The document provides details on constructing a contents page for a Latina magazine aimed at young Latino audiences. It discusses using a three-column layout with a large primary image on the left of JLo and Marc Anthony to represent the main story. Short contextual snippets and page numbers would be included to entice readers without revealing too much. Quotes and subjects of interest like relationships, careers and celebrity lives are mentioned to relate to the target audience. The statement of intent emphasizes showing the singers' personal lives and struggles to inspire working class readers.

1. CONTENTS
PAGE

2. Research on contents page
This contents page has a great range of layout, one
column is used to put the context , two other’s used to
structure other images. Main images placed in half of the
page, within the image is a drummer, its done like so to
make the image the main focus and to introduce the
target audience to the main topics included in this
magazine, rock. the sub heading is written right on top of
main image, bold, capital letter’s is used to established
this to audience, immediately we know that this
magazine is for a rock or an indie type of person. The
bold red and white sub heading on top of heading gives
an acknowledge that its not hard rock, its more an indie
music, which is shown from the type text they used, its a
relevant text and works well as it makes drums stand out
more to the rest of the making it almost as if it was 3D
and is standing out. Drums right next to the heading
‘drums’ is a great combination used, as its showing the
object as well as the subject, the image is slightly tilted
and has a layer of image underneath, in red, which i
think is done so that this image can be seen from all the
rest as the other are just ordinary, with gutter all around
the images giving it a wider space to really analyse
what's being put into the contents page and read
everything more clear.

3. Research on contents page
The subheading of this contents page clearly establishes
that it’s a contents page as its called ‘contents’. It’s
coloured white and written in capital letter’s, which stand
out as the background goes from black to a more white
background at the bottom, which I think was deliberately
done as it wants to establish the contents page from the
image and context. It’s I written in a distortionary form, co
at the top, nten, goes after this, then ts, positioning the
contents heading in a different order, making it more
interesting to look at, using the target audience. The layout
of this contents page is of 2 columns, however only one
column is being used for all the written information,
informing the most important information said in this
magazine. Purposely done on the right column to place the
main image in the left, and show this woman, who appears
to be Beyoncé, which is a clue to knowing what type of
magazine it is. It’s probably a fashion, hence the text
saying fashion, or a music magazine as it presents
Beyoncé as the main image. Laid out on the left as that’s
side where everyone looks first. She’s wearing a white
coloured, ballet clothes, which combines with the
background making us more focused on her shoes, that
are a violet coloured and it’s contributing with the white and
black.

4. Research on contents page
The layout of this magazine has 3 columns which place a
context at the first and 2 images are placed in the other 2,
making all the context on one hand side, left, which is a good
idea as its not overlapping lots of text to one area and placing
the images in just one side. From the context I can see that
the target audience is for a girl, as they us pink throughout the
headings and the typography of the text is more curved
which always seems to attract woman more as it represents a
funky and hip hop feeling to it. There’s lots of wide space to
space out the image and contexts and make it look more
clean an d have a wider breathing space. The main image is
of a woman who's posed half naked, with her underwear,
exploiting her sexuality and I think it presents this to woman
thin and young so that other young woman will want to be like
her, thinking she the perfect thin woman. The page number is
written within this image to immediately inform the reader
where this image will be and talked about, and has a small
catch phrase underneath this to force the viewer to read it,
otherwise they’d be left wondering why there’s no big heading
to explain this image . Two other images are placed
underneath this with one that’s a figure of a male model,
that’s been defined in Photoshop, making the image more
colourful and flamed out, which I think looks like a cover of a
music CD, also from the image beside it, of a man playing the
guitar, it establishes that this contents page is based on
music. The headings in numbers placed within the image, has
a specific type phrase that’s represented to be used in a
music genre.

5. Research
The construction of this contents page is well
spaced out, gutter is used well, to give a
focused view on the main image, which is of a
woman posing, showing that this is a woman’s
magazine as the colours used the type phrase
are very small delicate and a focus in black
and red. Type texts are very elegant, like
‘vogue’ the heading of the contents page, is
sharp but also a looped which establishes a
feminine style, showing that this magazine is
targeted to female audiences. We can also
say this is for woman as there’s hair or cream
products at the bottom hand of the page,
which is something in which man don't really
care for, beauty, this is more of woman's
perspective of a magazine, immediately we
know that this magazine is for woman cared in
beauty and desire, as the woman here, is
posing and dresses in a way to show her
sexuality, exposing herself.
Cover page text is centred right next to the
image which is well presented as its putting
focus on the main stories, typography of text is
in different styles making the more interesting
to the target audience.

6. CONTENTS PAGE DRAFT
I would like to use the main magazine
mast head in the contents page to
a long lined column would be put at
identify the magazine and it’s
the side to put the main story’s
contents page, however I might put
which will be written within the
contents page underneath this
magazine, with a small text
heading or just write ‘Latina, this
underneath giving a sneak peak of
week’.
what the subject has in store.
Because it shows in a way that …this
is what's going on in ‘Latina’ this
week… Structure of this is of 3 columns which
Giving the target audience would be quite a lots of columns if they
information of what will be said in this were all written from the top hand of the
magazine and showing that this is the page, that’s why I placed a big image,
contents page. throughout most of the page, bringing
The main image will be of a famous forth the context to be much smaller
salsa singer like J-lo/ Mark Anthony as I and has a small say of what the image
want someone that can relate to a is about.
young person with lots of willingness to The layout will be of three columns
succeed and by using someone like which will give enough description of
J-Lo and Mark Anthony, I can also talk what the main image is about yet
about there story life and it can relate to leave’s the context with and explanation
a young persons life, which is mark, leaving an intense moment for
something's in which attract young the target audience which will make
male/female into reading more. They them want to read more. A quotation
can relate their relationship, career to mark will be used to show what the
their own, making them feel that they salsa singer has said, which makes the
can proceed like them or their love life text more believable, giving the
isn't as bad or simply feel what they feel knowledge of what this person feels
because there an ideal icon for the and what they think of doing.
young person

