Progression of Contents Page

Starting with the blank page:
International Paper (A4):

I am now going to transfer the masthead from the front cover over to this page and make it smaller:

I have made it  smaller. The magazine contents pages that I have looked at have the title of the magazine somewhere in view. Mojo have their title right at the top of the contents page it looks very effective that way. They also have a background colour, I feel that the contents page does need a background colour otherwise it just looks plain.






Mojo's Content page:


My Masthead in the style of Mojo's:

This style could work if I had a background colour, at the moment there is a lot of space around the masthead.
Kerrang and Q have their masthead in a banner for their contents pages. But I don't feel as though that would look good because of the style of font that I have.






Kerrang contents page:

My contents page with a banner over the masthead:

You can't see the masthead with this banner underneath the writing.
But I tried it with a white block underneath 'ANTHEM' but over the red block and this is what it looks like.













With the white banner:

Adding the Title and the date and issue. ('Contents', Issue 28, December 2013)

Creating the Box for my features and regulars. I found creating the box was easy but then I struggled on how to create an outline for the box. I then found out that you have to click on edit then stroke, this allows you to create an outline for the shape/layer you have created.

Adding a background colour:

I played around with the background colour a bit and I thought that a light grey would suit the colour scheme a bit more rather than using red, black and white all the time. I shall see when I get everything up on the contents page if it does suit it or not.

Added features:

I have added the features to my contents page along with little summaries of what that article is about. My double page spread will be based on the interview with my made up character, Melony Spikes. The boxes just to the side of the features and regulars are boxes for images.

I have now added the Regulars along with a date and issue number under the heading 'Contents'. I have used Kerrang as an inspiration for my regulars, some of them include the quiz and the posters section. I have also added a number at the bottom of the main image on my contents page, this helps the audience relate the picture to the article number and then go to that page.

I have now added the first picture to the contents page:

Adding the editor and subscription box; the editors box allows the editor to add a few words about the issue. The subscription box allows the reader to subscribe to future issues, adding an offer that is cheaper in the long run will enhance reader loyalty. 

After adding the subscription box I  have decided not to have an editors box. It didn't feel right on the page and instead I have gone for a Subscription box and two images to go underneath. 

For the two image boxes I used the rectangle tool to draw the shape. I then placed them where I wanted and then added page numbers to caption them; this was done by again using the rectangle tool but with the black fill, then just adding a number over the top.

The box with page 30 tagged is a screenshot of a DPS and 24 will be an image of one of the brand new artists/bands that will be touring in 2014. 

Adding the QR Code. QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed for the automotive industry in Japan. A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that contains information about the item to which it is attached. A QR code uses four standardized encoding modes (numeric, alphanumeric, byte / binary, and kanji) to efficiently store data; extensions may also be used. (WIKIPEDIA).

This QR code will allow a free digital copy of the issue using iOS and Android operating systems. It will also entitle the reader to 20% off the next issue, making the issue £2 instead of £2.20. This again enhances reader loyalty.

As well as the QR code being added I have moved the two image boxes up and added a follow address for Anthem twitter account and a website address. @anthem_mag and www.anthemmag.com. 

To enable me to fit the QR code at the bottom I had to move everything up on the left hand side.