Contents Page Construction

I started the construction of my magazine's contents page by adding the title, numbers, pictures and third column so that placing the text and the rest of the elements of the page were easy to structure. I created the page numbers by making a small black square then adding a new layer and writing the page number on top of the square. To create the third column (black box) I used the rectangular marquee tool to create a box then filled it in with black using the fill tool. The font of my title is the same font that I used for the title 'RIOT' on my front cover. This shows a house design because the font is consistent throughout the magazine.



After I had done this, it was easy to add the writing because the numbers were already in place so I just had to match up the stories to the correct number. Once i had done all the writing I realised that I didnt have headings for each of my columns so added those after. I created a box just above the picture in the bottom right hand corner where my 'subscribe now' feature would be. The font of my writing is 'coolvetica' which I also used for the coverlines on my front cover, this also shows house style because this along with the 'Nova Solid' font are used consistently. The red writing contrasts with the black and the two colours are used on my front page and on my Double Page Spread.




I added some festival logos either side of my title because there was too much space with made my contents page look unauthentic. I added the festival logos because as you saw from my front cover, this edition of 'RIOT' is a British Festival Season edition. Here I also added writing to my 'subscribe now' box which - after the writing was added - looks realistic.

The final thing that I did to my contents page, was add the bands to the 'bands featured' section. This section of the contents page is very important because if the reader were to pick up  the magazine to see if they wanted to buy it, they could simply look at the 'bands featured' column and see if the genre of music that is featured in the magazine matches their own personal preference. The black, white and red theme is used here which compliments the rest of the contents page.

 To create my subscribe now box, I made a line using the brush tool, after creating this line a duplicated the layer twice which gave me three lines, I then put this in the shape of a square up against the 'bands featured' box which gave me an empty box in which I could write my 'subscribe now' text. The use of layers made creating my front page easier and more organised. They allowed me to link layers and move things quickly.