The document describes the process of creating a contents page for a magazine using Quark software. Key steps included: 1) Using the same fonts from the magazine cover for headings and titles to provide consistency. 2) Creating a two-column layout with "Regulars" and "Features" headings and including snippets of information about article pages. 3) Adding relevant images taken by the author to make the page more visually appealing. 4) Including blue strips to relate the contents page visually to the blue-themed cover.

1. Evaluation of Contents

2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
I kept the same font
for the name of the
magazine and used it
for the mag name on
the contents page so
the reader identifies
with it. I also used
another font which
was used for the
cover lines and made
that the font for the
contents heading.
Using a font that i used on
the front cover, i created
two columns titled
Regulars and Features.
Under these headings, i
added snippets of
information about what
was on each page.
I used images that i
took to make my
contents page more
appealing.
I also added
strips of blue
so it looks like
it relates to
my cover.

3. How did you use new media technologies in the construction of your media
product?
I used quark to create my contents page. Here are some
screenshots of the process.
First, i
changed the
page from A
to 2.
Using the
text tool, i
created the
contents
heading.
Using the same
font as on the
front cover, i
made the rumour
title.
Then i made lines
to separate the
page into two. The
headings were
regulars and
features and i
wrote subheadings.

4. I filled in info
under each
heading and
added images
which relates to
certain articles.
Then i added
blue side and
bottom panels so
the blue theme
from the cover is
reiterated.

5. What are the strengths and weaknesses of both the product and your use of new
media technologies?
Strengths Weaknesses
● Use of font sizes and
placement.
● Text is informative but not
overloaded with information.
● I used a main heading and put
the name of the mag in there.
● I used a main image and other
images to make it more
aesthetically pleasing.
● The title is the biggest font on
the page so it is the first thing
that the audience looks at.
● Nothing particularly
exciting about the
page.
● There’s no social
media logos next to
the advertising for it
● Theres black spaces
next to and above
the heading.
● The images are only
on one side.
● Lack of colour
throughout.