Final Contents Page - Preliminary Magazine

I have completed my preliminary magazine's contents page, in which I used In Design to create:

Evaluation:

1) What went well with photography?

In terms of photography, I used the same photos that I took from when I shot for the front cover of my magazine, therefore the same basis applies here from the evaluation of my front cover.

2) What did you learn about using the software?

I learned variety of new techniques whilst using In Design. I mainly learnt how to insert text into columns, using the template given. I also learned how to frame images onto the page. Furthermore, I learned how make placements from Photoshop not look so blurry, by using the 'overprint preview' tool. Though this took me a long time to grasp, as I didn't know how to fix it. I tried doing the images and title separately, and doing it all on In Design. However, the outcome was that my contents page looked more unprofessional.

3) What do you think of what is produced?

In comparison to my front cover, I don't think this looks as good nor as professional. I don't like the blank spaces in the background, yet when I tried to add a background it looked quite tacky. I think overall it's not the best piece I could of created, but In Design was very hard to grasp.
 I think if I had further knowledge, I would try to utilise space more effectively, and try to make all the different aspects of the contents flow together, rather than them looking so separated.

4) Why did you choose to do what you did and how much of an effect did the audience research have?

I chose the colour scheme, because it correlated well with my front cover, yet the subtitles/ titles for the different features of the magazine are in orange to stand out and grab the reader's attention. I used orange also because it contrasts with blue, making the page look bright and sectioned.
 I also chose to have images on the page, as it breaks up all the text, and makes the page more easily navigated.
 The audience research made a big effect, because it meant I had more knowledge on how to create a contents page, and also it meant I had a template to inspire off of. This actually inspired me to use images like I did, and having correlating numbers to the images, to make my page easily navigated.