1. Construction and development
Contents page

2. For my contents page I decided to start off by experimenting on where I should
locate the “contents” page, I had tried it in all parts of the page, by doing this it gave
me a better idea on where it will look appropriate and eye catching, I decided to
situate it at the top of the page as this way the viewer can straightaway identify that
it is a contents page, as well that it was far more attractive when placing it at the
top, following this I wanted to layout all the information before I placed my picture, I
wanted to create different design and see which fitted my genre.

3. In my first attempt I decided to use Trajan pro for the “contents page”, this is the font
which I used for my magazine cover, I kept it aligned along the top of the page as it looked
far more attractive, I used a black border which I put behind text and added a blur by
duplicating the layer, this ensured that “contents” will stand out, I also added a different
colour which will stand against the black, after experimenting with different colours, it was
apparent that not all colours worked well with black, this includes blue and grey, I chose
the colour red as it stands outs and combines well with black, for the featuring articles I
used the font Felix titling which again stands out and looks very effective, again I used the
colour black and red which works against the natural background. My idea for “whats
new” from the vibe magazine as I wanted include a main information focal point, this I
found common through the research phase which shows that I had complied to the
standard conventions. I then used a border around the page numbers which made the
numbers stand out from the page, this also added consistency and made my magazine
content look attractive

4. After looking back through the research and planning, I decided that I could include another
element which will ensure that my page has no blank spaces and improve the look of the
page, I had taken further inspiration from the “Q” magazine which made use of all the
contents page, this ensured that the viewer knows where to find the specific pages and also
it adds interest, so I had added a black box along the bottom and added “lomattic special”
with the red text and the same font which made the page look consistent, as this was used
for the title of the page , I had put this at the bottom because they need to know what
information the magazine contains before reading what they will find special within the
magazine, I experimented with the special effects with the text by using Gaussian blur,
however this did not enhance the look of the page, because it was used against a dark
colour, so it did not have any real affects, so I decided against it.I used the same font colour
for all the featuring articles because I wanted my contents page to look consistent which I
discovered from the ” Vibe” magazine, I also decided to take of the blur behind the contents,
because it had no real effect to, this is due to being used against

5. Following that the next step included, incorporating the main image, this fitted well with
the layout, I located it to the right of the page next to the featuring articles, however
when looking back at the research and planning the “Q” magazine used special effects to
enhance the look of the image, I liked this element because it made the main subject
more outstanding and eye- catching, I used a higher opacity which made the image look
as though it had an extra background layer, the text which I used for the featuring articles
where all the same size, this ensures that all the components fit on the page and look well
presented , prior to this I had experimented with font sizes to see if it looked well with
different sizes or one size and I preferred with one size. I also added a black box to give
my magazine a consistent look, as this was one of the main colours within my magazine .

6. After receiving feedback from peers, it was evident that my contents page did not require
any particular changes as it looked very effective as it is, it required minor adjustments
such as moving the “contents” slightly to the left, this was the only element which
required changing.

7. After receiving feedback from peers, it was evident that my contents page did not require
any particular changes as it looked very effective as it is, it required minor adjustments
such as moving the “contents” slightly to the left, this was the only element which
required changing.