Production of music magazine contents page

(Done on Quark Express)

First, I started by adding the masthead “CONTENTS” this was done by adding a text box using the tool that looks like a rectangle with an A in it. This masthead was added so that the audience/reader recognises which page they are looking at. Next I added the issue number (1) and the date (Dec12). Also, add next the masthead is the name of the magazine/the magazine masthead from the front cover; this is done so that the title is anchored to the magazine and so that the font will be associated with this magazine and easily recognised.

The tool that was used to add text.

Then to the bottom of the page, I added the page number, the date and the title of the magazine again. This was done by using a simple text box again, and adding it to the bottom right of the page to look like a real music magazine, and to anchor the title with the magazine. The colour of the page number was changed from black to red, by using the colour changing bar on the right side of the quark page.

Used to add text.

Used to change the colour of font.

Then, I added my regular and feature cover lines and sub lines to my contents page. This was done by using a simple text box and the colours where changed by using the colour tools to the right side of the Quark page . This done was done so that the readers/audience know where to find each page and whether its in the magazine monthly (regular) or if its exclusive (feature). On the headings “features” and “regulars” I have added a box around the text, and a frame around the writing by using the two following tools on the screen shots below;

Next, I had to add 4 main images to my contents page that linked to cover lines within the magazine and one that relates to the cover story. These images where taken by myself and simply just inserted by using the image tool which is shown below ( A rectangle with a cross inside). If the images where too small or too large, I had to open them on Photoshop and re-size the image and then re enter it into my contents page again. The images have direct address to attract the target audience. Also, both of the model’s clothing compliment the colour scheme of my music magazine.

Used to add images to my contents page.

To finalise, I added page numbers over the bottom left or right of my images so that the reader/audience, knew what page they would find the story that this certain image is anchored to!. This was done by using a simple text box, and then the colour was changed using the tool at the right side of the Quark page.

Finally, I have added the subscription information to the bottom right of my music magazine. This was done by using a text box and then linking them together with the linking tool so that the text flows into the next box if there is not enough space. The text colour was then changed by using the colour tool. Then to the right of the text is a smaller image of my magazine, this was done by adding an image box and then inserting the image like the images above it.

This is the button that I used to link the two text boxes together so that the text would flow from one box into the next.

This is the final design of my contents page for my music magazine...