Draft of contents page

Draft Of Contents Page.

After researching differnt styles of contents pages and looking at the features each contained, I designed a mock up of what the layout would look like for my magazine. I did this based on my research, and the ideas I selected to use from them.

When looking at the two other contents pages I had researched, I liked the idea of the paragraph of story titles, and then page numbers beside them, which is why I decided to include this in my mock-up design. I also liked the idea of the large font at the top of the page for the 'contents' title, which is also included in my design. The things which I did not think were appropriate was the large image in the centre or at the side, as I thought it may be too distracting for the reader of the magazine, as the purpose was to give information and news about the college through the magazine, and the magazine would be there to provide that information simply to the reader. I thought that too many unnecassary images would get in the way and the right message would not be successfully delivered, so I did not put an image in my design. I also decided against the colourful headings for the story paragraphs, as there would not be specific story 'types' in my magazine, so would not need to be sorted out into columns/headings of any sort.

My finished design for my contents page is basic, to-the-point, and provides all the important information for the reader telling them where they can find what they need. I believe that it is successful, and would be attractive if designed.

The reasearch that I did was helpful in the process of my contents page design, and gave me useful information and knowledge of what I would need to include based on the theme of my magazine.