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Here I am going to show the previous content page that i attempted at doing and then showing my final design piece for my content page.

This was my first attempt on creating a content page. I did not really fancy doing this as it looked too strong and doesn't really have a content page atmosphere.

I did not go for this content page as it very much looked like the 1983 film 'Scarface'. This was not related to Hip Hop but rather violence so that is why i decided not to go for this particular look. I also do not want to use this picture as my Content page image as I have already used it for the front cover of the magazine.

I am next going to try to create my content page on a double page (A3) so that I have more space to work in and so that it is unique. I will want to have one big main image on the left side along with the heading 'Contents' as i think this will have a great effect and will stand out and look very good and eye catching.

As you can see on the right the Scarface theme poster looks very similar and contrasted with my content page. And for this reason I cannot use it as Scarface is violent whereas I do not want to show violent on the magazine.

I created a final sketch of how I am going to outline and position my content page by sketching out where I am going to place the main image, cover lines, masthead etc.

This helped me a lot as I could get straight to the point as all had to do was just place all the information and pictures on where it is positioned on the sketch.

Below is my final Piece of the Content Page.

Final Content Piece

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This is the final content page that I have created, I really like this one as it is very elegant and looks very professional. I used many different styles and techniques when creating this. I edited the photo to keep the resemblance between the rest of the magazine. I included 5 key pages that are in the pages; magazines like Vibe, XXL and others have about 5 key pages on their content pages so I did the same as it looks more demanding.

On the left side of the page I have got the title 'Contents' and also the main image which is of 'Shakzz'. I have also added the Text and key page for the Interview for Shakzz placed on the image to show the relationship between both the text and image. I have made the colour of this number red whereas the other ones are black, the red matches the red symbol on the hat which both come in to contact with each other.

On the right hand side of the content page I have 4 Key pages broken up to 3 different parts which is: Features, Events and also Fashion, so that the readers can see that the magazine ha#s different parts to it rather than just the music industry. I have highlighted key terms in red which is on the page to make it stand out and look strong on the page.

The feedback I have gotten from this from friends were that it is one of the best content pages in the class, looks very professional like it's from an actual magazine, looks very strong, bold and very eye catching and elegant. They also said that the colour red brightens up the whole page making it look very good and nice. They also liked the whole idea of having the content page on both sides of the paper (A3) as it doesn't look all cramped. They said the image I used looks very stylish and links with everything.