The document describes experiments with designing elements for a magazine cover and article pages. For the cover, the author created a logo using a wavy line and text warped around it. A character was made by combining an imported image of a person with a table tennis racket for a head. For article pages, a zigzag background pattern and warped text were tested. Shadows and shapes were used to make objects stand out. In a reflection, the author indicates elements they may include in a final product like the zigzag background, warped title text, shadows, and columns to break up text.

1. Experiments
Bronte Parsons

2. Front Cover ProcessI created the logo using the pen tool and
drawing wavy line. Then I selected the
horizonial type tool and clicked on the line
which made the line a path for the text. I then
when made the path into a shape to give the
wavy text a border. After this I wrote
"magazine" and rotated it would fit diagonal in
between the words "ping pong". I made a
rectangle and rotated it so I lined up
underneath the words. I created the character
by first importing a suitable picture of a man
and I duplicated the layer. I selected the original
layer and used the lasso tool to delete the
man's head and imported a table tennis racket
to replace the man's head. Then I selected
duplicate layer and used the polygonal lasso
tool to cut the man's facial organs to a new
layer. I then merged the facial features, the
racket and the body together. I gave the
character a shadow by right clicking on the
character's layer, selecting blending
options, and when in the blending options tab I
activated drop shadow.

3. Front Cover Process
• I made the yellow background by selecting the
background layer and using the paint bucket tool to
fill the entire layer yellow. Afterwards I using the
rectangle tool to add diagonal rectangles and
connected them together. I then alt dragged the line
which is quick way to duplicate the layer move it at
the same time. I used the ellipse tool to create the
blob.

4. Reflection
• What elements of your experiments will you include in your final
product?
– I liked the zigzag line as a background and will use a similar
repeating pattern for background of my final product.
– I will definitely use the pen tool to create my article title because it
allows me to write at unusual angles which will generate variety in
the article so the reader doesn't get bored.
– I think that the shadow is an effective feature. It can be used to
give an 2D abstract atomosphere a more realistic the sense of
distance that would not be possible otherwise. This helps to make
an specific object stand out, creates immerse and a sense of
intimacy. Creating intimacy is important because my article is a
interview so the goal is to make the reader empathise and have a
emontional response to the words of the person being
interviewed.

5. Double Page Process
First I create the background using the gradient tool. I
first when I used this tool the image was only in shades
of black and white so I selected the gradient box
clicked the fill box then I selected the palette section
and chose the colour gold. I chose to use the colour
gold because it is asociated with victory. I add a text
box across the whole page by clicking and dragging the
text tool across the whole page. Then I split the text
into four columns by clicking on the text box and in the
proprerties menu changing the text frame number to
three. When I added pictures they appeared infront of
the text. To fix this by wrapping the text around the
image. I managed to do this by clicking on the image
box then clicking on the section labeled window in
menu bar and the clicking text wrap. In the text wrap
tab I selected there was multiple formats other
wrapping the text, for the first image I used the wrap
around the object shape which didn't really work
because it still made a box around the shape which
could have been to do with the type of image file I was
using. On the second picture I used the jump object
text warp with leaves a gape between text at the top
and the bottom. I also used the shape tool frequently
to create blobs to important text out. I used the paint
bucket tool to colour the rectangles red. I also used
the polygon tool and drew a polygon. Then I double
clicked on the polygon to open polygon's setting,
changed the number of sides to five and the 5
percentage to 55. This creates a star.

6. Reflection
• What elements of your experiments will you include in your
final product?
• I was fairly happy with my colour scheme. The colours help to
set the mood of the article. All of the colour contrast well
against each other. The images also share similar colour
scheme to the page but still stand out.
• I will also use columns to break up my text in my final project.
• I will use the shape tools for my final project to create blobs.
However I will not use blobs in my article but I will on my
cover.
• I will definitely use the text warp tool.