2. Photoshop – Front Cover
I started the front cover by making this back ground
using Photoshop. I used the magic wand and rubber
tool to cut the image out. I have also used rectangle
to create the black background and red banner. I
have also used a brush tool to give a red glow effect
to the background. I finally added text and used the
pen tool to create the particle effect next to the
masthead of the background. I have used these tools
as it fits the house style of the magazine making it
look professional. The use of large text and bright red
glow effects makes the cover stand out and therefore
attracts the target audience.
3. Photoshop – Front Cover
I have now added cover lines to the front cover, I
have done this using the text tool. I have used bright
colours and a bold font as this makes the cover lines
stand out and therefore should attract the target
audience. I have also added particles and other
effects in the background using the pen tool; as this
makes the magazine look more professional as it is
more detailed and does not look plain or boring. This
therefore attracts the target audience as they will be
more likely to buy a good looking, professional
magazine than a magazine which looks bare or plain.
4. Photoshop – Front Cover
To finish the magazines front cover I have added the
main cover line. This cover line must stand out from
the rest of the front cover as this is what the target
audience will look at and see if they are interested in
the magazine. Therefore to do this I have used larger
text than the other cover lines and also used a
gradient to make the cover line stand out to ensure
this attracts the audiences attention. It also keeps
within the house style of the magazine meaning the
magazine still looks professional. I have also added a
small bar code in the bottom left corner of the
magazine as this uses the rule of thirds so it is not
noticed but ensures the magazine look professional
and gives the audience details on how much the
magazine costs meaning they are more likely to buy
it.
5. Photoshop – Contents
I have again started the contents page by first making
the entire background of the page. I have used the
rectangles and brush effect from the front cover as
this ensures there is a consistent house style through
out the magazine. This makes the magazine look
professional and therefore attrcats the attention of
the target audience. I have then changed the
masthead to read contents so the audience knows
what this page includes. I have then added a large
red rectangle onto the background as this is where
some text and information will later be added.
6. Photoshop – Contents
I have now added some text to the large red
rectangle I had previously added. I have used a bold
powerful font as this stands out from the font in
other magazine and therefore will attract the target
audience. I also feel this font is fitting to the subgenre of music as this bold font is used by some of
the artists to feature in my magazine, this therefore
allows the magazine to appeal to the target
audience. I have then added large page numbers
next to the text; as this a feature often used in real
magazines, it allows my target audience access the
page they want to with ease and therefore helps
make the magazine appeal to the target audience.
7. Photoshop – Contents
I have now added images to the contents page which
have simply been cropped using the crop tool. These
help show the target audience what the magazine
includes in a interactive way. This helps the magazine
attract the target audience as they will see images of
artists they are interested in and therefore want to
read on to see what has been written about there
favourite artists. I have also added large page
numbers to the images which have a futuristic font.
These appeal to the target audience as they relate to
the music and therefore will attract the target
audience to the magazine. It also helps show where
the articles can be found in a interesting way.
8. Photoshop – Contents
To finish the contents page I have added a small
section of text at the bottom of the page. This makes
the magazine look professional as no space has been
wasted, the text also relates to what the target
audience will be interested about and therefore
encourages them to further read the magazine. I
have also used red rectangles to separate the text
from the rest of the page. This attracts the reader as
it again keeps within the house style and therefore
appeals to and attracts the target audience as it
helps show the magazine is a professional piece of
work.
9. InDesign- Double Page Spread
To start the double page spread I
used Photoshop to create a black
background and using the magic
wand and rubber cut out the
image. This allows me to use a
background and colours which
will keep a consistent house style
making the magazine look
professional and therefore
creates a greater appeal to the
target audience. I also used the
same text from the front cover as
this also keeps a consistent
houses. I did this by simply
duplicating the layer and then
pasting it on to the double page
spread. This ensures the text
stays exactly the same.
10. InDesign- Double Page Spread
I have now used InDesign to add
the text to the double page
spread. This is because in
InDesign you have greater
control over the text than in
other programmes such as
Photoshop. Using in design I was
able to add columns and keep a
consistent house style. This
makes the page look more
professional and have a greater
appeal to the target audience.
11. Slideshare and Prezi – Presenting
my Work
To present my work I have used a
rang of technologies; these
include Prezi, Slideshare and
PowerPoint, as these allow me to
present my work in a range of
interactive ways.
Prezi allows me to give detailed
analysis of my work in interesting
ways therefore I have used this
device to present quite a lot of
my work.
Slideshare is another way I can
put word and PowerPoint
documents onto my blog. This
allows me to give more essay
style updates to my blogs.
