Good News and Bad News

I always like to end positive so here comes the bad news:

I have yet to be satisfied with my Table Of Contents! I find that by limiting it to one page, it looks a bit less elegant and "simple" than how it looked before. Not only that, but I need to find a way to state that that page is indeed the table of content, since it isn't as clear as it was before. To resize everything and move it to make room for the heading is going to be SO annoying and frustrating! This table of content has become a NIGHTMARE!

But onto better news!

The advertisement and layout for the two page spread is ready. I believe the layout is perfect, but knowing myself, I'll keep editing the advertisement a bit more from time and time, nonetheless the general idea is there.

Following the black on the right and white on the left theme I created a while back, the advertisement holds a black boarder. The biggest issue I had was finding the main advertisement line. There was a lot of confusion. I first had the idea of "You're safe on our wings", but a close friend believed that this hinted at the fact that the passengers would be placed ON the wings of the plane. Of course she knew what I meant, but she suggested "You're safe with our wings." I don't know about anyone else, but that sounded a bit strange to me. In order to avoid all confusion and awkwardness, I opted out for the phrase seen above.

Now layout!

 

I wanted to keep it an even number of pages, so I thought about removing the page of just a large image in order to avoid another page full of words, but I couldn't. Since I am making a photojournalistic magazine, images are a must. Not only that, but the stories should be longer. My magazine isn't made for minor stories, therefore the amount of information presented should reflect that.

I'm starting to see the finish line, but I still have a lot to do. Gotta keep focused!