FLATPLAN: Magazine Contents page

Contents Page Rationale

Colour usage:
I will be using the same colours from my front cover throughout my magazine which will be Black, White, Grey and Red, these colours will continue onto the double page spread, billboard and website also. I have chosen this fixed colour palette as I find it to be very neutral relating to my target audience of men and women appealing to both of them and it's also very professional colour palette found in many magazines including regional and national ones. 

Image usage:
I will use 3  images placed down the right hand side to keep the layout simple and easy to read. This isn't a typical convention found in the Crack as this only uses one image but I didn't like the idea of just one image so instead of adding 5/6 images like a national magazine I incorporated my own ideas to 3 images to stop it from looking like a national magazine but also keep it fitting with the regional magazines. These images will most likely be black and white depending on if they fit nicely with the page as all of the images are going to be in black and white in the magazine. My model/s will be featured in simple clothing. I may decide to use 2 images rather than 3 when creating my magazine as I have just realized 3 images may be hard for a regional magazine as they don't tend to have many main stories therefore I may reconsider the amount of images used here.
Note: Images will also be used in the advertisements but these aren't of major importance to my contents page which is why I haven't included them in my rationale. 

Text and Font use:
Fonts will follow on from the previous front cover consisting most likely of Arial or Times New Roman for main body text. Text will be used throughout the whole of this page, placed beneath photos and in the middle of the page for the other stories in the magazine. I will try not to overload the page with text as this could make the page look messy and unprofessional. I decided to place the text in the middle of the page as this is done nicely in the Crack and I think it flows nicely. I will also use text along the very bottom of the page to include links to the website and social networking which is commonly found in any magazine.

Layout:
The layout is simplistic in order to not confuse readers and therefore helping people to be able to navigate through it without problem. I am confident this is a good layout as I followed the Crack for inspiration however I have also incorporated my own ides which may be risky but I think it would work better. 

This is what I used for regional music magazine inspiration: