2. CONTENTS PAGE – CHALLENGED FORMS AND
CONVENTIONS
I completely re-arranged my original plan when creating it on
QuarkXPress, as the page I created had 3 columns un-like my
original design which had 2. However this was better as it
allowed me to have more room for images, the codes and
conventions in terms of images are that the magazine has
either one image or several subsidiary images, I challenged
this convention by using one main image with three subsidiary
ones. A professional magazine would maintain it’s colour
scheme throughout the cover and contents pages, however
the colour scheme I created on the cover changes on the
contents from blue, red and yellow to red, yellow and black,
however I found this acceptable as the predominant colour of
the images is blue. The font I used for the general text was 18
and although it followed the conventions of being easy to read
and consistent throughout, it was not 11/12 size point which is
generally used in magazines. I also didn’t use a line of text
underneath each story to explain in more detail what the
reader would find on this page.
3. CONTENTS PAGE – SIMILARITIES TO CODES
AND CONVENTIONS
I repeated the masthead from the front cover as it is what
magazines do to create the ‘brand identity’ below it is the date
of the issue, located in the same place as the cover. In terms
of text my magazine has 2 sections ‘Regulars’ and ‘Features’,
which then below had the stories separated by line breaks
and their page numbers to the left of them – which is essential
in all magazines. My main image, which linked to the cover
story ‘Year 7’s Get Trendy’, is the largest and takes up almost
two columns. I credited the photographer at the bottom of the
page, as it gives the magazine a professional look. I also
followed the rules of having an information section at the
bottom right corner usually called ‘subscription information’ or
‘contact details’. I followed these conventions and names the
section ‘subscription info’, it contains the same website from
the cover and other information such as; address, phone
number and the name of the editor.
4. CONTENTS PAGE – CHANGED ASPECTS FROM
PLAN
At the end I added in an Editor’s Letter, this is not
necessarily essential in terms of codes and
conventions, but I wanted to see if it gave the page
a more sophisticated look. I decided not to use it as
it disrupted the balance of the layout of the page.
