The document describes the process of designing a magazine cover in detail, including inserting a logo, barcode, date, masthead, background photo of a musician, cropping and positioning elements, editing the photo using different tools, and adding text elements like headlines, subheadings, and callouts using various shape and text tools. Feedback was provided that the masthead and date were too large and dominant, and there was a spelling error in the subheading text.

1. I started off by inserting my logo which was
easy to make ( using the text tool ) I then
opened the saved image of the barcode that
I made using a website. I dragged it over to
the document that I was using to make my
second draft by using the ‘move tool’
I also used the text tool to insert the date of
my magazine. I placed it on top of the
barcode as from my research I found that
this was a common place for the date to be
found.
The reason I placed my masthead vertically
is I thought that it would look trending I put
it to the right as the eye flows from the right
to the left so this would be one of the first
this that a reader would see and so it would
be easier for the readers to identify.
I then inserted my background image using a photo
that I took. I did this by using the ‘move tool’ The
reason I decided to use this photo was because I look
the photo using the thirds so that my subject of my
photo was to a side/ third rather than in the middle.
I thought that this photo represented my magazine
well as she is obviously a musician as she is playing
the guitar and I dressed my model up as if she was an
Indi rocker.
An issue I had with this was that my photo did not pit
correctly with the A4 page so I had to crop a section
of the brick wall using the ‘marquee tool’ and
dragging it using the ‘move tool’ over to the
document. I then had to try and make the brick work
match so that you can not notice that I have copied
the same bricks and shifted them to the right.

2. How I edited the picture: I edited the picture
my using the ‘spot healing tool’ to fix a mud
stain in the pipe, the stain was bright and I felt
that it took attention away from my model so
I used the tool to smudge it away making it
less obvious and better suited for the photo.
I also changed the lighting and made the
image more focused on the model by using
the gradient tool. I dragged the tool vertically
upwards at the bottom of the photo and then
the same at the top of the photo. This gave
the photo a frame and drew the attention to
the brightest part of the image .. The model.

3. I added the headline ‘FRESH’ using the text tool as well as the subheading ‘Charmaine’s new album is out today’ I did them both in the
same font as the masthead so that it all fit in. I also added in a splash which was the black box at the bottom explaining that there was
‘ a chance to win 3 free tickets to Charmaine live at the 02’ I did this by using the shape tool and drawing a black box I then used the
text tool and wrote the text I made the font white so it would be able to be read easily I merged the layers so that I could move the box
around and place it wherever I wanted easily. I added the price by using the shape tool and text tool also, I then merged the layers. I
placed it in the top right corner as this is the most common place to find the price. I made it yellow so that it would stand out and
people will see how cheap it is attracting more readers. I also inserted a left third with extra information about what is inside the
magazine. I did this by using the shape tool I drew a rectangle then white squares inside, I then added text using the text tool and
merged the layers so it would be easier to move around and pace it where I wanted it. I then used other images that I took at my photo
shoot and placed them inside the white boxes as a ‘sneak peak’ to what was inside.

4. FINAL SECOND DRAFT & FEEDBACK
Feedback – Nicole Manley:
Your front cover was well put together and I
like the bland colour scheme, however in some
cases eg. The top of the ‘I’ in the masthead is
in a shadow because of the gradient, I also
found the masthead too big, I think it
dominates the page rather than the actual
model. This is the same with the date on top of
the barcode, it is hard to read it as some the
stat of it is on a darker background. Finally
there is a spelling mistake in “Charmaine’s
album US out on Friday” instead of “ IS out on
Friday”