2. This contents page is from the magazine vibe which is
mainly hip hop and urban focused therefore the contents
page is designed to attract the younger generation. The
mast head is justified to the right of the contents page and
is written in a white font. The layout of the mast head fits in
with other vibe contents page as the word is always split up
into three parts so that it stands out more. The colour white
for the font is used so that it stands out against the dark
background therefore draws the reads attention to the title.
The contents page doesn’t feature much writing and is
designed to be quite simplistic to keep the reader’s
attention. The contents page only has four articles therefore
the readers have to read more into the magazine to find out
more. The background is quite simplistic as its just two plain
colours white and black which fits in with the text themes.
The main image features Ciarra lying on her back with her
legs positioned to form a ‘v’ which is key as it mirrors the v
in the background.
The male gaze and Ciarra’s sexuality are being used here as
she is wear a tight fitted leotard with her legs in the air. She
could be placed like this to be the envy of the female
readers and be eye catching to the male readers. The
photograph of her is also quite editorial, maybe showing
that it is a highly respected fashion magazine. Each title that
sections the different articles uses a girly font which could
be because it is a magazine more aimed at a female
audience. Even though there are 5 different fonts used on
this one page it doesn’t look messy as the layout has given it
a professional look. The text under each subheading is
quote colloquial which makes it simple and easier for the
reader to digest.
3. I like this contents page because of how
simple it is. It only uses one picture and
this is a photo of Taylor Swift someone
who is popular with there target audience
(teenage girls). At the top is the name of
the magazine and I like how they have put
a line underneath it to almost underline it
and help it to stand out. The date of the
magazine is also found at the top which is
something important to add into a
magazine. The information about each
article is spaced out making it easy to
ready and the contents page isn't to busy. I
also like how the words ‘Fashion and
Features’ is written vertically down the
side of the page. The title of each article is
in bold so you can clearly see which ones
which. The page numbers are in a red to
make them stand out and I also like how
some of them are circled with a heart
which works as this is a girly magazine. The
banner across the central image which
says ‘Get to know the real Taylor Swift’
makes readers feel that they are getting an
exclusive. Things like this are important to
have in your magazine to keep your
readers interested and up to date.
4. This is the contents page for the ladies
magazine glamour. I like this contents page
because of the way it sticks to one colour
scheme, the same one as the front cover
meaning that both pages link well together
giving it a professional look. Down the left
hand side there is competitions that
readers can enter something that will
engage your consumers and keep the
interested. There are also images of what
you could win to gain even more interest
in the competition. I like how they have
put an orange line down the middle to
separate the competitions and the articles
within the magazine. Each section of the
magazine has its own title in either orange
or yellow and the article description is in
black, an easy colour of writing to read.
The section are clearly set out for ease of
reading a simplicity. I also like how the
page number of each article is in the
colour of the title to help them stand out.
Each important part of the article is in bold
so you can see which story is which.
5.
6. I have chose to look at these 2 contents pages for inspiration for my own. I decided
that I would look at one contents page by Elle in 1991, and one in 2008. The change in
the contents page's compositions are obvious. Both of them look excellent and are
really eye catching in many different ways. The 1991 Elle contents page is very
structured, with everything in certain place, and with black lines to emphasize the idea
that it has been structured this way. However, although the 2008 cover is structured, it
has been made to look like it isn't, With many different images overlapping, but with
the actual Contents box on top of all the images. This 2008 contents page looks so
good because of how busy it is, And although it looks messy, it still all fits in really well
and the overall composition is fantastic. Also, the colour scheme has been thought out
well to make all the images in the background go (The neutral colours, along with the
pinks and nude tones). However, i do really love the idea of simplicity, and making
everything look clean cut and chic, So i really love the 1991 contents page of Elle. With
the large title and everything else structured from the title down the page. The plain
white background looks so good contrasted against the bold red text and the black
text. The fonts all work really well, with 'ELLE' being the only serif font, and the rest
being sans-serif (almost as if to emphasize the Elle title). Also, the two images have
been placed well on the page. However, when designing my contents page, i think i will
try to stick to more of a colour scheme than this one has (All the text/background is
red, white & black - but then the image has a lot of blue in it). I think, i will try and
create a contents page that mixes the 1991 cover (the chic simplicity) with the 2008
cover (the stylish business)
7. Here is a image of a women's lifestyle
magazine contents page. All the images
and borders on the page are girlie and
colourful it straight away gives a big
hint that the magazine is aimed a
women. This magazines has picture of
the team that work with it, this
suggests they want the readers to feel
closer to them as they can know what
they look like and their names, it's
bringing the audience closer to the
people that write it. The writing on the
contents page look like it's in a list
which suggests to the reader that there
is a lot going on in the magazine and a
lot to talk about. It has an effect on the
audience that makes it look like their is
a lot to find out about. OK is a gossip
magazine about celebrities and this is
made clear by images of celebrities
down the side with information about
each picture or secretes about the
celebrities, a reason why we may chose
to read that magazine.
