Preliminary Task Research & Planning: Research into College Contents Pages

To help me understand the full layout of college magazine contents pages I researched college magazine contents pages on the internet. Below is three different contents pages of college magazines and I analysed each one of the features that they have.
This contents page has a very clear set-up and shows a brief introductory to what is inside of this college magazine. 3 main images dominate this contents page. The top right image is of the college ground itself and it looks like stylish learning environment which would appeal to the students. The image below it is of the image which was used on the front cover of this magazine, this directs the reader to where they can see the feature which is on the front cover. The last image is an image of the pupils in their PE kit, all together and laughing. This represents the students as having fun at the college together in unity. This gives a friendly image to the college and makes it seem as if everyone gets along with each other. The actually listing for the contents are all in a clear black font which is contrasted against the white background. This makes the writing clear and readable for the audience, which helps them direct them straight to the pages they may want to skip to without there being any confusion.
Overall I think this contents page is very clear and readable, it represents the college and students well in a friendly and inviting way.

This college magazine contents page mainly represents the schools sports, The three images used in the contents page are action shots of the school basket ball team. These action shots show the team playing and makes them seem like a really good basketball team. By having just these images on the contents page shows the reader that sports is the main focus of this college. In the top right corner of the magazine is small size writing which indicates the issue of this particular magazine. This is good for the reader if maybe if they look back on when they bought this magazine they can know what season and which year. The main master head ‘contents’ is in a large black font which stands out against the white background. The list of contents is in black and blue coloured writing which differentiates the categories to the actual pages.
The colours black, blue and white are the colours of the basketballs uniform which you can see in the images. This shows that the whole magazine is about the basketball team. Overall this magazine has a clear set-up and represents the college as a basketball orientated college.

This contents page has a very stylish and modern feel to it. The colour scheme creamy green represents freshness and gives the whole contents page a more modern look because the colour green is quite a youthful colour. The three image in the centre of the page represents one of the students from this college. The images are taken against a plain white background and the costume she is wearing are relaxed and sophisticated. The fits well with the contents page because it looks relaxed yet sophisticated. By havi9ng all three images overlap each other is makes it seem more artistic and again more relaxed. The image at the bottom of the page of the apple and toast is put there to intrigue the reader to see how to make this snack. They make the snack look delicious by having the colours look richer than they are and also have the P.O.V of the camera as if were looking down on it before eating it. The font of the word contents is in a upper case font and has a dark, thin blue line underneath it which contrasts against the writing. The two green panels separate the two sections of the magazine and makes it more clear for the audience to get to the pages they need to get to.
Overall I really like the design of this contents page because it is structured but also at the same time relaxed.