Contents pages are very important in magazines because they inform you of what is inside the magazine and it allows the reader to decide whether they are interested in reading further and purchasing a copy. That is why it is extremely important to make a magazine that will attract your target audience. When creating a contents page you have to consider conventions including graphics, text, fonts, colours and photos. You also have to consider many technical conventions including headlines, editors comments, captions, information and page numbers. These conventions are important because because if you have a well designed and informative cover page your target audience will want to read on. Below I have presented a few examples of contents pages. When creating my contents page, I will examine these content page and think about all of the conventions that they have used and consider layout. These conventions are important because because if you have a well designed and informative cover page your target audience will want to read on.
Examples of Contents Pages
By examining and the contents pages above and researching the expected conventions, I have been able to come up with a few ideas of what I would like the layout of my contents page to look like. Common features that I have found in many contents pages include, big headlines, bold photos, small but engaging amounts of information and page numbers to make it easy to find the section you are looking for. Below are two examples of contents page templates that I have made and will base my actual contents page off of. When I make my contents page I will include images that fit the EDM genre. I want to use purples and pinks so that it shows that my magazine is targeted towards females. I will also use purple filters over my photos so that it will give off a party vibe. I will not use to much text so that my readers are overwhelmed. I will just use enough text so that my readers are informed without having an overload of information.
Contents Page Templates
I have also considered what headlines I want to use so that they are informative but grasp my readers attention. Below I have written my top five catchy headlines that will fit my target audience.
. How Isabella Gomez fought her way to the top to become the World’s most famous EDM star!
. Fighting sexism in the EDM industry. What we’re doing to change peoples perception of female DJ’s.
. Mollie Cruz: Her how to on making the sickest beats.
. The latest EDM festival news and how you can get your hands on loads of free tickets!
. How Elsa Eilis faced her stage fright fears and became the women me all know and love.
Researching headlines is very important because headlines are what attract audiences to read further and purchase magazines. For example certain words, such as ‘exclusive’ and ‘special’ are good to use because they create suspense and they make the reader feel special and connected to the magazine and the artists that the magazine is discussing. This helps to attract audiences and increases the likelihood of people purchasing the magazine.