Contents page first attempt

This is the start of my contents page. I have used "shaped" layout in the middle of the page to add a large image to attract the audience. I have adapted it to my target audience because i know they would like to see images, i also decided to add a big image in the middle of the page because I think that a contents page shouldn't have loads of writing but lots of images to visually show the audience what is going to be in the magazine.
I also decided to add a "circle' layout to announce how to get 2 tickets for free for Shay's next tour.  I used a circle because i knew that the audience wouldn't miss it, whereas if I wrote it as a normal text the readers probably would have missed this opportunity to see it.
The reason why i used a color fade is because i have a tried only one color and i found out that it looked plane and not eye catching enough, therefore with a fade it looks better and more exciting to look at.
Coming up next: I am going to make different layouts for the text below the image to test and see how it looks as I indicated in my plan. I am planning to do three column for the writing, but i might only do two column.