Contents page rational

My contents page will include a banner across the top thirds of the page. It will show my masthead, a contents title and magazine information as well as the website link. I have seen it done in many magazines and think it looks professional so I want to project that from my magazine also. I will also include a note from the editor as I think it gives a personal feel and creates a direct tone with the reader.

There will be a large image on the right hand side that will be related to my main feature with the page number located on the bottom left side of the image with the caption. This keeps the feature as the main focus and can help readers easily navigate to the page.

The left hand side of the page will be dedicated to the other contents in the magazine. I will be including features that are posted on the front cover but also others. I will also be including posters of bands that fit in my music genre. The features will be:

• Festival must haves as festivals are quite popular with my target audience
• Top 20 movie soundtracks as there are popular programmes on my genre's music TV channels aimed at this
• Important issues as it is shown that 1 in 10 children and young adults aged 5 - 16 suffer with a mental health disorder (www.youngminds.org.uk/training-services/policy/mental_health_statistics)
• Updates from bands such as Fall Out Boy and You Me At Six as they are popular bands in my music genre and are shown to be popular from my research and reader profiles.
• Upcoming gigs as it is shown as a common interest by research

The posters will be of bands such as:

• Fall Out Boy
• You Me At Six
• Paramore
• 30 Seconds To Mars