Print Screen evidence of magazine construction

1. Print Screens of my magazine
construction

2. Front Cover
Firstly, I opened a new document and made sure that my ‘Preset’ was set to
international paper so that it looked physically like a real magazine. I also made sure
that my resolution was high so that my magazine looked realistic and high quality.

3. For my main image, I cropped out the model and removed the background using
the polygonal lasso tool. I did this for most of my images, Once I had cropped out
the background, I placed the final image into the document where I was creating
the magazine.

4. Using the shortcut CTRL + U, I placed a shape so that I can put text over it. Once I
placed the black shape I inserted my masthead using the text tool and changed the
font and size of it to my liking.

5. I inserted another black shape to create a footer and I again put text in this. I
also used one image of fire and duplicated and placed it across the masthead.

6. After placing my main image, I placed the background imaged and arranged the
layers so that it was behind the main image. I then edited this image to add an
affect on it that makes the image look darker than it already was.

7. Finally, I added the final features onto my magazine which are: barcode,
cover lines and price tag. I did this using basic tools like text box and image
implementation.

8. Contents Page
I opened a new document the same way as I did for the front cover because I wanted the
size to be the same.

9. As I did for my front cover, I used a shape and the text tool to create my masthead,
date and logo.

10. For a background, I edited my layer colour and added a gradient colour in
between grey and white.

11. For the main part of my contents, I used the text tools to add subheadings,
page numbers and page titles. I then added a colour code by changing some
of the colour of the text.

12. I then added an image and put text inside it to compliment the image. I
changed the size and colour (from black to white) of the text and as for the two
combined images (the model and the background) I added a small filter and a
border around the whole image to bring attention to it.

13. For my final adjustments, I added two social networking sites links to
promote social interaction.

14. Double Page Spread (DPS)
I created my double page spread (DPS) in InDesign and when I opened this
software, I was prompted with options that I was able to fill out to my liking – it
was similar to the one on Photoshop.

15. To begin, I print screened an image of my masthead used on Photoshop and saved it as
an image so that I could use it in my DPS.

16. I then placed this image of my masthead in my masthead along with the subheading:
‘Money’s the motivation’.

17. After this, I added my article from another word document. I added an effect to
it that makes the text look like it has been highlighted. This was used in
conjunction with a white text so that it is easily readable.

18. I added two images of a brick wall (for the background) and my model
and made it large so that I follow convention.

19. Finally, I added a text to my second page of my DPS and I made this the same
font as my masthead. I then made this large and positioned it correctly so
the audience know what the model’s name is and how he links into the
article.

20. Finally, I input my front cover and contents page into the software and arranged
it so that was in order.