Preliminary Research- Table of Contents

Preliminary Research- Table of Contents

By:Sharmeen Shivji

So when I first thought of doing my magazine, I wanted to do a fashion magazine. I had no idea what I would exactly do with that genre but, I knew I wanted to go in that route. However, my last post was analyzing the cover of "allure" which is a beauty magazine and not a fashion one. I chose to change up a little because I really liked the look of the cover and I wanted to see if I could incorporate it somehow into my idea. 

After some long and hard thinking I have decided to go with a fashion magazine that is focused on successful and hardworking individuals. So rather than doing models and actresses, I want to focus on people who are still in college, working towards their career and people who have just started their dream careers. Basically, I want to create a hybrid between a fashion magazine and a business one. 

Additionally, I have changed my inspiration because I want my magazine to look more sophisticated rather than like the basic fashion magazine. I have always been unable to decide and stick with something so hopefully I can stay with this idea. 

Table of Contents #1

This table of contents was from a fashion magazine called "Modeliste". This magazine's table of contents was something that really drew me in simply because of its simplicity. I would definitely like to add more pictures but I love the italic, black, and simple font used. I also really like how its all centered in the middle because it gives the page the look that its full.

Table of Contents #2

This table of contents is from the fashion magazine Global Garbs which focuses on a more sustainable aspect of fashion. I chose this magazine because of its simplistic nature and additionally because its different from all of the common fashion magazines which is an angle that i'm going for. I also really like it's layout with the pictures and the titles on either side

Table of Contents 3

This table of contents is from the Forbes magazine which is a business magazine. I chose this magazine because mine will be a mixture of a fashion and a business so I want to take components from both. Additionally, the table of contents that I have chosen from fashion magazines are pretty similar in simplicity to this one. I really like the idea of something simple that speaks louder than it shows.