, they make the page more attractive by adding colour. In the bottom right hand corner is a red arrow that holds information about the next page, this is good as it encourages the reader to turn the page and carry on reading the magazine, it also makes the page appealing and attractive. Overall i think this is a good fist draft for my contents page, however i can see a lot more room for improvements in oder for me to produce a high quality contents page for my magazine.

After having constructing my front cover for the magazine i decided to start drafting my contents pages.