In this contents page, the picture is only partially shown in the top right corner. This allows the majority of the page to be reserved for the text. The picture is also very bold and stands out due to the excellent quality of the photograph and bold, contrasting colours. The item shown is also very intricate and interesting whilst not stealing the focus. The picture would also appear to relate to the sub-title referring to page.112 making a good link. However, a picture position such as this would not be suitable for my magazine as it is not floating, meaning it continues off the page and this is a very specialist technique.
The text uses three colours; red, black and grey, with a variation of font sizes. There is roughly around 6 font sizes on this one page. Despite being advertised as a contents page, only around half the page is actually dedicated to showing readers the pages different subjects are on. The bottom half of the page is used as a place for the credits of the magazine. The text also flows very nicely. The eye is drawn from the top left, down to the middle of the page, and towards the right. This a very nice layout and gives the page a partially dynamic, flowing feel.
In this preview of the Glenmere Primary School magazine, the contents page is half visible and demonstrates a much more simple layout of a contents page. All the page numbers are listed where there is new content for the magazine and descend down around the first third of the page.
The text is a simple and sans-serif style to keep the text basic and easy to read. There are around three font sizes used, contents, numbers and the text. In addition, there is only two colours used, red and black.
This red theme is used throughout as the font colour, headings and picture borders.
Surrounding the text are a number of pictures which relate to the pages listed and are labeled with the page they correspond to.
Mendocino Arts Magazine
The pictures seen on the left side of the page stay within the first third of the page leaving the rest for the text.
The text is relatively small and black making it quite simple but is balanced with a slight serif font.
The pictures relating to the content on the left of the page match in colour with the page numbers they relate to giving the page yet more simplicity, yet a more colourful and easy to read contents page.
The 'Contents at the top is simple and yet serif font. It is kept small to keep the readers focus on the content of the magazine. The small details are at the top of the page separated by a decorative, yet functional, line.
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