Contents Cover Flatplan Analysis

Firstly the colours on the contents page are continued from my front cover so that it shows the housestyle and looks more realistic, like kerrang in which I had originally based my product around. I have used the four main colours; red, yellow, black and white because it is then showing colours from the previous page. I have used these colours as red and yellow are warm colours which may signify that the music industry is welcoming, and a warm environment to be involved in. However, the layout of the contents page is a lot different to that of the front cover as it includes more images, with the text on the right hand side. I have done it like this so it is split but also relevant to the layout of the magazine. I have used headings above each article/page number in order to show the catergories in which each article comes under. The catergory headings I have used are in 'WIREDsaji' and of a font size between 18-20 so that it is attention grabbing and also so people realise the basic content of what is included, but when I put page numbers, and actual articles to the pages I have used font size between 16-18 with the font 'FragmentCore'. I had used this so it is easy to read, but this is a change that I had made from my flatplans because the original 'WIREDsaji' size 16 was impossible to read and I think this text is more effective. I have included 5 images, one large image of the main article (with page numbers underneath) and then four other images which shows further content. I did it like this so the contents page looks more like those I researched and looks more professional, so that people purchase the product.



One of the pictures (top left) I am going to do of the band in which I am writing the article on, I think I will do a wide shot to also show the area around them slightly with a shallow depth of field, with the band being in standard depth of field in a pyramid like shape with the main member at the front; just like it has been done on the front cover of kerrang before. I have then done four other images, two of people and two of items which relate to the genre. I am going to do this as a collage I think so that it has a border and I will perhaps create this on picnick and then save as a JPEG. I will do a medium close up of a girl with a guitar to show the 'poster special' section (then I will put this on the left of the four images, with a close up next to it of another female to show 'get the rock style'. I think this would make the magazine more professional and suited to the genre. The other two images however will be of cd discs and Merchandise, all because this is contained within the magazine. There is no 'main image' from the four on the bottom left because they all show equal importance to the magazine, and will definately intrigue people who are reading the magazine. I have used borders on all images so it doesn't fully sink in with the rest of the page, but also doesn't stand out too much that it looks 'over-layered'



I have once again included the masthead but of a smaller font in the top left hand side of the contents page, this is showing that it belongs to the same magazine but is not still the most important feature of this specific page. All the sell lines from the front cover have been categorized in the contents page but are still showing each sell lines as content of the issue. The genre of the magazine is made clear because it is of a simple extent so that people don't lose interest and so that it is easy to read, and appealing to readers of ages 16-24. There is also subscription information on the bottom, and i think this is effective because it offers more detail to the magazine, and it would interest them further.



My photography choice was more difficult for the contents page because there was a limited choice, with many articles in which were in the magazine. I didn't know whether to use location shots, or just plain shots in the studio. This was the toughest decision due to the lighting, and also due to the background and how it will relate to the genre. I think that the light would be more effective in the studio so I am debating taking the picture in the studio, and then of the location and then layer them so that it is a location shot, with good lighting. However, I think that natural lighting may be just as good because it shows nature of the whole thing. So this is one thing I will need to think about before doing the photography. I set the pictures out so it resembled the research I had done on Kerrang and Rolling Stones.