Original contents page
Conventional contents page
Revised contents page
The first image is of my original contents page. The second image is of a traditional food magazine's contents page. I used this to give a comparison of my revised contents page and display where my inspiration came from. The third image is my revised contents page. This revision was carried out in In-Design. The font in my original contents page was parallel to the font I used for my cover page. I threw this font out because it was not very conventional in the magazine covers I had seen in my research. I chose a bolder, more professional looking font that was more conventional to the magazines I had seen. I used a slightly different style of bold and professional to trademark my own product. Many magazines also provide the months and year of the magazine issue, which is another aspect I added to keep my contents page conventional. The second aspect of my contents page that I changed was the layout of the featured articles. I had previously listed them in a vertical manner with the page numbers and articles titles and briefs all the same size. Upon further research, I discovered that a conventional magazine contents page had large page numbers next to a bolded article title with the article brief underneath. This is how I changed my article layout. Lastly, I changed the photo. I did not like the lighting of the first photograph I used. I decided to take a photo of another healthy meal I had made that had a more balanced look. The Photo captures the healthy aspect of the magazine with the bright look of the food an the balance of vegetables, complex carbs, fats, and proteins. These are not only the contents of a balanced meal, but reflects the lifestyle of a balanced person. This is the message I hope to portray in this photo. I also changed the position of the photo in relation to the text. It is conventional for magazines, in the genre in which I am working, to have white areas of their contents page where the photos are disbursed around the text, but I did not believe that my original contents page flowed very well. It is also conventional to have a photo behind your text such as the second image I provided. After using my photo for the background, I changed the transparency of the photo to allow the text to be easily read. I understand that printing costs rise when a large photo is used for a contents page, but the flow and look of my revised contents page gives it a more professional look. All of the aspects of my original contents page allowed my revised page to turn out more conventional and have more of a shelf appeal for my audience.
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