Pre-Lim Research Table of Contents

So when I began to research for my table of contents page spread, I didn't really know how to exemplify through a table of contents page the clean girl aesthetic that I'm trying to portray. I researched Pinterest's different inspirations for what I was going to create, and I started to debate whether I should try to create a table of contents page with a simplistic and cleaner format or try to jam a bunch of photos to really fill the page completely. 

Table of contents page #1

The first inspiration I found on Pinterest was this table of contents page from Cosmopolitan, which was published in the late 2000's. This page represents more of the filled-up page and packed designs that contrast with the other inspirations. This page drew me in because I love how the use of color and varying font styles throughout the page and the use of cutouts placed scattered across the page gives more of a compact and filled-up fill, and in doing so, it takes away from the boring page color in the background. 

Table of contents #2

The second inspiration I found on Pinterest was this table of contents page from a wedding magazine, which was published in December 2024. This page represents more of the clean girl and simple designs that contrast with the other inspirations. This page drew me in because I love how the use of the photos and their college style, as they are placed closely next to each and the varying font styles throughout the page, and in doing so, it takes away from the boring page color in the background. 

Table of Contents #3

The final inspiration I found on Pinterest was this table of contents page from an art magazine, which was published in 2023. This page represents more of the simplistic and neutral designs that contrast with the other inspirations. This page drew me in because I love how the page numbers are the only pop of color in all of the fonts from that of the subheading and the masthead and varying font styles throughout the page and the use of cutouts placed scattered across the page gives more of a clean and simplistic feel, and in doing so, it takes away from the boring page color in the background.