𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 ❀ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐚: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

Here is my contents page development for my magazine layout.

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Creating the contents page took me the most time out of all my magazine pages, because I had too many ideas for the concept layout which makes me indecisive. To overcome this, after developing I tried to see which suits my front cover design. I wanted to take risks to think outside the box and subvert the common conventions of a fashion magazine. Although I would still include the basic elements of a contents page such as: page number, article name, article description, etc, I was thinking of changing the layout design of the whole page in which I've never seen in a magazine before; a paper receipt page. I loved the receipt paper design layout (version 3), but it was too difficult for me to execute them as I envisioned, so I decided to scratch the developing process.

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Contents page research

I researched tons of fashion magazine contents page references as well as other layout designs that I might use the idea to develop my contents page layout for my magazine, here are the results I've found (file below is embedded, click the right arrow to view other references / analysis):

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Sketch draft

From the research that I've done, I then started sketching several possible layouts I can create for my contents page:

I will make sure to use similar or the same typeface or fonts with my front cover magazine to match the overall style.

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Contents page development

VERSION 1

Here is me experimenting with the TypeCraft tool to develop the title:

For my initial attempt, I tried to design a receipt layout, and to demonstrate that it is already frequently touched and viewed, I chose a texture of crumbling paper. Additionally, I experimented with a variety of backgrounds. In this case, I created a purple and white gradient and overlaid it with a plastic-like texture. I was hoping to bring attention to the point that grocery items are typically placed into a plastic bag after being purchased. The importance of the paper and the need for it to be remembered and understood are indicated by the paperclip that is attached to the upper left corner of the paper. I then begin by adding the page number, headline, and subheading after the initial layout. It does appear rather a bit stiff which makes it less realistic.

I attempted to include a line right below the page to indicate the total amount of pages in my magazine, which is something that readers don't really need to know—as well as the cover title, which is obvious from the front cover. I decided to delete them because I felt they didn't really fit and were too irrelevant.

In an attempt to test how it would seem, I did another experiment and added a QR code (currently a barcode from my front cover magazine) so that readers could scan and view them online whenever they wanted. The entire arrangement still seems odd to me.

Because of the unprofessional appearance of the version in the magazine, as well as the slightly tilted paper form that makes it difficult to measure borders and grids, I have decided not to use it for my contents page. Another issue is that I was unable to include any images of my model, which is unfavorable. I will attempt to create a new version of my contents page.

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VERSION 2

From this progress, the position between the texts are still messy. After adding grids and margins so that my texts are aligned well, here is the final result: