Contents page deconstruction

Here there are features that are have the page number the name of the article and then there is detail about what the article is about. This is good for the reader to know what the magazine has in it.

All of the features that are in the magazine are also on the left hand side of the magazine which makes the magazine look clean and elegant and it is something which I wish to include when creating my magazine.

Here is a pull quote from the artist on the page and it is used effectively o the page as it shows the reader an insight of what is inside of the magazine.

There is only one image on the page which I think I used effectively as it puts emphasis on the image and the artist. But I do think that it may look a but too plain and would be better if there was another picture added on the contents page

The magazine also has boxes and lines at the top and bottom of the page which makes it look more elegant and clean. It doesn't make the page look cluttered

This is where the issue and the name of the magazine are and I think that it makes the contents look really good as it adds cohesiveness to make sure that this is from XXL. But its not too big to take attention away from anything else.

Contents page linked to flatplan

As you can see there were a lot of changes which were made when looking at my contents page flat plan and my actual contents page. When looking at the flat plan I thought that I would use just one image but I changed that and I decided that it would be better to include different images so I used an image of the CDs of my genre of Hip Hop Jazz to make people who look throughout the magazine know what genre it is. I also used a picture of someone else dressed in black so that my page didn't look to colourful and uncoordinated. I also made sure that the font and colour schemes from the front cover corresponded to the front cover. I also used lines to make the page look elegant like in the magazine which I deconstructed. I also made sure to put my magazine name on the page to make it clear it was from the same magazine as you can see on I put it on the top of the contents page. The only things that are similar between my flat plan and contents is the fact that the features are on the right hand side.

Contents page linked to research

• When I was creating my contents page I thought about my research and the colours that I saw throughout research and I tried to incorporate those bright colours and patterns. Also when I did market research I saw that my artists wore patterned clothing which was bright or sometimes they would dress simply so the artist on my contents page is dressed in all black to not clash with things on the cover.

• Also when I was doing my magazine contents page deconstruction I saw that most of the articles contained a range of topics not just about artists so I decided to include various features like about fashion and playlists to do with the genre. I also saw that most magazines did have more than one picture so I thought I would go with the idea of including more than one in my contents.