Contents page

For the contents page of my preliminary task, I decided to use a maximum of 3 colours again, as to not overdo the design. I used a bright green for the title because it stood out and it is quite unusual for a contents title and also it contrasts with what the woman, in my image, is wearing. For the pages I used yellow because it is a colour that no-one can miss and it will make it clearer for the readers the content of each page. To explain what each page was about, I used red because I think that it contrasts with the green and yellow colour and also the image.

I designed the title for my contents in a simple way as I thought it would be more effective because I thought that it was unnecessary to overdo a minor subject.

I decided to arrange the page and the contents of the pages very simply in a vertical line and a brief sentence underneath each page, as I think that this would grab the reader’s attention more, because it does not look childish and too colourful and also there is not a lot of writing, making them wanting to read it and see what is in the magazine itself.

For my background, I decided to choose an image of a teacher helping another pupil. I did this because it represents one of the main things that the school is about- helping others. I did not use any other images on my contents page, because I thought that it would be too much and the page would be crowded. I thought that if I used one main image that was colourful and effective then it would be clear enough for the reader’s and it would not be too overwhelming.

To improve my contents page, I could have improved the presentation and I could have been more creative. For example, instead of arranging all the text in a straight line and neatly I could have used more techniques in order to make it look more exciting. I could have also used more realistic colours because you would not usually see bright green as a contents title.

To change these, I would use more techniques such as an arch for the title, etc to make it more appealing. I would have also used more mature fonts such as black, brown, red for the title to make it look more like a contents page instead of poster-like.