3rd draft of contents page

With this 3rd draft I have added in a background to th sound regulars list. This background ties in with the yellow faded half circles that I use in the corners of the pages, again like with them I have used pain to fade the edges to give an effect to it. This background ties in with the colour scheme however I am unsure whether it looks right. 

I have also added a picture to the DEV & DEE converline, the image ties in with the coverline's reference to the estate that the two lived on this is why I chose to use an image that represents a council block stair way. 

Original: The overall image is very dull, which adds to the intention of the representation of the council block that im aiming for, however if placed onto my contents page it would look out of place.                                                                 

Final edit: Due to the picture not being suitable in its original state I chose to manipulate the image. first of all I put the image in black and whit and then I varies the shading and contrast making the darker aspects of the image stand out which would allow it to blend into the contents page better due to the black background.  

2nd draft of contents page

Since my last draft I have averted back to the plan that I created and I have used this piece to create this first draft.

The two pictures that I have added have both been edited and are now complete.

Original picture for artist:

1st edit: in this is used the quick selection tool on Adobe Photoshop to remove the unwanted background. I have had trouble with the editing around the microphone head as the colour of it is very similar to the ceiling colour, due to this the software has had trouble differentiating the two separate items.







2nd edit: during this editing process I had to manually remove the background around the head of the microphone using different brushes on the software. After this I hardened the outline of the character in the picture to make him stand out.

                

Final edit: after the previous  edit I felt that the picture was ready to have an effect added to it. I chose to use this type of effect because I felt that it made the character in the picture seem as if they are steeping out of the page, this effect was enhanced when I added a spotlight onto the image using the photo editing software, this gave another dimension to the subject and along with the shadows in the picture it added to the aim to make it come out of the page. The spotlight on the person also adds to the mise en scene, where the music artist is on a stage and a spotlight is on him.  The pose the character is doing ties in well with the layout of my magazine and using his arm position I decided to put it bellow the masthead for the page "Inside this month" so that he is pointing and this will direct the audiences attention to it.

Original picture: when taking this picture I took it so that it will be used in the middle page spread ( which it will be ) but I feel that it will also fit into my contents page after some editing.

 Final edit: For the contents page I have decided to take a less conventional approach to the layout, in particular th focus on the main story ( in this case about Route - A ) I decided to place his picture to the right edge of the page and, when editing it I made sure that the contrast of the picture was manipulated so that he would fade into the page and only his white t-shirt and and face would stand out, this was done because I felt that the front cover in relation to pictures was solely devoted to the main topic not including any visual aids for the other stories, so for the contents page they received more attention compared to the main story. The use of white, red and blue in this photo allow the picture to still stand out and draw the reader, but it does not impose on the other stories.

1st draft of contents page

With this draft I have layed out the basic structure of my intended finished piece. When comparing it to the original plan there are come differences. From this structure I can now assemble the pictures that I require to fit into the spaces provided.

Plan

After carrying out research on contents pages I am happy to start my own.
The layout I have designed is primarily picture based this is a style that some magazines use wheres others prefer a more text based contents page, my approach will hopefully have a visual impact on the viewers. The audience that I aim to get will be more attracted by the pictures compared to text at a first glance.
 I gained inspiration for my design from a magazine that I saw during my research:

Bellow is my plan:

What is a contents page?

A contents page is a list of the parts of a book or document organized in the order in which the parts appear. The contents usually includes the titles or descriptions of the first-level headers, such as chapter titles in longer works, and often includes second-level or section titles within the chapters as well, and occasionally even third-level titles. The depth of detail in tables of contents depends on the length of the work, with longer works having less. Formal reports  also have tables of contents. Documents of fewer than ten pages do not require tables of contents, but often have a short list of contents at the beginning.

Contents pages for music magazines