The document provides details on a preliminary task to design the front cover and contents page for a school-based magazine. It outlines the steps taken which included analyzing conventions of typical magazines, devising initial ideas incorporating important components, and using Photoshop to construct a layout. The designer experimented with different fonts, color schemes, and layouts to become familiar with Photoshop tools. This allowed them to gain skills in Photoshop and magazine design conventions for future magazine production work.