Contents page screen shots

Firstly I opened up all the pages in quark which would be in your typical magazine page, the contents page the would be on the second page as the front cover

would be on the first page and the double page spread would go on page 3 and 4.

Then I had to draw a box to colour in the background as there is no tool which changes the background colour, I chose grey because it is the same colour as the front cover background and I wanted all the colours to match throughout the magazine pages.

When choosing the title font and colour I did it the same as the front cover title, I had it on a black box background which makes it stand out more and also I added a drop shadow to make the title more dramatic and stand out.

I split my contents page into three columns as I thought that it looked better than just having it split into two. I added subtitles at the top of each column which had boxes behind them to again make them stand out and they match the ongoing colour scheme.

The numbers for all of the pages in the magazine are all down the side of the columns and they are bigger than the text. I like that the numbers stand out on the page as that’s the reason you have a contents page to find out the page numbers.

For the pictures on the page I put a red box behind them to give them a background and an outline as I thought it looked better than just having the images there with nothing around them.

The pictures that I used are relevant to the stories inside and I thought that they worked well with the colour scheme in the magazine. The page numbers overlap the images that are related to each other so that you can see which picture links with which page and story.

The text for each story are in bold with a smaller text under it with a simple sentence to sum up what the article is about. I put thin black lines in between each one as I thought it made it look better as it was a bit plain without them.

My finished contents page includes an editors note which I wrote about how I took the time to think of how to create the magazine and what inspired me and why I chose to do things the way I did. The contents page is very similar to the front cover with the colours and fonts. I like the images that I

used on the page as I think they look good and I think that the one at the top of the page that takes over two columns looks good because it matches the colour scheme. The boxes behind the images and titles make them stand out and look better and it makes the page look like there is a lot going on which I think makes it better.