Jodie Wood experimented with layouts for the front cover and double page spread of her magazine. For the cover, she used a model photo with the title below her head. She kept the same Helvetica font style throughout. For her double page spread experiment, she positioned photos and text in a layout inspired by Vogue. She added borders and drawings over the images. In her reflection, Jodie notes she will keep the cover style, layout, and model pose for her final product. For the double page spread, she will also keep the drawn over images and text placement, using a similar photo layout with a main focal photo.

1. Experiments
Jodie Wood

2. Front Cover Process
• To begin my process of making a front cover, I chose a
picture of a model to be the cover girl. I chose this Missoni
advert because I liked the sky in the back and how it made
the model stand out I liked the contrast of colours and the
pose in which she is standing in.
• Her height also meant I would be able to put the title of
my magazine underneath her head to make her stand out
even more.
• To do this, I used a magnetic lasso tool and cut around the
area that would be effected then made a layer copy and
dragged that layer to be under the text layer.
• I font I chose to use was Helvetica Light Oblique because I
liked the way it looked and it looked quite smart. To carry
on the same aesthetic, I used different variations of the
Helvetica font to make it look different.
• I even put a barcode in the corner to make it look real.
Chosen cover photo

4. Reflection
• What elements of your experiments will you include in
your final product?
• I like the name I chose for the magazine – JODI – and
the style of the cover. I like the layout I used and will
keep the same aesthetic I used. I will keep the same
structure because I like the aesthetic of the cover. I like
the way the model stands and will replicate a similar
pose with my models. I also like the blue sky
background, however, due to it being November, it will
be difficult to get a background that is that nice. I will
just use the college studio – both the white and black
backgrounds- to get a range of different shots.

5. Double Page Process
• I decided to use the campaign shoots to fit with
the theme from my cover. I started by positioning
the photos the way I wanted them to look,
changing the size and the layout. As I did this, I had
a double page spread from Vogue in front of me to
give inspiration. It was a common theme to have a
small copy of the cover next to the article about
the cover model.
• I structured the article to go around the images to
bring more attention to the photos. I will do the
same on my final product to keep that attention
on the photos.
• I put a black boarder on the edge of the page but
then decided to half the size and duplicate the
layer, placing one on the opposite corner of the
page.
• At the very end, I thought that there was
something missing on the page, so I drew some
hearts over the top to make it look like someone
had drawn over it. I thought it came out nicely and
I will keep the same aesthetic on my final double
page spread.
original
final

7. Reflection
• What elements of your experiments will you include in your
final product?
• The experimental double page spread, came out how I
want my final one to be. I will use this as a guide because I
like the layout. I will also keep the drawing over the
pictures and the text over them – this will make it look
more arty and niche.
• The pictures I use will be in a similar layout – one main one
with smaller ones around. The main one will be slightly
different to the others, making it stand out more.
• The headline of the article will be placed over the top of
the images so it looks more relaxed, unlike a newspaper
where it is placed on the top of the page.