2. I have used the Eclipse Tool
to create the shape behind
my logo and also used it
the create the fill in for
certain letters in the title.
Once creating the
background shape I learnt
how to transform the shape
and remove certain sides
and mould it to the shape
that I believed was
effective.
I learnt how to create text
boxes and also add
shadow behind the text to
make it appear more
predominant and stand out
more, this by clicking the
FX button and adding as
much shadow as I though
was necessary
I have used photo shop to
create my front cover, whilst
creating my front cover I have
learnt how to use the Polygon
Lasso Tool to cut the
background from around the
image to leave a white space
behind. I have also used the
Spot Healing tool to create a
professional look to my model
by reducing the blemishes. I
have also decided to increase
the brightness in certain areas
of his face this therefore
increasing the shadow across
certain features and making
the image appear more
predominant.
I also used tools such as the
sharpening tool to make the
edge of the face stand out
more as I believed the image
may look blurred due to the
increase in brightness, I also
decreased the saturation to
make sure the minor
shadowed areas did stand out
and the image look realistic.

3. I used the Rectangle shape tool
to create the background for
my Masthead, again I used the
Transform tool and also went
through effects to add the
smudged edge to the box. I
believed this made it unique
and gave the contents page
something a little different.
I have also used the text
box and bold tool to make
certain parts of my text
stand out as these were the
titles of the articles that will
feature in the magazine.
I have used the same font
and size throughout my
contents page to make sure
that it gave It a professional
and authentic feel, I learnt
how to overlap layers and
then create duplicate layers
to see how certain images
and layers would look in
different sections on the
page, giving me chance to
choose what I thought
looked best.
I have also learnt how to copy and
paste certain layers from other
projects into other work and also
learnt how to crop these images
to make sure they fit to the shape
that I would like them to.
I learnt how to create a
background for my contents page
and also how to upload
other, already edited images. I
also created text boxes over the
images to show the page
numbers where the images and
articles can be found.

4. I have again used a text box to create the convention that is
typically seen in magazines, this being a pull quote that is of
significant importance to the interview.
I have learnt
how to use a
drop cap on
Indesign, this
being a typical
convention of
many double
page spreads,
I believe this
has made my
magazine look
authentic and
professional.
I have learnt
how to add a
large letter
behind the
text on the
page, simply
be using a
text box and
manually
adding the
font size that I
wanted to
create the
effect that is
presented.
I again have
used photo
shop to edit
my image for
my double
page spread
adding
brightness and
also using the
spot healing
tool to reduce
the amount of
imperfections
on the face.
This giving the
image a
professional
feel. I have
also used the
fade tool on
Indesign to
fade the image
across the two
pages. I have
also added
shadow across
the image to
increase the
idea of flash
being used.