Creating my Contents

Page

First I opened a new document on InDesign, this was going to be my music magazines contents page. Into a text box I inserted ‘contents’ vertically. I then changed this to the font that matched my masthead to fit in this the house style of my magazine. I then set out the positioning on the letters

into the place where I wanted them.

I then inserted the masthead of my music magazine and lined it up to fit in with the word ‘contents’. I also changed the font to the font that I had been using on my front cover to keep the

house style and brand identity.

I then started adding the actual contents of my magazine. I used different fonts for most of the features to make the boxes look full and interesting. This gave the effect that the magazine

was full of features and so good value for money. I added stories and features which are popular and in the media at the moment to attract attention and look better than any

competitors.

I added in a second and third box of features. I changed all the fonts to be different to keep it similar to the other boxes.

I then inserted a picture I had taken in my photo-shoot. I line this up with the other features I had placed in my contents page and made the size fit as well as I could. I then added a text box into the image and made this white. In this text box I placed the story that linked to the picture as it was one

of the main stories in my magazine. I change the colour to make the story stand out and keep in with the colour scheme of the whole magazine as well as the brand identity.

I then added the headings “Features” and “Every Month” (although the “E” got cut off so I had to alter the positioning) to make the features easier to

understand and keep them in order. Having a every month section gives the impression the magazine is already full of features and the changes with even

more features every issue.

I then added a blue background to the texts which make it easier to read. I picked the light blue to fit with the brand identity and house style of my magazine. The colour were picked in my audience questionnaire. I also added an image of the prize that can be won the the competition I put on my

front cover. I wanted a picture as I didn't’t have room to put one of my front cover and it would also help persuade the audience to take place in the competition. At first the “Win a MAC!” was

underneath the image but I liked the effect of having it on the screen on the Mac as it added interest. Finally I moved all the page numbers to the other side of the feature as this was a

convention of music magazines as well as adding a page number in the bottom corner.

I then got some audience feed back on my contents page.