The document describes the process of designing a magazine contents page. It discusses layout decisions such as using consistent margins and fonts, sizing and positioning images, and including common magazine elements like page numbers and feature headings. It also notes areas for improvement, such as making the layout more visually interesting and ensuring diverse representation of people. The overall goal is to create an effective contents page that connotes the style of an alternative music magazine.

1. THE PROCESS FOR MY
DRAFT MAGAZINE
CONTENTS PAGE
In this PowerPoint, I am going to be demonstrating my decisions in the
development of my draft magazine contents page to show the creative process
and thought gone into this magazine.

2. As I set up my magazine cover as A4, I had to do the same for my contents page as the magazine needs to fit together
and I also kept the background as white to show continuality throughout my magazine. The margins are kept the same
as before as 0.5cm and I will fit the text and masthead according to these margins to create an effective layout for my
contents page.
Setting up my magazine contents page

3. For my contents images, I didn’t edit
them too much as I liked the
background for both of them so I
decided to not cut the images out. All I
did for the editing was adjust the
brightness and contrast of the images
so they stand out more and are clearer
on the page.
Original image Original image
Edited image Edited image
Original and edited images

4. LAYOUT OF
IMAGES
For my image layout, I fitted
each image to the margins on
either side of the page and
the bottom and I adjusted the
image size under they were
both the same size and there
is a gap of 0.5cm (the same
size on the margins) which
resulted in the images being
around 13.5cm for the height
by around 13.8 for the width. I
feel that this is an ideal size
for the images as they’re big
enough to be seen but won’t
take the attention away from
the text and it leaves enough
room to fit the text in.

5. CONTENTS
TITLE
For my contents title, looking back at my reserch and planning on
fonts I decided that the Arual font would suit my magazine which
I found on: http://www.dafont.com. I feel that the font is sharp
and effective and it suits the style of magazine that I am looking
for and I feel it will suit the style of my magazine. OI chose to
have the text in black as I feel the black contrasting on white
works better than a coloured font would due to the sharp and
defined style of the font.

6. Contents headings and text
For the first column of text, I used various heading that are commonly used in magazines
to attract the readers’ attention and make them want to know more. For the new bands, I
included the front cover main image Kayla Page to show a link and Elois Hawning is
featured on the bottom left of the page in the image, all the names in the New Bands
section are made up and are not directed at any current artist. The 2017 Truck Festival is an
annual independent music festival that features both rock music and independent music. It
would be on the 21st-23rd of July 2017 at Hill Farm so it will leave the audience members
enough time to get tickets for it. The line up includes artists such as The Libertines, Slaves,
The Wombats, The Vaccines and many more. I chose to include a festival in my magazine
as four people from my questionnaire requested information about upcoming music
events so I found a festival which I felt the audience would be interested due to the style of
my magazine. Music reviews was also requested in my questionnaire so I decided to use it
as many magazines include a double page spread reviewing various artists so the audience
will be encouraged to look at songs, albums and gigs with a positive review. Catfish and
The Bottlemen are both well known alternative rock artists so the audience will
automatically most likely be drawn to those pages to see if there is any more news about
them. Catfish and The Bottlemen was also requested on my questionnaire and I feel that by
listening to exactly what my audience want, they will be more likely to buy the magazine as
it will include things that they are interested in.

7. Contents headings and text
For the next set of headings, I included information about albums and gigs as this is what
my target audience requested in my questionnaire so by including things the majority of
the audience will look for, they will be more likely to buy the magazine. Rag’n’Bone Man
and Blink 182 are well known artists that readers of the magazine would be interested in
and they are also featured on the front cover so if members of the audience are
interested in these artists, they will be likely to see what the magazine has to say about
them. Fireside is featured as this is what my double page spread is about so it is an
important feature of the magazine so the audience need to know where to find it. They
are also featured in a image so the audience will recognize their faces. I have done the
page numbers to 30 as I feel this is generally the size magazine for a magazine priced
£3.99 as it provides a variety of content without the magazine being long so the
magazine is boring. This aspect is vital in this magazine as the double page spread of
Fireside is towards the end of the magazine so it will leave a lasting impression on the
audience and as the magazine isn’t too long, the majority of the audience should see it. I
did the numbers in red as I feel it carries on the black white and red theme from my
cover page and it works well with the layout of the page. The font for this text was
Helvetica Neue Condensed black in size 24 for the numbers and main heading then size
20 for the subheadings. Each different text is its own individual layer, the layer will include
the number, heading and subheading.

8. IMAGE PAGE NUMBERS
I decided to add page numbers to the
images as I feel this is clearer for the
audience and clearly directs them to the
page. I originally tried the page numbers
without a background but I felt they
didn’t stand out and looked very bland.
With the red background, it shows a
sense on continuality on the page as the
page numbers are also red. It stands out
and is very effective so I am going to
keep it as a red background.

9. CONTENTS PAGE NUMBER
I chose to have the page number as 5 as generally on
magazines the first few pages include advertisements or
posters so it’s rare the contents page is at the very front
of the magazine. I chose to have a black background
and a white number as it stands out well and I feel it
works well with the style of the magazine. It is also a
common method having a black box with a white
number on many music magazines so my magazine will
fit the style of magazine.

10. WEBSITE
I chose to include the magazine website as it is good
promotion for the magazine as the website will include
subscription details and will prompt the reader to
subscribe to this magazine if they enjoy this issue. It also
subtly reminds the reader which magazine brand they are
reading without there being a big heading on the page.
The font for this text was Helvetica Neue Condensed
black in size 16.

11. FEATURES HEADING
I decided to include a features heading as I felt that there was a lot of empty space so I included a features heading
which is conventionally used in many magazine contents pages. I decided to continue the theme of having a red
background but I was undecided which size I should use: just behind the word, reaching to the beginning of the next
column or across the entire page until the page margin. I have decided that I am going to pick the third example
(having the background go across the page) as I feel it makes the magazine look evenly laid out and it works well with
the contents page layout.

12. THE OUTCOME
Overall, I am happy with the outcome of my magazine
contents but I do feel I am going to try different variations of
layouts for my final magazine as I don’t feel it currently
connotes music magazine as the layout is quite dull. I also
feel I need to re take my images and I have realized that
although my magazine is aimed at both genders, I currently
have no males featured on my magazine so I may replace
the image on the left so the magazine is more appealing to
boys. Also looking at my band image, I feel I need to co-
ordinate the clothing better to make the image seem more
suited for alternative rock. I am next going to look at my
teacher feedback and look at different ideas of how I can
improve my contents page in preparation for my final
design.