The document discusses conventions for magazine contents pages. It notes that contents pages have certain conventions to make them visually appealing and reader-friendly, including the main image, different sections, and masthead. Contents pages also stick to the same color scheme as the front cover for continuity. The main image typically takes up 50% of the page and features something or someone from a main article, such as an artist. Sections are separated and exclusives are made to stand out more with font changes. Magazine name and issue date always appear at the top.
2. a magazine contents page has cer tain convent ions to make i t look
good and appeal to the audience mak ing i t easier to read. There
are a few main convent ions in whi ch ever y edi tor fol lows to
complete designing a content s page including; the main image,
di f ferent sect ions and the mas thead.
Content s pages al so st i ck to the same spec i f i c colour s cheme as
the f ront cover so that the magaz ine f lows wel l .
Overview
3. Images
Usually, on a contents page there should be only one main image or a few
images which covers 50% of the whole page. Usually, the image is of a
person or thing in one of the main articles. So, in a music magazine this
could be a particular artist such as; (if you are doing a pop magazine) Jessie
J. When you take the image of the person, it looks much more professional
to take the photo of them against a blank coloured background, the best
being white. This means that all the readers attention goes to that main
image to attract them to read on in the magazine and also makes the
typography easier to read.
Every image has to contain anchorage text and a page number. It could also
have a pull quote or description too!
4. typography
Contents page information is usually separated into at least 3 different sections, main
sections being; regulars, exclusives. Text on the page should remain the same size and
font apart from the exclusives. Exclusives are special meaning that they need to stand
out more from the other sections, this could be done by changing the size, style,
boldness or colour of the font, or maybe even underline it!
At the top of the page there always has to be the name of the magazine and the issue
date.
The contents page also can include many other information anywhere on the page such
as:
vPhotographer credits
vContact information
vWebsite
vSocial Media info (Facebook page & Twitter)
vImage of front cover
