2. My task was to recreate the GQ cover of James Franco using the program Quark
express. I looked at the GQ front cover and tried to exactly replicate it, copying each
of the features included on the cover.
The GQ cover My own version
3. 1. The first thing I did was
draw guidelines to mark
out where everything was
going to go. I did this by
dragging my mouse from
the ruler at the top or side
of the page.
This then gave me a
green line where I placed
where I wanted.
4. 2. I then inserted the GQ
logo by clicking on this icon
here.
This then let me draw
a box to show where
my image would go.
Then I right clicked
inside the box and
found the option
‘import’. Then I simply
found the photo and
inserted it. I repeated
this process when
inserting the central
image of James
Franco.
3. The next thing I did was
inserting the text on the page.
I did this by using the text box
tool. I clicked on this icon and
then drew a box.
I then needed to change the colours and the size of
the fonts which I did by using the tool boxes at the
side and bottom of the page. For example I had to
space and compress some of the text and I did this
by using these icons here.
On one section when creating the cover I
had to change the colour to red. And I
did this by creating my own colour. What
I had to do was click on this icon here
and it would bring up another box...
5. …then this let you create your own colour,
and for me meant I could create the
colour red.
I think my magazine was successful as it looked quite similar to the official magazine
cover. I mainly focused on making sure everything matched the layout of the magazine.
The one thing I could have improved on was using the exact same font as GQ used, as
for my cover I couldn’t find the same font. I think one thing to take into consideration
when creating my music magazine is making sure everything is aligned correctly and
spaced out evenly because it makes your magazine look neat and professional.
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