Conventions of a contents page

Page numbers are used on a contents page so people know what page different topics/stories are on.

Headings are used on the contents page so people can find out what is on what page allowing them to go to that page number straight away without searchnig through the whole magazine.

Images are used to catch peoples attention and so you can relate the pictures to the headings.

Welcome notes are also used on a contents page because it is used to make the reader feel welcome therefore making them want to read on through the magazine.

Subscription notifications are used to attract more customers to buying the magazine.

Conventions of a typical school or college magazine

For a school magazine, a photo it one of the main conventions as it suggests what is going to be in the magazine which will more than likely be backedup by the title. Pictures are useful because they catch people's attention as well as making the magazine look more colourful and interesting.

The heading is used to tell us who the magazine's wanted target audience is for example: 'Secondary Teachers' is obviously aimed at teachers and wouldn't attract a teenager to go out and buy it. http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachers

Sub headings are used on magazine's to tell anyone that buys it what else is in the magazine and not just the main topic. The bright colours and bold fonts are also another way of attracting people and getting them to buy the magazine.

The date is used to tell us what issue the magazine is and when it was bought out.

The Brief

Preliminary exercise :
Using dtp and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, feraturing a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriatley laid out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of dtp.

Main task:
The front page,contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. all images and text used to be original produced by you minimum of four images.

Presentation of your work:
The presentation of the research planning and evaluation may take the form of any one or combination of two or more of the following:

• a presentation using slideshows software such as powerpoint.
• a blog
• a podcast