The document describes the process of designing a magazine cover and double page spread using Photoshop and InDesign. The author edited a photo in Photoshop by cropping the background and adjusting properties like vibrance, saturation, and masking. Titles and straplines were then arranged on the photo in InDesign. Although restricted by inexperience with InDesign, the author was able to create the basic layout and complete the double page spread through trial and error.

1. Liam Gilmartin
In the creating and designing of my magazine cover, double page spread I used both Photoshop and
Adobe InDesign which where brand new software’s to me so it was a
To start off with I opened up the photo that I wanted to use on my front cover in the software
Photoshop. I made it in to 4 different layers so that the effect that I wanted could easily be created and
if anything goes wrong I have the back up layers. As you can see the photo looks nothing as
professional as I intend it to be turning in to.
I then went on to crop the background out of my picture due to the fact that it looks a lot more
professional and the editing of the photo such as colouring will look far more effective.

2. Liam Gilmartin
As you cans see the photo looks far better than it originally did and looks a lot more like a foundation
rather than just a picture. I then moved on to actually editing the photo colour and properties the first
one that I used was vibrance and saturation which I used to highlight the bright sections of the photo
such as the skin tone and the areas of the picture that the light are more dominant in.
I then moved on to editing the properties to make it black and whit. As you can see the previous edits
of vibrance and saturation the skin tone that was affected by the light and parts of the clothing such as
the jacket for example and the jumper are white where as the majority of things such as the arms and
the side of his face.
I then moved on to properties and then mask this meant that I could change the entire layout on top of
the ones that I already have made. Adding this on to the top of the black and white that I have
previously done makes the picture look as if it is negative and I feel adds a touch of art to it instead of
just having the plain picture and the text.

3. Liam Gilmartin
Once I was happy with the picture that I had I then began to create strap lines and titles, which as you
can see above I arranged in different ways and in different colours but still keeping to the colour
scheme of the magazine so that it looks as professional as it possibly can. I created them all on different
layers so that I was able to arrange and move each one individually. I feel that the use of the barcode
and all the different prices help to make it look a lot more professional.
I then moved on to adobe InDesign to create my double page spread as this was my first time using this
software I had to learn and develop my skills quickly. I feel that this had restrictions on how good my

4. Liam Gilmartin
final product actually was and if I had more time or past experience using the software the end result
would have been of a higher standard. To first start off I placed boxes that would allow me to put the
big background photo in as a foundation then the basic text boxes and from then on the foundation was
set and I could work around the basics and develop/improve what I wanted as I went on.
After a lengthy time of trial and error and editing ideas I have come to the conclusion and the final
double page spread has been completed. I’m happy with what I have produced in the amount of time I
had but I feel it would be 10 times better if I had longer time and better experience and knowledge of
the software.