2. Step One Using Adobe Photoshop I edited a photo I took by cropped the two model from their original background. I uploaded it to Adobe InDesign and enlarged it till it filled the majority of the page the three thirds within the ‘Rule of Third’. This challenged the conventions of magazine’s ‘Rule of Third’ however I feel it paid off and was worth while so it was the main focus for the pa grabbing the audience’s attention. Adding a title for this page I used the colours (Green, Black and Red) which were used on the front cover. I felt this was necessary as they are the main article of the magazine and in this particular issue they are the focal point. Using the same colours created a link that readers could identify. I went on to add a small caption and introduction to the article, using a grey box to separate these text highlighted them and gain the readers attention. A variation in text for the caption below the title worked well in to add dynamics to the text box. I finally added a scaled down masthead from the front cover, this reminds readers of the music magazine they are reading and promotes the magazine.
3. Step Two I went to add the article I made in a word document. Changing the colour of the text, the questions and answers were easily identified. Again these colours stuck to the theme colour of this article, (Green, Red and Black). I decided to make space for pull quotes as they work well at gain interest from readers before reading the article. Pulling out information from the main article they are given an insight into what the article includes. Also the use of additional pictures which related to the article are a nice way of breaking up the text and giving readers something to see other than a large amount of text which ordinarily might look daunting. I went on to add the magazine ‘s issue date in the top right corner of the second page, this reminds readers what issue their reading and a scaled down copy of the title reminds them of the article’s purpose.
4. Step Three I finally added the names of the two artists below the title to remind the audience of the artists real names so they knew who I was referring to in the article. I added a flasher stating ‘Exclusive: New Artist’ this would let readers know of ‘DJTalk’s ability to have information that most do not and draw an interest to the artist(s) and article. I placed the page numbers at the corner of each page for the purpose of navigation. I finally added the name of editor, and information of an album release. This lets the readers know of the person to write and take photographs. Giving a date and name of the artist(s) nearest release is a complement to the artist(s) and something for readers to look out for.
5. Final Double-page Spread The final double-page spread looked professional and resembled one articles I had seen during research. Sticking to the theme colours it looked neat and created a link to the front cover. Choosing not to add detail to the background allowed images and text to stand out and speak for themselves. The article was of course the focal point and was grab the audience’s attention – I believed I successfully did this.
