Contents page

Contents Page

This is the contents page for my blog and I chose to just have a plain white background so everything on my contents stands out, it also reflects my running colour theme. The title is at the top of the page so it can easily be seen, and is in black and red so it stands out against the background. I chose to just have a simple font for my title, because I don't want it to take away from everything else on my contents, and also because it is not the main focal point of the page.

The image is at the top under the title so your eyes are drawn to it, the image is of the girl with of the front page with someone else, I chose this because you can see that maybe the showdown is between the two of them, which is why I chose to have them back to back so you can see their rivalry. The background of the image is also white so that the models pop out, and it makes the image much more eye catching. The boy is also around the age of my target audience so it attracts them to the magazine; and makes them want to read it.

Underneath the image I have written some text about the image, this is just to gain the readers interest and make them want to read the story about the two of them. This hopefully attracts more readers and encourages them to buy the magazine. the text is in black so that it stands out, and also I chose the theme of black and red because that is a convention of most magazines to use them colours e.g. NME use the same colour scheme.

I have put the regulars and features columns next to the images so you are drawn to them. I have put the features above the regulars as they are the most interesting, and attract people to read the magazine. The stories are of things my target audience would want to read, and I put the most interesting stories at the top. The regulars are underneath because they are there to make people want to carry on reading the magazine, but they're not what attracts people to the magazine. I have alternated the colour of the text and the page numbers to make it seem more eye catching; and to stand out, also the colours are in red and black to continue my theme.

My second image is smaller than the other one because it is not the main image, but it is an image from my stories. My first story is 'Jo Simmons arrested for booze hell', the picture represents the story, and I have made the image look like a mugshot so it mirrors the story. The image is also a girl around the same age of my readers, I have done this so they feel a connection with her. She is also dressed as my readers would dress, so it appeals to my audience.

I have also put a subscription to the magazine at the bottom of the page, just to attract more people to the magazine and to make them want to buy it. The subscription is of 10% of, and just encourages people to get the magazine. I chose to put the text in yellow to add something different to my colour theme.