Initial flat plan Final flat plan
I then chose a colour scheme to feature within the house style of the page that i believe will suit the target audience and compliment the magazine genre. I mainly chose to use the colour pink, featuring different shades from light to dark pink as this colour was also used lot on the front cover therefore this will link the two pages together.
I began constructing the page by creating the title 'Contents'. I decided to make the text black and in a basic styled font called 'Avenir Book' as this will allow the title to stand out at the top of the page, making it easy to read and understand what page the audience is on. I also used other methods of allowing the title to stand out such as choosing to make the text black and setting the font size at 96 pt. Making the text both bold and large making an impression on the page and he audience.
I featured the logo in the top left corner of the page to give the age a professional look and feel. I created this logo using photoshop where i simply created a square block of pink for the background and added text on top of the companies name TUNE setting the text in capitals and choosing a bold black font to allow it to stand out on top of the splash of pink in the background, using the method dark on light to ensure that the text stands out.
Next I added my main image which has already been edited in the Adobe Photoshop, to the page as this will allow me to see how much space i have spare for the body text. I made the image very large on the page as with a young target audience the images will be the main convention which attracts them to the magazine and the various pages in it, this also allows there o be more colour to be shown on the page which will also appeal yo the audience. I chose this specific image as I believe it gives the artist a good representation linking to her music style and her personality with her pose, it is also a good quality image and works well with the flat plan and allotted space on the page. I also believe this image connotes fun and happiness with the use of the prop being bubbles. It denotes a young, pretty, blonde female which will appeal to a wider audience of both the target audience, females, however it will also appeal to males meaning it more successful at fulfilling its purpose of attracting people to the page and therefore to the magazine article it is representing. 
Next I created the body text to fill in the space beside the main image. I used the font style 'Aviner Book' for the page numbers, article headlines and tag lines as this will allow the body text to link with the title and pull the page together. I did however change the font for the section titles to 'Calibri' as I thought this font allowed the text to be bolder and stand out as sectioning of the different categories. I chose to make the text different sizes to connote their importance, for example i made the article headings larger than the tag lines as the tag line is only used to back up the article heading and give the audience a further idea of what the article is going to be about. There is also the fact that by changing the font sizes it will make the contents easier too use and therefore make it easier for the audience to navigate around the magazine. I also chose to change the colour of certain text within the tag lines, choosing only the most important words to represent what the article is about, this is useful and will appeal to the audience as since only the most important words are standing out this means there is less that audience has to read, with such a young target audience this will be helpful as not all of them may be highly educated. This fact is also represented in the language used as there is no complexed language used, only simple and basic terms making the page readable and understandable for a wider audience range. The colour is also different on the page numbers as it would have looked too bland if the only colour featured was black and would not have appealed to the audience.
I also set the text in 'Text Wrap' so that the text wrapped around the main image, this allowed me the create a larger space for the main image and still fit in an appropriate amount of room for the text. I also believe this makes the page look more professional and conventional with the use of space. I used slim bars of pink to separate the section titles from the different categories, as this allows the page t be used easier with clear sections but still look professional and fit with the house style of the page. These bars as well as the the text, wrap around the main image to connote its importance and the articles importance which it is representing.
I then created a competition banner which will get the audience involved more within the magazine and with their favourite artists. I used different conventions within this banner to allow it to stand out on the page and appeal to the target audience. For instance i chose a bright bold background colour (yellow) which will stand out and clash with the various other shades of pink on the page. I used a different font style for the title of the banner 'Competition' called 'Brush Script MT Italic' as this will make the banner more attractive and fun for the target audience to look at. I then hanged the font back to a basic font for the main text of the banner using 'Calibri' as his will allow the reader to read the information given with ease and e able to follow the instructions on ho to enter the competition.
I used another original image for the sub image as this will ensure that my magazine is consistantly original. I chose this image as it was appropriate to the text and to the compotition as it is an image of the artist spoken about, it is also of a good quality therefore is a professional looking image and will be an asset to the page. I found that this artist was a good choice to use as she is a young, pretty, well known artist within the industry who will appeal to the audience and make them want to enter the compotition. I flipped the image so that the subject was facing the text as i believe it would make the immage more effecive and donote that the artist is looking at the information.
After looking at my contents page i realised it still looked a bit bare even after adding all of the appropriate features, therefore i decided to add a background. I chose the baackground to be of a blank pink wall with a little shading on as this will fit in with my house style and compliment the page well. I found the image on Google Images then cropped and rotated the image so that the shading suited my main image. After doing this i believe it was a success and looked very effective on my contents page. It made the page look fuller and more complete which will connote that the audience are getting there moneys worth by buying the magazine.
I finished off the contents page by adding in and crutial features that i had missed out. For instance i foing that i forgot to add a page number, therefore i inserted one using a the same font as the various other page numbers, i also saw that there was a blank space above the title, therefore i chose to add the date and the issue number, also above that i chose to feature the website URL as this could include the audience more within the magazine.
This is the final draft of my contents page after i had arranged all of the various conventions and solved any problems that occured whilst creating it.
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