16/03/2011 - Warp Contents Page

I have included a gif to show the process of creating the contents page.

I have print screened the top section of my magazine and the contents page from an issue of NME to show how this research has helped create the contents page of Warp. From this issue of the NME I used the idea of a big bold title and used 'THIS WEEK' as it is strong and will attract the attention of the reader. It is simple and tells the reader exactly what will be inside this issue of the magazine this month. I have also used the idea of numbers in bold next to the page which it is relevant to. On my magazine I decided the include this around the image of Josie as I felt that it looked somewhat bare and would be similar to the research even though there are no other pictures as well.

This is the photograph that I used to include at the bottom of my contents page. My research shows that several images can be used on a contents page to give the reader something other than text to focus on. I have only chosen to include one other image because I liked the layout of one main image but I wanted to include another to add more of a visual effect. I think that this photo is appropriate as it is a picture of my friend that I took last summer and she is a teenager. She is dressed in red, fish net tights, chain necklaces and dark hair which fits the image of my magazine. For the purpose of my media product I have named her as 'Ivy Jetson' which sounds like the name of a solo artist.

As a final comment, I have used black and red colours to keep it simple but give a powerful look as they are strong colours. I have noticed from my research that red and black are prominent colours and they work well together. I am yet to include another picture of another artist on the contents page as I believe that this will improve the look of the contents page and will be supported by my research.