Table of Contents Inspo

Each of the table of contents examples from Teen Vogue magazine has a large image of the featured person of the main article. The name of the magazine is evident and is centered at the top of the page with the date of the issue posted underneath. The page numbers are in a larger font size and color than the cover lines and their descriptions. This helps to separate the articles from each other and the large lettering draws your attention. The sideways font depicts what the issue will primarily be concentrating on, like "beauty & health" and "fashion & features". Teen Vogue maintains their house style and their feminine and romantic nature through the use of transparent hearts around some of the page numbers of the cover lines. This hearts indicate the cover lines that were featured on the magazine's cover. This strategy allows for easy navigation through the magazine's contents because those cover lines were the initial reason the reader was interested in the magazine. Although this example of the table of contents only features an image that promotes the headline story, some magazines incorporate images that coordinate with the main idea of the cover lines as well.

Seventeen Magazine exercises the said practice of images that advertise the cover lines in the magazine. Similar to Teen Vogue, they also group their articles together by categories like "Lifestyle & Fitness" and "Talent". This organization of the articles enables readers to find a section that most appeals to their individual taste. The images along the left edge of the page create anchorage between the listed articles and help to entice the reader. I will probably tailor my own table of contents spread closer to this kind of layout. I feel that the inclusion of more images besides the cover image helps increase a reader's interest in the rest a magazine has to offer.