Contents Page Analysis

By Kiera Garrison

Version 1• Here I just started off by putting

the title ‘contents’ and I made it the same colour as my masthead as I thought it would look better if I had they were the same colour which is why I thought I should add my masthead in the top corner. I also thought but the basic titles of what the pages were going to be about and thought that the picture I choose to add is very effective because the hand looks like it is holding the word ‘Contents’.

Version 2 • Here I kept with the original basic

design but thought that I needed to add more information on what the pages are about so that the reader knows more about what the pages are about before actually turning to the page. I also added a small picture of the front page as I thought it would look very effective but I’m not sure whether I think it will work when it comes to the final version. I also thought that I needed to add more information to my page information so I decided to add a fashion section.

Version 3 • Here I thought that the top

part of the magazine looked a bit blank so I thought that I should add an image there but the image I chose has nothing to do with Shantelle as or all images on the contents pages are to do with the main person. If I decided to keep the image I think I will put some information about the picture on this page so it looks like it has more of a meaning.

Version 4• Here I thought that the top

part of the magazine still looked a bit blank so I thought that I should add another image there but the image I chose has nothing to do with Shantelle as or all images on the contents pages are to do with the main person. If I decided to keep the image I think I will put some information about the picture on this page so it looks like it has more of a meaning.

Version 5 • Here I decided to change the

masthead to the outline of the two main letters so that it doesn’t have a big meaning but still stands out a little. I also thought that the font of the text was too simple as it was all the same so I thought that I should make the numbers the same font, the headings the same font, the sub-headings the same font and the information the same font so that they all look individual but are all part of one topic.

Version 6 • Next I thought I should

change the colour of the background as it looked too plain so I changed it to the colour of part of the background on the front page. I still think that the page looks too plain so I don't know whether I will stick to this colour choice of background.

Version 7 • I then thought that the

image didn’t suit the page so I took a photo that had more attitude and I prefer this image as it is more related to R&B style. I also put the headings in a black box to give the a stronger effect and meaning on the page.

Version 8 • I have changed a lot since the previous

version. I have deleted the small box images at the top because when I was looking at other R&B magazines they only had one main image on this page. I have also put the contents at the top as I felt that belonged at the top and I have changed the letters to black and put it in a purple box as I felt that the background should stay white to make all the other things on the page stand out. I have also arranged the text differently by aligning the text to the right and changed the description part to grey as that put isn’t as important but the readers may still want to read it and I thought it would be more effective. I have also changed the image to a more casual but attitude type of picture and enlarged it to that it looks important but still makes the text stand out clear.

Version 9• Here I have added a background as I felt

the previous version was too plain so I added a gradient background as most of the other parts on this page are shades not colours I felt that I should follow that on my background. I had to change some on my font colours because of this but all I did was either made the grey lighter or darker for it to be more visible. I also put some colour of Shantelle’s lips to make the feature stand out more.

Final Version • Here I have changed a lot of the font as I

felt that it wasn’t as interesting. I created some interesting fonts by using a website. I have changed the two letters from my masthead as it has changed overall, I have also changed the word contents and the subheadings so some graffiti writing as this style of writing suites my genre which is R&B. I have also changed the word features to a different type of writing and I have put some lines above and below it so it didn’t blend in with the information underneath it. I feel this piece is more successful as it looks more relevant to the genre and I think that it looks more realistic.