It follows conventions in terms of images by featuring four that represent the genre. I can't research the magazine to find the genre because there is no masthead, but from the images, I can see that it is probably a wedding or lifestyle magazine with a target audience of females. The images use similar colour pallets and are relatable and therefore work well together on one page. In the larger image, there is a female model wearing a white lace dress, possibly a wedding dress, holding a bouquet of flowers. Her expression and the way she is hiding behind the flowers shows excitement which could attract the reader if they want to know about flowers and bouquets for a wedding or event. The model looks natural and doesn't have a lot of skin showing as she is dressed conservatively with natural lighting which goes against Mulvey's 'Male Gaze' theory. All of the images are feminine and elegant and work well together.
There are three main fonts used throughout the page. A plain and clean font is used for the main part of text (the list of contents) on the right and a more decorative fonts for the headings. All the fonts used are very feminine and therefore will attract the female readers. A bolder capitalised font is used for the word 'Contents' to make it stand out the most. The same font is used throughout the text on the right, but is put in bold for the subheadings. This helps to separate the text and make it more interesting to read. The text on this page will attract the female audience because it is mostly to do with weddings and lifestyle; for example, one reads, "Bride Guide: Our guide to finding the best Bridal Boutique", which will attract the target audience because they will want to know about where the best place to shop for their wedding will be.
In terms of the colour pallet, the main colours used are orange/peach, black and white. The pastel peach colour is the main colour that is used throughout the imagery and page as a whole. The other colours that are used in the imagery are pastel themed and connote femininity.
The layout of the page is quite simple, but uses an interesting arrangement for the images. It has a sense of sophistication and strongly represents it's female audience with it's elegant fonts and imagery. I has two columns; one for the images and the other for the text. This makes it easy for the audience to read and find what they are looking for.
To conclude, I think this is an elegant design for for the contents page with creative imagery. The layout of this page is more interesting than those of popular fashion magazines such as Vogue. I would like to use similar fonts and pastel colour scheme as well as creative photography that represents my target audience. Overall, the contents page serves it's purpose with elegance and femininity.
This is another contents page that I found on Pinterest. It isn't for any magazine in particular, but was designed my Aprile Elicich, who is a freelance graphic designer.
Because this isn't part of a real magazine, it doesn't have a masthead. The main title of this page is 'Contents'. This would make it obvious to the reader as to what page they are reading, but the page doesn't follow conventions because it doesn't include a masthead or a date which could possibly confuse the reader. The word 'Contents' is written in a simple lightweight font in a dark grey.
In terms of the imagery, it goes against common conventions of magazine contents pages because it uses seventeen images. These images are arranged in a honeycomb layout which is very interesting and has a narrative feel. The imagery doesn't make it clear as to what genre of magazine this would be for, but because of the decorative and illustrative feel to the page, I can see that the target audience is probably middle aged females. The images show hexagon shaped sections of bigger photographs and drawings.
There are two main fonts used on the page; one for the word 'contents', and the other for the small text that relates to the images. The fonts used are conventional to fashion magazines because they are feminine and elegant, but in terms of the amount of text, there is a lot less than there would be on a popular fashion magazine. Two of the images also feature text, which looks like text from a book which could or could not be relevant to the genre.
In terms of the colour pallet, the main colours used are shades of grey. This is because there is a lot of imagery that feature different colours, so the colours used for the background and text had to be quite neutral to stop the page from seeming over crowded.
This layout is very unconventional. However, I think it more interesting than common contents page layouts found in more popular magazines. Firstly, this page is in a landscape format and has either been designed to go across two pages or for a landscape magazine format. The word 'contents' is quite small when compared to other contents pages, but it still obvious to the reader because it in the first place they will look and is in a contrasting colour to the background. The arrangement of the images goes against conventions because they are hexagon shape as opposed to square and go through the centre of the page. Additionally, the layout of the text is unconventional. There are arrows from some of the images pointing to text that tells the reader the heading of that particular story and what page they will find it on. Other than the extra information that is usually given about the story, this contents page still gives all the necessary information.
As a conclusion, this page is completely unconventional. However, I think that is more interesting to look at and to read that common contents pages. I think this page design is very creative, like other work of Aprile Elcich. I would like to use a similar design in terms of the creative imagery and layout. Overall, the contents page serves it's purpose and has achieved higher creativity by breaking the common conventions.
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