2. Intro
This PowerPoint will provide visual
representation of how I completed my front
page, contents page and double page spread for
my music magazine using various software.
3. Front cover
Back ground
Focal image
Masthead
Text
Effects
Other images
Outcome
4. Background
I decided to use the surrounding
background for my front cover
because . I wanted to represent the
authentic ,and (to an extent) un-
edited impression of the magazine.
Often music magazine touch up the
front pages presenting an unrealistic
portrayal of music artists. I felt the
background was suitable for the
magazine because it is a music
studio, I feel that readers will identify
with this because it strips
music, almost down to its roots to the
point where all you see is where it is
made. In addition it allows readers to
see a personal side of the artist that
allows them to emphasise with them
more. Hopefully this will create an
affinity with the magazine and
5. Focal image
My focal image shows the
audience that the artist is the focus
of the magazine.
It is a medium shot which
encompasses the head torso and
legs of the subject, but not the feet
In terms of the four points of
interest my magazine meets two
.Mainly because the space for the
bottom to points of interest are
used for text
6. Mast Head
My original mast head is fairly
plain and simple which reflects
the magazine
With the second masthead I
wanted to link it to strapline of
the magazine which is ‘delivering
you the full story’. I attempted to
make the masthead resemble a
postage stamp with the ridges on
the outside of it,
7. Text
The text was created by typing it
around the picture in Photoshop
itself, apart from the main strapline
‘delivering you the full story’.
The positioning of the text went to
plan according to the sketch draft that
I produced.
The headline is positioned across the
bottom to give it its owns space and
to make it stand out.
8. Effects
The main effects that I
used was simply blending
the rectangles that I used
to encase the main
additional sell lines which
indicate what is in the
magazine. I did this by
altering the opacity
, simple moving the ticker
left and right allowed me
to see different opacity
levels before deciding
which one I wanted to
use.
I did the same thing with
the red and grey
rectangles within that , I
positioned them to they
looked like a plus sign.
The same technique was
applied to the circle with
the text “exclusive first
edition”
9. Other images
At this
moment of
time , the
image on the
left is a visual
representation
of how the
magazine
looks at this
stage of the
construction
process.
I have also
moved the
banner to the
top
To avoid the empty gaps, I have added a barcode and logo’s for the
websites social networking presence of Facebook twitter and Google +
12. Background
I started with a plain background
this time because I wanted it to
look simple . In addition I wanted
to draw more attention to the
words and content on the page. I
mages eventually fill up most of
the space anwayway
13. Main images
I started of by placing the main
images in the contents page. My
aim was to put them higher are
more closely follow the l structure
I had in mind, but this would turn
out to cause problems with the
positioning of other parts of the
contents. Instead I built the
contents page around the images
and moved them to a more central
position.
14. Text and other images
As you can see I
Added the text and
the headings.
I also numbered the
stories , so the
reader would know
where to find them.
I also added images
that are clearly
relevant to the
articles
The social
networking
images were
used also, as
page fillers and
as useful
indicators of
how readers
can interact
with the
magazine
I also added
banners at the
top and bottom
of the page to
make it appear
more compact
and organised
16. Double page spread
Background
Text
Quote, page numbers, credits
Headline & Stand first
Outcome
17. Background
I started with a
background that isn’t to
plain but at the same
time allows for easy
reading.
I played around with
backgrounds to see
which one would suit the
text and my personal
preference was the red
type background
18. text
Here I just added the text
leaving space for the main
image and anything else I
might want to put in
19. Quote, page numbers, credits
Here I just added the main quote and positioned it in the
middle of the second paragraph of the article to make it stand
out. I also added the page numbers
20. Headline & Stand First
Here I added the
headline and
positioned it in the
picture so as not to
draw much attention
away from the article
The stand first is also
positioned in the way
which allows it to me
read separately from
the article, it also acts
as an
introduction, providing
context to the article.
