The Contents Page- Step 1

Step 1

This was the initial idea for my contents page. I used bright yellow as my background to make it more eye catching. This is the only time in the magazine where I used yellow. I used the same title, 'hot' that i used on my front cover to keep it consistant, and then, in the same font, added 'CONTENTS'. I used the hand writing font, to write 'Note from the editor' and to sign my name at the end of the editor's letter. I read a number of editors letters from other magazines to give me an idea of what I should be writing in my letter. I used the picture of Lulu singing to correspond to the idea that this is a music magazine.

In the features and regulars section of the front cover, I scanned in a number of pictures; album covers, music DVD's, photos and an album picture of the Spice Girls. I kept the same colours I used on my front cover to keep it the same.

However, although I liked my initial idea, I felt is wasn't as evocative as it could have been. The yellow background was too harsh on the eyes and had no depth to it. The fonts I used were too flat and didn't stand out as much as it could have. I wanted to make the whole page more three dimensional and so I decided to add a stroke to the font and alter the background to make it more soothing and appealing for the audience.