New contents page

Here is the process I took to change the old contents page into the new one.

I felt as though there wasn't enough features shown on this contents page as the contents page I researched had a lot more features included than I have on this design.

I also felt as though one CD vinyl was a good idea however two became too overpowering so I will remove the larger one and replace it with something different.

I also feel as though one image wasn't enough so more images are needed

I also am unsure whether the 'turning page' is effective so I will keep this for now however I may remove it and replace it with something more fitting.

I also need to change the colours from blue to red to fit in with the new front cover.


I firstly removed the parts I would no longer be using; I firstly removed the vinyl however I made sure that I have copied the cover lines so that they could be re-entered at a later stage.
This is what the page looked like.

I then added in a text box using the box tool and pasted in the old cover lines I also added some new cover lines; I  also added in some images that worked alongside the features; for example the skateboards fit in with the 'page 17' cover line.
I repeated this step for a second box which contained cover lines for 'Gigs'. I also added in another small picture that linked with these cover lines.

I then changed the blue colour scheme to red so that it matched the front cover and would help better with the synergy throughout the product. I also added the pages numbers to the small images so that they linked to the contents page and the corresponding cover lines rather than looked like they were just placed there.

I then decided to add in a subscribe to the magazine line underneath the boxes as I felt that there was too much white space; this is why I decided to add the text in that particular place I also felt as though this was common feature in music magazines.

I then added a QR code into the bottom corner as I felt as thought this would be a good feature to have as this keeps in with other forms of media and also it is something that most smart phones have now which helps for the magazine to link with the current forms of media on offer. I made sure that the 'free download' text was the largest text as this needed to stand out the most; this is because I want the reader to see all of the offers on display so that they will be convinced they are getting a really good deal when buying this magazine.

I finally added a picture of the week feature as this is also common in magazines and it gets the readers involved in the content of the magazines they read and they will keep buying the magazine to see if their image has been used, I also decided to add in a note from the editor as this is also very common in all magazines. I also decided to change the 'miss fitz' from text to a signature as I felt this would make the name stand out better.

I have now finished the contents page and I am really happy with the outcome so I will now proceed on with the double page spread to see if I can get it to the same sort of standard with the changes I decided on previously.