For this task, I hand drew some draft layouts to plan for my contents page and thought of some catchy headlines that I can use in my own contents page for my magazine. This task helped me to come up with some ideas and inspiration so I now have an image in my head of what my contents page will look like. These are the plans that I made:
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These are some components that I found are including in a lot of magazines on their contents page:
- Editors hello
- Page numbers
- Hyperbole and superlatives in headlines
- Images and word clues
- Graphic illustrations and designs
- Reminder of the magazine’s name and mission statement
Other components I need to consider when making my contents page is:
- AIDA-
- A- Attract
- I- Interest
- D- Create desire
- A- Call to action
- Entertain
- Inform/Educate
- Social Interaction
- Personal identity
It’s also important to tempt, tease and intrigue and use hyperbole, superlative, descriptive and alliteration when making a contents page to make it as interesting and attracting to the audience.