Contents Page Drafts

On my first contents page draft, I like the contrasts of the red/black/white as it makes the page look more eye catching. This colour scheme relates to one of my front cover drafts which helps to keep a consistent house style. These colours also give the connotations of rock. I used the font of the subheadings as it separates them from the rest of the text. Switching between black and white for the text has also made the writing more readable. By having the title "Contents" the largest text on the page it makes it clear that the page is the contents page and that below it, that is where all the article information will be beneath. 

Although this is my favourite out of all my contents page drafts, I still believe it needs a lot of work on. For e.g the image used is poorly cut out and does not relate to any of the articles. The font size of the regulars/features section are the same size, even though the features section is considered to be exclusive. The draft also needs to be more detailed such as potentially writing a introduction paragraph under each of the main titles, so that the reader would be able to know what the article was actually about. The page numbers should also be a different colour to the name of the article so that it clearly stands out and the reader is aware of what page the article is on, as otherwise it will blend in. 

 On my second contents page draft, I like the use of the large image as it draws the attention of the reader and as they would be featuring on the main article it allows the reader to know where the article is straight away with the use of the large page number. By using the red 'editors note' text it contrasts with the rest of the contents page allowing it to stand out which helps to section it from the rest of the contents page. The use of the green box matches the artists t-shirt relating them to the contents page. However, I dislike

On this contents page draft, I like the use of the "Broken" font as it relates to the front cover, it also gives connotations of decayed and destroyed which can also relate to the modern rock genre. The use of the three images make it look more like a contents page but lack article names and stating whether they are posters or not- this may confuse the reader resulting in them not reading the article. The use of the larger image makes it clear to the reader that the model represents the main article but the title only says "Exclusive Interview" which does not state what the interview is about or who the artist actually is. The use of the large regulars/features section distinguishes the titles from the article names. I could improve this contents page by using a short information paragraph under each article which allows the reader to understand the article before reading. I could also improve by sectioning the editors note from the images, so that it is more clear.

On this contents page draft, the colours are quite dark and grungey keeping in with the conventions of a modern rock magazine. The use of the yellow title contrasts with the grey gradient background, making the title stand out further. I have used a typical convention of a music magazine by using images of artists to represent different articles. The use of the white text stands out against the grey boxes but are not very detailed as to what the article contrains. The images used have not been given a page number and do not relate to an article, making it difficult for the reader to connect to them as much as they are not relateable.

Overall, for my final contents page, I need to take more photos that are of higher quality and represent the modern rock genre more effectively. I also need to make changes to the layout and make the contents page appear more detailed so that the reader can navigate to the article they want to read without confusion.