The document describes the layout and design of a magazine contents page. It uses three columns, with a large main image taking up half the page. The main image features a famous salsa singer to attract young readers and relate their story. Text is placed in columns below the image with short descriptions of the magazine's stories. The layout aims to highlight the main content while providing enough context to intrigue readers without overwhelming them with text.

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
inserted text of what the
magazine holds, I wrote
subjects in which my target
audience will be interested in
and can relate to. i made the
main context in where it talks
about the main image, much
smaller. I released that a Work in Photoshop
context shouldn’t hold much
information, so I made it
and
smaller and put a quotation InDesign?
of what the person has to
say in the article.
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