Contents page production log (key points)

Creating the layout

This is the initial layout of the product – a plain document.

I then selected the rectangle tool. Selecting the tangle tool would allow me to create boxes for the images of the contents page to be inserted into.

Here are the boxes that have been created using the rectangle tool.

Placing the images

In order to put images on the contents page, I would have to place them as a way of putting them on the product. I placed the images by clicking file and then selecting place. Selecting ‘place’ allowed me to select files that the images would be found in.

The images have been placed.

Creating the masthead (font style)

When creating the masthead I changed the font size which was initially ‘Times New Roman’ to ‘Stencil’ for unconventional masthead. This is because in my research I found that many mastheads fonts mirrored ‘Times New Roman’.

Creating the masthead (2) (changing the colour and size)

The initial font colour was black; I did not feel that this was a colour that would make a subjective statement for my target audience so I changed the colour to a vibrant red. This vibrant red also linked well with the colour scheme of the product as a whole. To change the colour, I right clicked on the black colour swatch and the option that I was given was ‘New Colour Swatch’. I then selected this option to change the colour of the text.

Continuation (changing the colour)

This is the table that came up after I had selected ‘New Colour Swatch’. I then chose the ‘Colour Mode’ of ‘RGB’ which allowed me select how vibrant I wanted the red to be.

Here is the colour of the title of the contents page after I changed it. The colour is similar to that of the main masthead; I wanted to create a link between the two.

To help readers navigate their way through the product, the of numbers to indicate the main features of the magazine was essential. I enlarged the font size of the number to 60, which was the largest out of all the page numbers on the contents page. This is because it is the part of the magazine that the main double page spread can be found. In order for the numbers to clear to read, I used ‘Times New Roman’. Also, using other font styles on the contents page will establish the concept of the magazine being one that is diverse in methods of design.

Changing the font size

Here the font size of the numbers on the images above are 48, whilst the image below that is used for the double page spread is 60. This is because the double page spread the main part of the product essentially. The stories behind the other images are important too, however the double page spread will be more insightful for the readers as to who the people in the image are.