Contents Page and Double Page Spread Guidelines

Contents Page

• Multiple Images
• Reflect the stories on the Front Cover (and audience survey)
• Elements to include - Subscription offer, Letter from the Editor
• Divide the page into sections eg. Interviews, Gigs
• Contents Page may be 2 or 3 pages
• The largest photograph should be the cover star
• The same logo, name and colour scheme as the rest of the magazine
• Page Number (6+)
• Not all contents are on the Contents Page

Weekly Magazine - 60 Pages

Monthly Magazine - 140 - 180 Pages

• Allow for adverts

Double Page Spread

• A3 Landscape
• 300 dpi, RGB
• Photoshop for graphics + photos
• Publisher for columns of text
• Drop Cap (first letter is big, rest of text fits around it)
• Pull Quote 
• Columns of Text - no less than 6 words per line, no more than 12 words per line
• Paragraphs
• Post complete article on blog
• Make sure the fold is not through the main image
• Should be a margin and border all the way round
• Page Numbers (Weekly p30 - 40, Monthly p80 - 100)