This document summarizes the key elements of a magazine contents page layout. The contents page includes the magazine name and date at the top, along with images promoting main stories that link to page numbers. There is a "VIP" section advertising a special content area and competition. The features section lists article titles and page numbers. Contact information for the magazine website and issue date and page number are at the bottom. Consistent fonts and colors are used throughout to maintain a house style and help elements like titles and page numbers stand out from the body text.
3. Name of the magazine featured at the
top left of the contents page. The text
is identical to that of the masthead on
the front cover.
4. The date is also featured at the top of
the contents page to show what issue
the magazine is. Unlike the name of the
magazine the date is yellow and in serif
to stand out from the other text.`
5. This shows that this is the contents
page of mixmag. The font is unique to
the other fonts used at the top of the
contents page however it is a similar
font to that used on the main images to
give the page number, the colour used
is white and this stands out against the
black background that has been used.
6. This is one of the images used on the contents
page and It uses a rectangle border with a purple
colour effect over most the image. The image
takes up most of the page and gives the page
number to the related story, because the image
takes up most of the page this gives us the idea
that it will be one of the main stories In the
magazine. The page number is in the same font
and colour to the title of the contents.
7. This is one of the other images located
on the contents page and once again
like the main image has a rectangle
boarder. The page number is in the
same font and colour to the title of the
contents.
8. This “VIP” section of the contents advertises
as specific section of the magazine and also
advertises a competition to win a trip to a
snow festival. The font used for the body
text is white and uses sans serif. The white
font stands out on the black background
and a drop cap in a different colour than the
body text has been used to stand out and to
draw the readers attention.
9. This is the features of the
magazine and gives the
page numbers of the
different articles in the
magazine. The heading is
white serif and underlined
as well as being larger than
the body text this shows
that it is the heading. The
body text is the same as
the other body text which
shows a house style. The
title of each article is in
bold and is slightly larger
than the body text which
shows that It is the title.
The page numbers are in
yellow to stand out next to
the white text.
10. At the bottom left of the contents page is
the mixmag website and this is white and all
in caps. This is here so that readers know
what the website is so that they can visit it if
they want to.
11. At the bottom left of the content sis the
date and the page number, the font is in
sans serif and the page number is in bold so
that it stands out next to the date.
12. This is at the bottom of the contents page and
gives information about the free CD that is
included in the magazine. This section is separated
from the rest of the contents by two lines and the
heading of this is in serif.