Final pages

These are my final pages: Front cover, contents page and double page spread. 

Since my last post I have added another image (the last one) and added more features to the 'news & live section'. I also made the grey colour slightly darker by increasing the opacity. 

This is my final double page spread. I finished my article and changed the quote from being at the top of the page, to within the article. I also changed the font at the start of the quote 'D'. 

Cover, Contents and double page so far

This is my final magazine cover. I do not plan on changing anything about this as feedback so far has been positive. 

My contents page still needs another image and I need to give the 'musician' a name. The background seems a little too faded, so I might change the opacity and I also have to add a few more listings under 'news & live'. 

The double page spread is nearly finished, but I need to finish my article and make final changes to the design (such as add a pulled quote, and make the intro writing brighter).

Creating my contents page 2

I was testing different layouts to try and find one that looked minimalistic on the page but still had enough space to fit the images. 

I separated my text and images to use the space better. I used the colours featured on my front cover to help establish a house style. Also. I used a better font to separate headings from main text. 

I used bold and normal text to make it look better on the page and make it more functional for readers to use the actual contents page. I also stuck with the 'wide screen' theme and added the date. I have to add my text and another image. 

Creating my contents page

I've started my contents page by adding the features I know I'll have to add (headings, images). Now I'm going to rearrange the order until I find something which works and I can begin to make it look good. The blue background is being used temporarily to fill the space for the wide screen element. 

Here I have tried the layout of one of the magazines I have researched but I do not like the way it looks on the page because it does not look minimalistic enough to meet my target audience's preference. 

I added some of my text to make the contents page look more realistic. Now that the images are uniform and the text is on one side it looks more organised. I will add another image below the 'Thane' image, and fill in the 'Features' and 'News & Live' section. Also, I still need to add a colour to fill the background. 

Contents Page Research

Images: (L-R) NME Magazine, SPIN Magazine, Q Magazine

Contents Page Research:

All magazines use the colour red which I think is quite effective at introducing colour. There is also use of basic blue, red and yellow tones which i think helps to keep the layout look quite organised while using colour. 

I really like the boxes and red lines so I will try to incorporate this into my contents page. 

I haven't decided how many images I will use, but I think the way Q Magazine has organised the images looks very neat and this is something I would like Wilderness to look like. 

Class Project: Contents Page

Contents Page:

Our next task was to create a contents page for our magazine. The following screenshots show the progress of my contents page as it was being created. To begin I put the pictures on the side of the page and added frames around the images which matched the colours used on the front cover. I used the same colour on the font for 'contents' to continue the theme. 

Originally I used capitals to write 'contents' but the font did not look as bold as I'd it to, so I added a grey box behind the writing and changed the font style. This made better use of the space on the page and helped to cooperate more of the colours used on on the layout. 

I added the subtitles for the contents page next, this was arranged by 'featured stories', 'regulars' and 'groups'. 

This is my final contents page. I added page numbers and features for main stories. To improve I would add more images, text and create a better background to improve the overall aesthetic.