double page spread construction - media studies coursework

1. Double Page Spread
Construction

2. The first thing I did was add my masthead.
As you can see, I stuck to the same theme
as used for my masthead and titles
throughout my magazine. I used HACKED
regular font, 100 pt in size. This way it
stood out clearly on the page. I stuck to the
colour scheme of red and black, which are
the typical colours for an indie magazine.
The next thing that I did was add the page
number and magazines website in the
bottom right corner of the page.
I used Helvetica Neue Light for the website
link and Helvetica Neue Bold for the page
number – I made the page number bold so
it stood out clearly, so readers would have
no trouble finding certain pages. Both the
website and page number are 24pt in size.

3. Next I added my main image for my
double page spread – I used a
relevant picture of my band
‘GRAPHIC’.
To add my image I clicked ‘Image’ >
‘Open’ > Selected the image I
wished to use and opened it. I then
cropped the image and dragged it
onto my double page spread where
I resized the image to fit the page.
I added a drop shadow effect by
selecting it from the effects menu
shown in the top right corner of the
photoshop app.
I decided to use a drop shadow
effect as shadows are used
throughout my magazine, so it fits
the overall style.

4. Finally I included my story. I decided to have an interview between the band, so my story is
strictly question and answer based. I added a different text box per question/answer.
For the questions, I used PT Serif Bold font, 14pt in size – This makes the questions stand out
clearly.
For the answers I used PT Serif Italic font, 12pt in size – I also had the names of whoever is
answering the questions bold to make this clearer to readers.
For the quote shown in the middle of the article I used PT Serif Caption Italic font in a larger
28pt size – this is so it stood of clearly in between the article.
I stuck to serif fonts as this is a typical font type for magazine articles and it looks professional
overall.