4. Navigation

"Order, hierarchy, legibility & impact."

The most obvious navigation tool is the contents page/index pages where the structure is laid bare. Plus,on every page a publication will include a subtle navigational element such as:

• page number
• a section heading
• sometimes an arrow to show that an article is continued on another page

As I love geometric forms, I noticed this layout immediately. I like it- it's sharp and modern and  I do like the number of pages at the top corner of the pages.

I did some research on table of contents and I have found some that were nice. Other examples that I liked:

What I like about this one is the fact that the actual table of contents is quite simple in the background whilst the foreground is a simple red letter applied to the page which gives it personality; the letter continues on the side which I like a lot(I said in a previous post about a possible idea of having the side of the magazine red. -I would love that). The letter is connected to the No at the top, I think. It might be - number A. 

I like the first image, not the second one. I like the simplicity of it. Even without the pictures on the right I think it would look great. Sometimes, keeping it simple gives the paper some sort of elegance. 

Again, using geometric forms gives the magazine a modern look. The fact that you can only see bits of the images gives the magazine a mysterious look. It is supposed to make you intrigued, to make you want to find out more because the images are not clear enough.

I always liked manual work and these calligraphic fonts. That is why I chose this example. I feel like if you use those kind of fonts you can make your piece of work more personal and intimate whilst if you use that kind of "stiff", bold font it makes me feel like it's not natural or that it's done following some rules. 

simple and elegant

This example caught my eye instantly. I believe that is quite ingenious and clever. If I were to relate this example to my concept, having an obsessions means having something that keeps going on and on, something continuous. When you try to hypnotize someone, you would use something round that gives you that feeling of something that never ends; that is why I believe this example this kind of design would be interesting to try for my magazine.

I was thinking to use images as well in my table of  contents and I think that the arrangement of the images, framed like triangles does a good job and it would be attractive to the eye. 

I don't necessarily like this example. What I do like is the idea of having the contents rotated to the left or right to give it energy along with some images maybe instead of leaving it blank with only text.

I did find this one interesting. I don't know if this kind of design will suit my magazine and my concept but it caught my attention and it's worth trying, why not?

I am still going to look after other design but at the same time I will try and create my versions as well.