2. For all the photos I took, I used a Canon 600D SLR. These were my photos from my
first attempt at a photo shoot to use for my three pages included in my magazine.
3. This was the start of my front cover using Photoshop. Here, I started with the
font and the font colour and positioning it and the writing. Then I added my
photo in and added the main text to go over this. This was a medium close up
photo with a brick wall background, so I decided to use white and black
colours so it’d stand out.
I started off with this photo and layout but then I chose to use a different
photo so changed the layout slightly of my front cover.
4. These were the two first
processes of my contents
page, here I began with the
title and added the photos in
place of how I wanted them. I
began to add the pages and
page order at the side, using
different layers and text boxes
to add a different colour for
the page number and
different style of font for the
subheading and explanation.
I then added a banner at the
bottom with a red
background and white font
so that it stood out with an
image of the front cover at
the bottom.
I decided I didn’t like this
layout of the contents page
as I didn’t like the positioning
of the photographs and the
space which was left around
the page.
5. I started to create a new contents page using a
different layout completely. I started with the
title and then added the photos in to see the
positioning of them. After this, I added the
pages in and the page numbers. I put this
down the left hand side with a red colour for
the page number and a bold part for the
subheading of the page.
I then finished off the amount of pages with a photo
at the bottom of it. I then added an editors note into
the bottom part of the page with a picture of this.
At this point, I was still unsure on the final positioning
of the bottom of the magazine.
This is the
stroke button
which I used
to go round
the picture so
it stood out
from the
main picture
on the page.
This is the
drop shadow
button, used
to go round
the outside of
the ‘contents’
title to make
it stand out
more and less
flat on the
page.
6. This is my final contents
page. I finally added the
grey box at the bottom
of the page and chose to
do an editors note and a
subscription at the
bottom right hand side.
The breakdown of the
page works well because
there is a few pictures
included in the contents
an and the colour
scheme works well
together, with the red
parts of the text standing
out for the important
information.
7. This is the start of my double page spread, here I began by opening the photo onto the page and then added the title in a white font
with a stroke on it. I didn’t like this photo as the font couldn’t be seen very well and so started it again with another photo.
Also, the contrast in her face was too high because of the lighting, so it wasn’t as good quality.
8. This was my second double page spread, here, I used a different photo which uses the rule of thirds so the focal point is
positioned on the right hand side of the two pages.
The colour theme works better here because the white stands out from the black background and the font can be seen
clearly. Also, I made a rectangle and changed the opacity so it was clearer and still stood out but the title also stood out
as the main focus.
9. This is my inserting my text using Quark. Here, I made textboxes which I then made link together and fit around the shape of the focal
point.
I also created a drop cap which each article uses. I then picked out a quote and made it bigger than the average font size and put it in
quote marks in red. This made it stand out and look more professional looking. From this, I learnt how to make the textboxes link
together and how to make the text box fit round the focal point so that the article was not covering it.
10. This is my final version of my double page spread. The columns are now further apart which makes the writing look
neater and easier to read. The red quote stands out from the background as well as from the other text in the article.
The rule of thirds in the picture, works well because the girl is positioned on the right side of the photo, with a high
contrast from the background which makes us drawn towards the focal point of the girl. The white title stands out from
the background as well and we are instantly drawn towards this text in the page. The subheading has a slight white
background with the opacity not 100%, this also makes the text stand out without overpowering the main heading.
11. These are my first few stages of my magazine
cover which I reproduced after selecting
another picture.
Firstly, I positioned the picture how I wanted it
and then created the title of the magazine. For
this, I made a red background with a white font
so that it stood out from the page and could be
seen clearly.
Then I created the main quote for the page
which was to be bold and in red as well so that
it stood out again too, I then added a slight
drop shadow to it so it wasn’t as flat on the
page. Then began adding the text which I
wanted on the page, and added in a barcode
and date with the price at the bottom right
hand corner.
After this, I then added a magazine website
address under the title. Then I added the rest of
the text in, in different layers and made
different size and different types of font, with a
change in bold and not. This was along the left
hand side of the picture and shaped around the
face slightly.
12. This is my final version of my magazine front cover.
Here, I added in a banner at the top of the page, with
the black rectangle as the background and a white
font saying ‘world’s best selling fortnightly pop
magazine.’ With this having a black background, the
white stands out from this with a contrast but doesn’t
draw us away from the red bold text as the main
feature and the red title of the magazine.
