Table of Contents Research

In this post, I will compare three different magazines in the fashion genre.

ELLE #1 TOC

Number of images: 1

Description of image: A black and white photo of a model wearing black clothing and high black boots. It is the only photo on this page and is front and center. The whole image is shown, there are no cutoffs.

Sections: Front Row, Accessories, Shop, Beauty, and Living

Number of Articles: 14

Highest page number: 112

Article Font Format: The title of each article is bolded but the description of the article is normal.

Color Palette of Font: Black

Stylistic Features: No stylistic features

Title of Page: Elle NO. 442

Number of Columns per Page: 1

HARPER'S BAZAAR # 2 TOC

Number of Images: 5

Description of image: There are multiple photos shown. The photo on the very top is a photo of the magazine cover. It shows a yellow-grey background with an older woman in all black. Her hair and makeup is natural. The one below that is of a hand with drawings and writings on it, representing the culture section of the magazine. The photo is also in black and white. The picture beneath this is a close up of a women's face. The background of the photo is black. To the left of this image, shows a model wearing a flowy red dress. The background is an ombre of grey and white. Lastly, the image to the right of the hand shows a woman walking down a street in an elaborate golden clothing piece.

Sections: The Bazaar, Voices, News and Culture, and Beauty

Number of Articles: 25(Including Editors letter, Playlist: Kelela, Why Don't You...?, and Contributors)

Highest Page Number: 120

Artistic Font Format: Title of article is bolded, the brief overview of article is regular font.

Color Palette of Font: Black

Stylistic Features: Each letter of the word CONTENTS at the top of the page is spread far apart.

Title of page: Contents

Number of Columns per Page: 2

Number of Images: 1

Description of Image: The image is a bag from Bottega Veneta.

Sections: There are no sections just the title of each article.

Number of Articles: 14

Highest Page Number: 158

Artistic Font Format: Title of each article is bolded and the description is regular.

Color Palette of Font: Black

Stylistic Features: On the bottom right, a couple words are in the color red. This helps to get readers attention.

Title of Page: Vouge(December 2022)

Number of Columns per Page: 6

Section Summary:

Elle: Front Row, Accessories, Shop, Beauty, and Living

Harper's Bazaar: The Bazaar, Voices, News and Culture, and Beauty

Vogue: There are no sections just the title of each article

Photo Summary: On average, the TOC in the fashion genre mostly had 1 picture, however this ranged all the way up to five photos in Harper's Bazaar, for example. This is most likely due to the fact that there are a lot of articles in that Magazine. The type of photos taken includes front facing shots, low angles as well as high angles. There are some full body shots as well. In the the fashion genre, it is clear to see that the types of shots can vary a lot. There are a lot of photos that cover around half of the page. Contrastingly, for the magazine that had multiple photos, the images were smaller and spread out all throughout the page.

Page Number: The average TOC in the fashion genre had around 17 articles. In the fashion genre, magazines are an average of around 130 pages in length.

Fonts: All of the magazines the title of all the texts are bold and the description underneath is not bolded but a regular font. The title of pages for each magazine is also in bold. In Vogues TOC, the font is in a somewhat bigger print when compared to Elle and Harper's Bazaar. Harper's Bazaar is the only magazine between the three whose page numbers are not bolded.

Similarities: A black font was utilized throughout all magazines as well as a bolded title. Both Elle and Vogue used one photo.

Differences: Elle had one column, Harper's Bazaar had two, and Vogue had 6. In the Vogue publication, there were no sections unlike the other magazines. The amount of articles were different throughout each TOC. Lastly, Harper's Bazaar used a total of five photos while Vogue and Elle used one picture.

My favorite: My favorite is Elle magazine. This is because only one photo is used covering most of the page. Another reason as to why this is my favorite is because there are not to many articles. The TOC are easy and simple to read.