The document describes experiments the author conducted in designing elements for a magazine cover and double-page spread. For the cover, the author edited an image by changing the color of the trousers. They found they liked the overall layout but would add more headlines. For the double-page spread, the author created a simple layout with one page featuring a person and the other featuring an article. They felt the colors stood out and contrasted well with the cover. The key elements they intend to incorporate into the final product are the cover layout, edited image, and double-page color scheme and overall simplicity.

1. Experiments
Grace Gilbert

2. Front Cover Process
Copy and paste the image into photoshop
Select the T on the left hand side then I typed ‘MODE’
and changed it to size 60 and altered the font
Using the quick selection tool I selected the
trousers, then go to the taskbar and hover over
select then choose refine image then press ok

3. Hover over the
little circle and
choose solid
color
Then I
selected a
color I
wanted
Then right
click on the
layer and go
to blending
options
Go to
blending
mode and
go down to
‘color’

4. Reflection
What elements of your experiments will you include in
your final product?
Looking at the cover I have created using an image off of google, I like
the way this looks because it is similar to the covers I have studied with
the person on the cover being in front of the title of the magazine and
I think this experiment has helped because it has allowed me to test
with where to put certain things on the magazine or whether to add
more text or take it away etc. Additionally I like how I changed the
colour of the clothes because this adds a uniqueness as I haven’t just
taken an image form the internet I have edited it and changed it to suit
what I want it to look like.
However I wouldn’t say this is a final idea because even though the
layout is what I am after I would like to add a few more headlines
because this will make the magazine look less plain although I want to
make sure that it doesn’t look over crowded with too much
information on so this is something I will have to consider when it
comes to creating my front cover

5. Double Page Process

6. Reflection
What elements of your experiments will you include in
your final product?
I haven’t done a lot for my double page spread experiment and this is because I
want it to look simple and not too complicated because I think a magazine that
has information but not too much comes across as a higher quality and this is
important for when I start doing my magazine
However for my double page spread I would like it to look like this especially the
colours because they are bright and stand out which contrasts from the cover
and I think this is something I would like to incorporate into my designs so it
doesn’t all look the same, and this might be relevant to the article as I'm not
too sure what I am going to do specifically so I might do about fashion that isn’t
what people normally go for or how social media affects fashion and
businesses. I do like the overall layout I have come up with because it is similar
to what I have looked at in terms of having one page solely for the person then
the other for the article however I am open to changing this design maybe with
someone going over both pages and having the article down the side.