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1. Front cover Contents Double-page spread Development

2. I started by uploading my medium close-up image into a piece of image editing software. The original image is in colour but I don’t want to entire cover to be colourful. So I have decided to use the history brush technique so both eliminate some of the colour and also to focus the attention to Maisie’s face. The first step is to duplicate the layer and then turn the top layer black & white. I then erased the area of the image where I want colour to show through (the head and arms) This is the final history brush effect

3. I then used the text tool to enter the masthead and tagline of the magazine. I duplicated the masthead, changed the colour to grey then dropped it behind the dark blue masthead to create a shadow effect. The main cover line for the interview and pull quote can now be added. I also made a shadow on the cover line to draw attention. Also to give a 3D, professional feel to the cover. Now the rest of the cover lines can be added along with the skyline. I used a mixture of black and navy blue text to give some variety and keep the cover from being boring and dull. The final touches such as the barcode, price and date can be added to finalise the front cover.

4. Contents

5. I started the contents page by importing a royalty free image of a saxophone for the background to tie-in with the Jazz/Blues theme. I reduced the opacity of the image to make sure it doesn’t steal the attention of the page. I then entered the title using the same colour and font as the masthead to keep up consistency. I also added a shadow for a professional feel. I then imported original images for each featured article in the magazine. I then added the page numbers at the bottom left of each image so the reader can link the image with a feature. Then the text can be added. I used a sans font to keep the page from looking too busy. Also using black to be in keep with the colour scheme.

6. Double-page spread

7. The first page of the double-page spread has to be simple and reasonably plain to even up the balance of text and image, as the second page will be mainly text due to the interview. So I imported the image and changed the colour to black & white to add an artistic quality which relates to my preproduction ideas. I then added the title in plain sans capital font. But for the quote, I made it sans serif typeface, changed the colour and added a shadow. This is all to add variety and to draw attention as this quote will attract reader’s the look at the interview on the next page.

8. A magazine I read regularly (Rhythm) always use a simple but stylish layout for double-page spreads so in inspiration, I decided to use a similar layout for mine. I started by entering the title ‘The BOGALOO interview’ using a text tool. The BOOGALOO text is the same as the masthead to give a logo quality to the masthead. I then entered a quick introduction to the interview. With this, I changed it to an italic sans font to add variety to keep the page interesting for the reader. The pre-written article was then pasted into the text tool. After pasting in, it needed to be arranged into columns and paragraphs for easy reading. I also edited the questions to make them bold. This is also for making reading the interview easier. Finally I put the two pages together onto one file. The balance of the two pages i.e. the left plain and the right busy with text. can be seen. The two pages compliment each other and fit with the rest of the magazine in terms of colours, fonts and layout.