flat plan for cover & contents

This is my flat plan

for my contents

and my front cover.

On my front cover I have the title at the top to grab attention and the image in the middle so people will be very aware what will be in the magazine. At the bottom I have a banner which lets the reader know it is free and also a statement saying its the number one magazine, which will hopefully draw readers in. Down the side of the cover are the stories which will be in the magazine, which again gives the readers some insight into what they are picking up, and allows readers to decide if they want to read on. if the story titles interest them they will want to read.

For the contents page I have a very basic and easy to read design because contents is to inform people and not to persuade them to read. However, I have added the bottom banner again just to give magazine layout some conformity to the front cover design.