2. AFTER COMPLETING…
Now that I have completed my contents page I feel
that my skills have improved massively with the
technology side, and the creative side. I can now
say that I have created something that I am really
proud of and I have created it according to my
ability. Thanks to this I now feel much more
confident using the various different applications to
complete the task that was at hand. I believe that
through the peer assessment that I received from
my teachers and my peers I have been able to
complete it to my full ability.

3. THE FINE PRINT
During creation of my contents page I wanted
The particular font that I chose for these It to look like one of the classic rock magazines
Paragraphs happens to be: Where they have some paragraphs on the
hiragino kaku gothic std which is a font Actual contents page, describing what is featuring
On pages, I particularly liked this font and Or explaining who a new act is, which is exactly
I thought that it stood out properly What I have done. I have taken my inspiration
Allowing the audience to see everything From various magazines such as ‘Kerrang’ a
That it features. Alternative magazine called ‘Front’.
The two colours that act as a backdrop
I wanted to keep the actual content
For the text has been taken from my
Pretty much the same on this stage, I
Colour theme throughout the magazine,
Wanted my magazine to be cocky but
Which was tones including black and white,
Funny, which is the theme that I have
And these colours are somewhere between
Gone for throughout this passage. I
The two, reinforcing the theme of my colour
Have also used rhetorical questions to
And the rock theme.
Add to the humor

4. THE CONTENTS…
The subheadings of the
contents ‘FEATURES’ and
‘EVERY MONTH’ have been
On my contents page I have
influenced by the alternative
Features some shapes that I got
magazine ‘NME’ which features
From pages, on the ‘shapes’ button
similar subheadings. I took the
This has allowed me to fill this
liberty of using the same
Section of the page properly, and
website as I used for the front
It doesn’t look so bare, even though
of my magazine for the fonts
They are in the corners of the page,
on this page, except from the
I think that it still gives it some
‘fine print’, and I edited all of
Attitude. I have chosen the colour
the fonts on Photoshop which
Black for the stars because it
took a considerably long time.
Reinforces the theme throughout,
This was because the fonts had
I wanted every aspect of my
black and white pixels on
Magazine to reflect my ideas and
various parts of the image so I
Myself.
had to remove them
accordingly, allowing the
The phrasing and lexis used in the ‘contents’ is also the same backdrop to be seen through
Throughout the magazine, keeping the cocky yet funny theme, the text.
However some of the jokes on the contents would only be
Understood by the fans, this makes it more personal to them.

5. THE BANNER…
I chose the colour white for the banner
At the very bottom of the contents page I Because not only does it reflect the theme
Introduced a guitar banner, which I think Of the magazine, but it also represents the
Continuously reflects the theme of rock, Freshness of the magazine, and the fact that
Even in minor detail such as this. It is clean and new.
I found this banner on the same font website that I used for all of my fonts on my front
Cover, contents page and some of my double page spread. I was actually looking for a
Normal font to put onto the contents page, however I found this and I thought that it
Was a good idea to use, and it also reflects the rock theme more , and it looked like I
Could line the bottom of my contents page with it, because I thought that it was a bit bare.

6. The outline of the pictures
Was designed on Pages, I
Particularly wanted to use
THE COLLAGE… This collage reflects
This because it makes the What is going to
Images look more Happen inside the
‘thrown together’ Magazine, and it
Gives the audience
I have purposely placed A little taste of what
More pictures of the They are going to
Cover model in the See.
Collage to show how
Important her feature
Story is, and this is also
Trying to persuade the
Audience to turn to the
Page with the model on
It, promoting herself I have placed some
Also. Page numbers by
Some of the pictures,
I was given images by one of my fellow peers so I could make my collage This lets the audience
Look fuller; most of my peers had done magazines that only feature pop Know where to look
Artists so I did not think that there was an option, however my peer sent For the image that
Me these which have worked really well for the magazine and contents They want to see
page More of.

7. THE HEADING…
The choice of font came from the same website as the rest I took my inspiration for my
of my text came from, I chose this one in particular Heading of the contents page
because I like the ‘ripped up’ look; I think that it works From magazines such as
really well with rock magazines and I wanted the same Kerrang, which has a hand-
feel for my magazine. Then again I manipulated my font Made look, which I wanted
using Photoshop, which allowed the white back ground to For my magazine.
be seen through the font, I wanted to do this to make it
look more professional
I used the ‘z’ on my contents page to reinforce the link I wanted the colour scheme
Between the contents page and the front cover, I think To stay the same throughout
This helps the magazine to establish a link. Also it makes The magazine, so I kept with
The magazine look much more official, and unique. The tones theme, which I
Think works really well for
The contents page in particular,
Especially with the choice of font

8. FINALLY…
• On the whole I am proud with my final design, and I have enjoyed creating
my contents page. I have learnt a fair amount from the technical side of
the course, which has allowed me to create my magazine accordingly. This
includes working out how to use the MAC side of the computer correctly,
this has allowed me to peruse everything correctly. It has also allowed me
to learn how to use the applications, considering that I would not know
how to use the applications without knowing how to use the MAC first.
• Also, the improvements that I have made to my contents page I think are
highly noticeable once you compare the two designs. Now that the
contents are all the same size I think it makes the whole page look much
better and it reflects what I am trying to get across to my target audience.