In order to research into other college magazines i have decided to evaluate and analyse the conventions of a college magazine contents page.There is a welcome note which is used as an introduction wrote by the editor giving an insight into a few of the main articles inside the magazine, this is a good idea as it gives our warmth to the reader and makes them feel more involved.
There are three images of top stories/headlines as it is these what attract the readers and therefore should feature heavily on the contents page so that it is easy for the audience to find.
Short analysis of page headings: The page headings need a short summary of what the title is all about as sometimes they maybe misleading or the editor may want to include more information about the article to ensure the audience are more likely to read the article.
Contact information is placed on the contents page as this is the most relevant place, the contact information is needed so that the audience can submit their input and give feedback back to the magazine.
Regulars & Special features sub-headings: The two seperate sub-headings are important to determine what the audience could expect in every issue of the magazine and what is a one off article.
Page numbers: It is extremely important for a contents page to have page numbers alongside the page analysis giving the magazine extreme organisation and helping the reader to quickly find the page they are looking for.
Recycled paper logos: I think these magazines have included the recycled logos as education institutes are big promoters of recycling and how to make the world a better place, these logos help with there promotion to make the world a better place, one example of this being recycling paper.
Names of colleagues contributions to the magazine and what they contributed: These magazines as well as most of the other magazines i researched into have included this, i think this is because the person who worked on the article therefore can gain full recognition and any audience feedback good or bad can be directed back to this person.
There are three images of top stories/headlines as it is these what attract the readers and therefore should feature heavily on the contents page so that it is easy for the audience to find.
Short analysis of page headings: The page headings need a short summary of what the title is all about as sometimes they maybe misleading or the editor may want to include more information about the article to ensure the audience are more likely to read the article.
Contact information is placed on the contents page as this is the most relevant place, the contact information is needed so that the audience can submit their input and give feedback back to the magazine.
Regulars & Special features sub-headings: The two seperate sub-headings are important to determine what the audience could expect in every issue of the magazine and what is a one off article.Page numbers: It is extremely important for a contents page to have page numbers alongside the page analysis giving the magazine extreme organisation and helping the reader to quickly find the page they are looking for.
Recycled paper logos: I think these magazines have included the recycled logos as education institutes are big promoters of recycling and how to make the world a better place, these logos help with there promotion to make the world a better place, one example of this being recycling paper.
Names of colleagues contributions to the magazine and what they contributed: These magazines as well as most of the other magazines i researched into have included this, i think this is because the person who worked on the article therefore can gain full recognition and any audience feedback good or bad can be directed back to this person.
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