2. I started by editing a photograph of
a model to use as a centre and base,
allowing me to place text around
her effectively. I cut out the
background and airbrushed her
skin, in order to remove any
blemishes or imperfections –
making it look professional. I
thought the model would look
appropriate for the genre of my
magazine as she has pink in her
hair and is making a peace sign –
which are things that are typically
done or seen in rock/alternative
magazines.
3. I then added a background which I
found from Google of a red nebula
– I used red as it matches the
theme I have – red, black and
white. I cut out the picture of the
model and place it on top of the
picture I found – this is similar to
what I did on my cover page with
the red lightning background. I
think that this makes it consistent
if I do something similar on my
double page spread too. The
background colour also matches
the model’s top and streak of
colour in her hair – this means that
the model fits in well with the
background.
4. I then began to add my text and
features. I added the title of my
magazine again, as I had noticed
that many magazines did this on
their contents. I also added the
words ‘This Week’ in bold and eye-
catching writing, adding a similar
effect to it as the one I created on
the magazine title – this was to
make it consistent again. I added a
page number to the page – number
3, this makes it more realistic. I then
added an ‘On the cover’ section to
illustrate that the following items
will be ones that were advertised on
the cover. I have stuck to the house
style by ensuring that all the colours
used are red, black and white.
5. I then went on to add my
actual page listings and a
‘More’ section illustrating
articles that were not
advertised on the cover. I
will be displaying these
lists of pages in the same
way as they’re displayed
in the ‘On the cover’
section to add
consistency and
professionalism.
6. I then added more text to the
‘More’ section, along with two
photographs and listings of where
those particular photographs can
be found. I did this as I’d seen it
done on many magazines such as
Kerrang! and it made the page look
more interesting/appealing. I took
ideas from other magazines
meaning I have stuck to certain
standard conventions, whereas the
use of one artist as a main picture
on a contents page is a deviation
from conventions.
7. I then added another photo,
signifying the free posters that are
inside. I finished the contents listing
and ensured that it filled all the
space that was available next to the
photograph of the model. When I
had finished, I thought the text
didn’t look very clear because the
background had bits of white in – so
I added a black faded box behind
the contents listings to make the
words clearer to read and more
defined. I also changed the title
‘Disturbance’ that I had originally
used to ‘Contents’ to ensure that
people know exactly what it is and
there's no confusion. I also had to
change the first listing from ‘Logan
Henderson’ to ‘Logan Hendrix’ as it
was a typo.
