After using a newspaper-style layout for the coverlines on the cover I chose to continue the style with the framework of the contents page. I picked a font for the word 'contents' so that it would stand out so people would know what to expect on this page. I also continued the house style with the light red colour for the background.
I decided to have the main article to have a large space on the contents page than the other stories to make it clear that this was the main story. I chose an image of her holding a microphone so the reader knows she is a singer. I then put the page number over the image with a black background so it draws the reader's attention to the box and they know exactly where to go without having to search through the magazine.
I moved the image to the left side as when I put the photo for another story slightly overlapping that image as I had planned, it covered the microphone which ruined the image. I chose to have the other stories on a slant and overlapping that main story to appeal to a younger audience. Many publications that are aimed at a teenage audience use these techniques as they make it seem more edgy as well as having the effect of grabbing the reader's attention from the left image to see what is covering it. I had the background of the other stories as almost the same as the background colour for the page to stick to the house style. I kept the page number straight on a slanted image so that it is easier to read. I also added a tab to the page index with the same colour scheme as the page number boxes but with rounded edges to make them slightly different.
I added a bevelled effect to the second story to make it look more 3-D like it is coming off the page. This is a similar technique to having the main image looking straight into the camera. I added the background for the next story underneath but kept this one straight as when I slanted it the other way, it did not look as effective as I had expected. I added tabs to two more sections which is what would be kept in all future issues. This is so the reader knows what they are looking at and can decide whether they want to read that section or not in advance. I made the page number for the main story larger so it is even more clear that this is the main story.
I started to add the names of other stories that I thought would be typical of a music magazine to include with page numbers down the right side. I changed the font of the Contents title as the former font looked too old fashioned and I did not think it would appeal to my target audience. I chose to have my competition prize as tickets to an upcoming festival as this is something members of my target audience would be interested in. During my audience research a lot of people said they would be more likely to buy a magazine if they offered the chance to win festival tickets. I put the word tickets in the same colour as the TitP logo because they are a part of the same title and it allows them to stand out on the black background. I included one of my own photos from a festival to get the reader excited about the concept of going to one.
Instead of having a white background, I made it light grey so it wasn't so harsh to look at. I also made the 'tickets' heading shorter, bolder, underlined and no longer in italics so that it stood out more. I then did something similar with the date at the top of the page so it looked bolder instead of thin and professional looking. Finally I completed the page index with more story titles, making sure each title was in line with the page number so it was easy to see which story corresponded with each number. I put information that could attract certain audiences in bold so it would stand out to the reader.
I added an effect to the festival image to brighten it up and make it look sunnier with more of a 'festival feeling'. I got an image and gave it a black and white gradient effect to create a silhouette with an original image. I gave it an outer glow to make it look even darker and added question marks to add to the mystery which is the key selling point of that story.
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