Melissa Edwards created a contents page for an indie magazine. Over several screenshots, she experimented with layout, colors, images and text. She adjusted the color scheme, masthead, images and placement of elements to better suit the indie theme. Tools used included text, image, move and shape tools to create boxes, lines and adjust formatting. The final contents page included separated articles, colored numbers, enlarged photos and adjusted spacing to clearly showcase content for readers.

1. Screen Grabs of contents page
By Melissa Edwards

2. In this screenshot I have just
put boxes and little notes
around to just get started.
I have used tools such as the
image tool, text tool and
colour scheme.

3. In this screenshot I started to
write out my contents and
add numbers. However i am
planning on changing the
colour scheme and picture as
it doesn't relate to the target
audience .
I have used tools such as the
text tool and move tool.

4. In this screenshot I started to
add more pictures however
the pictures were not good
quality and therefore I need to
change them. I have also
started to fiddle with the
colour scheme which originally
matched my questionnaire.
However this did not work
with my theme of indie
therefore needed to be
changed.
I have used the image tool and
text tool, as well as the move
tool.

5. In this screenshot I changed
the colours to red, black and
white. I also moved the
pictures around, and changed
the person who was on my
front cover because the person
I originally used didn't look to
indie . I also moved the
positional statement above the
masthead as it stood out more.
I have used the image tool and
move tool.

6. In this screenshot I started to
add there page number, so you
can follow the article or review,
however this style of writing is
not write for a indie magazine.
I have used the text tool a lot
and using the colour scheme.

7. In this screenshot I started to
add quotes and mastheads to
that certain picture however I
did not make it clear enough
to were each quote belongs
to which image.
I have used the text tool and
move tool.

8. In this screen shot I have
separated each article with a
yellow line, I used the shape tool
to create the line.
I have also added the issue of this
weeks front cover at the bottom,
I did this by saving the front
cover as a JPEG image and adding
it as an image onto quark. I used
the image tool to do this and
used the rotator tool to turn it on
a slant.

9. In this screen shot I have taken out the
positional statement as it is not needed
on the contents page.
I have also done each number in a
colour (red) and taken out the dot after
each number.
I have used the colour scheme and
delete button.

10. I have changed the masthead to
‘Indi’ to match my front cover
as it is now short and more eye
catching. I have changed my
central image as it is more
effective. I have changed the
front size of artillery to make it
stand out more.
The tools I have used are
picture box tool, front size, and
the move tool.

11. I have delete the editors letter to
make more room for another
photo of Natalie. I have moved the
photos onto the other side the fit
the writing in. I have put the
numbers at the top of the picture
to make them stand out more and
I have put the writing over the top
of the photo some its more clear
and the photos could be bigger. I
have also made the boarders
bigger so it stands out more and
shows the colour.

12. I have made ‘contents’ more wider
and ‘indi’ now matches the front
cover masthead. I have added in a
photo of the front cover of this
months issue on the bottom.