Contents page ideas

Pictures:

• A striking, contraversial picture using bright colours to attract attention to it
• Simple, black and white photos (maybe take a few photos of a similar composition, but from different angles to be used on the front page and contents page like Take That)
• Close ups of the artists face looking straight into the camera - the eye contact should attract attention and make the reader feel close to their idol

Layout:

• Plain white background to keep it simple and avoid distractions from the features
• Over one page, not two
• Not over-regulated and columned - some things overlapping into each other to link, for example, photos and headlines 

Font:

• Bold for headlines
• Small font and shortened pieces of writing (no articles) to keep readers attention and ensure the page isn't daunting
• The same font that is used in the magazine name to ensure continuity

Colour scheme:

• Simple
• Black, white, and some other brighter colours which feature in the photos (however, if I choose to use black and white photos, use flashes of - for example - red and blue to be non gender-specific and to keep the page bright and eye-catching

Features:

• Addressing readers by assuming they buy every issue of the magazine