The document provides details about the layout and design of 3 magazine content pages. Key points include:
- The content pages use colorful backgrounds, images, and varying font styles and colors to attract readers' attention and highlight important information.
- Article titles, descriptions, sections, and page numbers are designed to help readers easily navigate and find content they want.
- Images of celebrities and topics of interest to the target audience are used prominently to engage readers and increase interest in articles.
- Contact information for the magazine team and links to their social media are included to encourage reader interaction.
3. TITLE The word ‘Contents’ is written prominently to
catch the reader’s attention. The text is in black
colour so it stands against the plain white
background. The web-address is also given beside it
so the readers can browse on it. The magazine’s
name in the address is in bold to keep reminding the
reader what magazine they’re reading.
4. FEATURES
The features column acts as a guidance or navigation for
the reader. The content page is present in the form of a list.
The article title is written in dark black colour whereas the
description of the article is written in a lighter black colour.
The dark black colour attracts and helps the reader know
what the article’s name is. The description provides a gist of
the article and lets the reader get a glimpse of it without
actually reading it. In this way, the readers can quickly chose
what articles they want to read and which they don’t.
The page numbers are written in bold beside or above each
article as to help the readers so they can skim through the
magazine and come at the page they desire to read.
There are also anchoring pictures present beside some
articles which furthermore helps the reader know what the
magazine contains. Pictures are quick and easy way to allow
the readers to find what they’re looking for. It also arises
curiosity among the readers.
5. DATE AND WEBSITE
The date is also given at the bottom of the
page to let the readers know that it is the
October 2016 issue.
The web-address is again given so the readers
can go online and browse on it.
7. TITLE
The word ‘Contents…’ is
written in BLACK which
makes it more prominent and
eye-catching. Beneath it, the
month and year of the issue
is written to show what
month the magazine was
made to be launched for.
8. SECTIONS & ARTICLES
In this content page, the layout of the page is in the grid
form. The content page is really colourful and instantly
grabs the readers attention.
The sections, article’s title and the description are all
written in white colour which makes it stand out against
the colourful background and further adds to the appeal
factor.
There are different types of sections in the magazine which
makes more people read it since it covers a lot of topics.
The sections also help readers find what category they’re
looking for without going through the whole magazine.
Along with the sections, beautiful pictures are also present
which engages the readers and increases their curiosity.
The number of the pages are also present at the bottom of
the pictures which guides the reader and helps them know
where the specific article is.
9. TEAM / SOCIAL MEDIA
At the side of the content page, a whole
column is dedicated to the team of the
magazine which includes the editor,
deputy editor, publisher, photographers
and the contributors to acknowledge their
work. Along each person, their email or
website is also given if any of the readers
want to gain access and talk to them.
At the end, the official website as well as
the twitter account of the magazine is also
given so the readers can use it and follow
their account for latest updates.
11. TITLE
The title of the content page does not say the word ‘Contents’ which is very
odd. They may have used the title to increase the curiosity of the readers
and trick them into reading more. Moreover, the black colour text makes the
title even more visible and instantly grabs the reader’s eye.
12. MAIN ARTICLE
This is the main article of the magazine as it takes up most of
the space of the content page and is bigger than the other
images.
The big image highlights what’s inside the magazine. The
celebrities must be popular and have many fans since they’re
the main article and the readers would be excited to read about
them.
The picture used is very dramatic and loud. It contains five girls
with different facial expressions and colourful accessories which
might tempt the readers into reading what the article is about.
The pull quote also helps enthrall the target audience and
makes them more interested into reading the article. The
personal comment given by the writers at the bottom also helps
connect with the reader on a personal level.
The page number is given in bold at the side as well so the
reader can easily find the article.
13. FEATURING ARTICLES
The titles of the articles are written in blue colour. Some articles have pull
quotes instead which makes the reader curious to read more.
Instead of the description of the articles, they’ve placed their own
comments to connect with the readers on a personal level and to make
them feel as if they’re directly talking to them.
Alongside, they’ve also included images. The images relate to what the
target audience would be interested in. This makes the magazine more
appealing for the audience and makes them more likely to buy it if they
know there is something interesting inside for them to read.
For example, in this content page they’ve included the picture of the
famous singer/songwriter Justin Bieber. They’ve used a pull quote for the
article’s title which will make the target audience more curious and wanting
to read more.
On the pictures, the page numbers of the articles are also given so the
readers can easily skip through and come at the page they’re interested in.
14. STRAP LINE
In this strap line, multiple pictures of famous celebrities are used to draw in the target
audience which are mostly teenagers. This is a great way to engage the reader into buying
the magazine so they can read more about their interests. Alongside, a puff is placed at the
side which says ‘HOT POSTERS’ which helps allure more readers and tricks them into buying
the magazine so they can get the posters included in the magazine.
15. COLUMN
The name ‘INSIDE THIS MONTH…’ is used instead of
the common convention ‘Features’. This helps draw in
more readers, and it is written in bold black font which
futher highlights it.
The article titles and pull quotes are in black and pink
colour and are alternatively used to make the
magazine look more edgy and different. The page
numbers are also written in bold with it so the reader
can easily get to the article they wish to read.
16. WEBSITE
At the bottom, the web-address is also given in a subtle but
bold typeface so the readers can use it and stay up to date
with the magazine.