Magazine Planning Post #6b: Table of Contents

In this blog, I will be outlining my plan on how I will layout my table of contents in my magazinbe. For this outline, I will be drawing inspiration from Vogue's table of contents and applying the conventions that the publisher uses onto my table of contents. Down below, I will be listing the different conventions of Vogue's table of contents that I will learn from and draw inspiration from, which I will use to outline my table of contents page.

• There is avid use of photography within the table of contents, preventing it from becoming a wall of text and becoming a daunting read. I will use this to my advantage, so that the reader can navigate through the contents in a concise matter, while still engaging the viewer onto the actual message of my magazine
• There is little to no symmetry within the table of contents. Usually, one side is more "art heavy" than trhe other. This brings contrasts and uniquenesse within the actual typography of the table of contents. I will use this to my advantage to lay out my table of contents in a unique and artistic way, which mirrors that bold and flamboyant photographs of the models
• The text hierarchy is unique and asymmetric, with differing font sizes to capture the reader's attention. I will use this to my advantage to create a style of typography that is not of mundananess and staleness of a dictionary, but of flamboyancy and uniqueness of the fashion in the magazine. This, as mentioned, will capture the reeaders attention and prevernt them from being unengaged to the contents of my magazine.
• The photography is the main show-stopper of the table of contents. While the table of contents is meant to be a spread of the actual contents of the magazine, Vogue defies this convention by having the photography the main subjhect of the table of contents. I will draw inspiration from this stylistic choice; this will greatly bolster the engagement of the audience, having them, oddly enough, be interested in viewing the table of contents, which is mnost usually a spread and wall of words that is unengaging. \
• Thee typography is never uniform and consistent, which keep the table of contents from becoming, like aforementioned, a wall of text. This is a sort of "eye-candy" for the reader, having all sorts of different font styles, sizes, and colors to keep the table of contents colorful and vivid. I will draw inspiration from this, having some of the typography within the table of contents to be different shapes, fonts, and sizes to match the forward articulation of the model(s) within my magazine.

Reflection

Planning how my table of contents will look like is extremely important, as if one of the first few pages of my magazine is mundane and stale, it can draw the readers engagement away! So it is important to keep the typography, style, and photography within my table of contents to be colorful and vivid.