Step by step print screens – contents page
- 1. STEP BY STEP PRINT SCREENS – CONTENTS PAGE
- 2. I have used InDesign to create my contents page, however I have also used Photoshop to alter some of the photos and edit some of the headings on the page. I will add place the masthead at the top of the page written in the same font as the front cover masthead. The masthead will have a small image of the title of the magazine so that its clear the reader is reading Note magazine and that they are reading the contents page.
- 3. I then added a small paragraph that was written by me as the editor to introduce the audience and tell them what the magazine is about and what it will contain, this is good because it will show the reader what they are to expect when they buy the magazine and can be sure the news is exclusive and new to the music industry.
- 4. I have then added a photo of one of my main features in the magazine. I have altered the colours, red-eye remover and depth on Photoshop of the image to make it look more interesting and exciting to the reader. I have added a small anchor article so that the audience know who she is and what they can expect to read in the article about her.
- 5. To the left hand side of the page I added the page numbers and contents of the page down the side. The numbers are written in large black bold numbers so the reader is clear as to what page they will have to go on in order to find the article they are looking for. The large number 3 which is placed over the photo so that it is clear to the reader that they have to go on to page 3 to find the article on ‘Laura B’
- 6. To add to my magazine I have added an advertisement to the contents page and an image to anchor it down and to add more interest for the reader. I used the rectangle tool on InDesign and changed the colour to fit in with the colour scheme of the mast head and it is the only big block of colour on the page to show interest. I have enlarged the beginning of every sentence and the £1.50 to emphasise the price and the key words to show what the reader will be receiving from subscribing.
- 7. I then added a main cover line on the contents page of the main feature inside the magazine ‘Abbie Field’ on InDesign I coloured the writing red and outlined it with black to make it more interesting. The writing is in different larger, bolder fonts. There is also an anchor – a short sentence explaining what the article will be about. ‘Exclusive interview with:’ this adds some excitement for the reader because they believe they will be reading something that nobody else has been reading. The page number is written next to it to show which page the article is written on.
- 8. To complete my contents page I added a list of the bands and artists that will be featured inside my magazine. The artists I have included were requested in the questionnaire that I handed out to my target audience to see what they want included. The title of the page is written in a red rectangle square that I created using the ‘rectangle tool’, the writing is written in large black font this fits in with the theme of the magazine.