7. Statement
of
intent

8. STATEMENT OF INTENT
Layout of my contents page will be of 3 From the research I've done on my contents page I'm
columns to separate the main image and the planning on using a simple typography to not confuse the
story that will be written underneath it, it will main magazine cover and its contents page, because I’ve
be a short story, it’s just so it can intrigue the noticed that all the contents page have one type of font.
young male/female into reading more of the
story. The 3rd column would be of other Like on this context layout I will be using a sort of heading
story’s to read in the magazine, its will be that says contents page without having to say it like,
written in one type phrase and the colour departments, clearly showing what categorises there are
would be simple as I want the main heading to read. However if I just write contents page it will be the
to speak for itself same as other magazines which I could do as it’s
The heading will be written in a bold capital something I’ve researched and found that most
letter’s to enthusiast the magazine cover magazines say this for its contents page, but its better to
name and write a subheading underneath navigate target audiences with a different perspective of
‘contents’ to establish this contents page knowledge.
from the main cover.
No borders will be used nor extra graphic images, I will
only place one main image that appeals and combines
with what the music magazine is about, because the
contents page should be simple, readable and well
constructed. Just one line may be used to put colour, red,
into it and elaborate the colour that’s seen in salsa
magazines, it will define the contents page which I think
will make this simple looking contents page more
Something like this image I cropped out. Its coloured, but not so colourful.
empowering and really stands out, it also
says the name of the main mast head but
isn't confused with the magazine cover and
contents page, from the well presented
context

9. STATEMENT OF INTENT
one image will be placed on my contents page as I want it to be the main
focus of the page because it will the main story told, and I will write the page
number next to the context as it will be the next thing read after reading the
context, quickly enforcing reader’s to read on. I want it to relate to the
magazine front cover, which makes sense to just use one main image. i want
my image to tell my target audience the life of these two singer’s and have
them relate to them like ordinary people, because researching into
magazine’s it always makes the ‘celebrity’ look shallow and as if they never
do anything, yet earn a lot of money, which is why I’d want to write a small
part of their life’s in the content’s page, but not so much that it bores target
audience. It will include just important points to bring audience to realise this
Using an image like this can show a more intimate or personal life of singer’s, which
can express a personal view of an actual target audience, showing affairs, careers,
relationships and so forth. I could also use a mid shot, showing just half of the male/ I will put a range of information that’s within the
female of where they are (studio) so that it can indicate what it evolves them, magazine, which will be a more stand out
showing their life’s. colour from the rest so that it can attract
Mark Anthony is standing up right, making him look powerful and wealthy, he looks viewer’s eye and to inform viewer’s with a
respected as a talented singer, drawing people into become like these two couples small insight of what their in store for. this will
and it potentially shows they are rich, exploiting them to young people (18 and over) persuade the viewer to read on the magazine.
that they’re Always looking up and never down, which shows they have no fear and Laying this all out in one corner to clearly
are giving an image to people to never be let down. I’d like to use an image that identify this as a contents page, because
shows this as it brings a sharper view to working class people, that they should researching into contents page I see that all
never be let down. the information which is held inside the
magazine is held in one hand column or
Having an image like this is more powerful and immediate focus is put on this. maybe even two.
Looking through images of salsa, I think this is the most effective image to use for
the contents page as I want to show intimacy and bring target audience into plead
for what salsa singer’s have. As my target audience is working class, they will find it
interesting to see how famous people have done to get where they are, interesting
them with how much they’ve earned and brought them forth to become an idol to
adults, young people.

10. Working in
Photoshop
and InDesign

11. Work in I inserted two text boxes to
Photoshop
give a clearer view of where
the context will be placed. i
clicked text at the side bar and
inserted some text, which I will
and correct at the end. By using a
ruler I know up to where I
should write as this will help
InDesign know where the columns are.
I opened InDesign as it’s the best
programme to use when deciding I placed more grid
to use columns in your page. i lines so that I can
went on making my heading first, know approximately
changed the font size and changed where the
the colour and typography, to subheading will go,
make it more related to a salsa by-heading that
contents page, which appeal to my introduces the
target audience. context, also to know
where the actual
contents detail, that
involves in what the
magazine is selling
I clicked on layout, then inside, I placed.
ruler grid's to put in
lines of where the work,
columns, would be.
This is so I can
distinguish where the
image is placed and
context.

12. I placed a column in which I
Work in
inserted text of what the
magazine holds, I wrote
subjects in which my target
audience will be interested in
Photoshop
and can relate to. i made the
main context in where it talks
about the main image, much
smaller. I released that a
context shouldn’t hold much
and
information, so I made it
smaller and put a quotation
of what the person has to
say in the article.
InDesign?
Balloons on background and dark setting
at back can impersonate she’s in a
concert singing.
I structured the image on the left of the
contents page because I want it to be the
main focus. This image of a woman singing
will relate to the main story I’ll be talking
about in my double page. Her having a tan,
red lips, a microphone can represent her
as a Latina and facial expression can
indicate she’s a singer. This image will
relate to salsa as her mise en scene for
props and make-up are noticed well which
enthusiasts she’s Latin, target audience will
relate to her or her life, as they will easily
know she’s Latin because of her facial
features and structure, also for her
sensitivity on clothe wear, very simple.

13. CONTENTS PAGE