Research- Table of Contents

 Table of Contents

From what I have noticed from the table of contents I have seen, they are like an overview of the whole magazine on one page. It gives page numbers for the change of chapters or just topic changes. This specific example goes by chapter and points out stand out topics within the chapter. It gives the page number and separates the chapters by color. This one makes it very clear that it is table of contents by the word contents being large, black, and bold on the page. They also always seem to have pictures of dogs or in this case its just one photo. 

The table of contents seems to sometimes include issue months and description or articles. They usually flow with the overall style of the publication, but it is a lesser version of the overall design of the magazine. This is used mostly to draw the reader to exactly what they're looking for, making ti easier and more accessible to the audience. 

In relation to my magazine, I prefer the style in my first example with the one main photo and large texts and color codes elements. This is not exactly how I plan on doing my magazine but it guiding me towrs what im planning on doing. 

Sources

https://allisonsbookbag.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/pet-magazine-round-up-part-1/

https://articles.hepper.com/top-dog-magazines/