Benjamin created a magazine cover in Photoshop and went through several iterations of the design process. He started with a grayscale photo and rust and white colors inspired by metal. Based on other magazines, he added a menu strip. To fill empty space, he included additional articles and a poster offer. For the double page spread, he opened a new document, rotated it, and added the album art cover. Between versions, he added a page number and rearranged text for improved appearance.

1. Production Reflection
Benjamin Wincup

2. Process
I started to use a different
version of photoshop on
this project, so it took me a
while to get used to. I
started with this original
concept, making the feature
article photo grayscale,
making the colours brown
and white, like rusty metal.
The white was placed on
top of the brown so you
could see the text.

3. Process
After having a look at my
work, I decided to add a
menu strip. This is because
other music magazines have
these and it fits the
aesthetic. This is also why I
chose the fonts I used; they
suit the style.

4. Process
I added a few things to my
final cover, such as a free
poster, another featured
article. I added these as my
original one looked quite
empty.

5. Process
To make my double page
spread, I opened a new A3
document and rotated it by
90 . After that, I added the
special edition art of the
album cover. I added an
edited version of it onto the
top and bottom so that it
wasn’t just white.
I added the white box
under the text so that it
didn’t clash with the
background colours.
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6. Process
This is my original save and
then the newer version. The
difference between the two
is that I added a page
number and changed the
text around to make it look
better.