The document discusses the process of creating a school magazine cover and contents page. It describes using various software programs like Photoshop, InDesign, and Publisher to design and layout the pages. Specifically, it discusses taking photos with a digital camera and editing them in Photoshop. It also covers using InDesign to combine pages into one document and organize text and images on the contents page. The purpose of the magazine and design choices are analyzed in comparison to an existing magazine.

1. PRELIMINARY TASK
EVALUATION
COVER AND CONTENTS PAGES OF A
SCHOOL MAGAZINE
AS Media Unit G321
 What have you learnt about the technologies
from the process of constructing this
 product?
In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2. MY FRONT COVER AND
CONTENTS PAGE
This is my front cover page and contents page. They both were designed
and edited by me using Photoshop and InDesign to collate the pages
together into one document.

3. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MY
FRONT COVER AND AN EXISTING
COVER
Both magazines have a
Masthead. To show
what the page is about.
Both of them include a
number of Cover
Lines. Giving the
reader an idea of what
to expect inside the
magazine.
Dominant Images
separating text around
the image. [rule of
thirds] Making the
page look interesting.

4. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MY
FRONT COVER AND AN EXISTING
COVER
Colour style (red scheme for my
magazine and pink scheme for
“Glamour”). Identifying the type
of audience to read it.
image is in centre for “Glamour”
and side for my magazine.
Showing a relaxed teen
lifestyle, instead of a
busy, luxurious lifestyle like the
celebs.
Plain background for “Glamour”
but casual background for my
magazine. Making the text of the
existing magazine stand
out, however it makes my
magazine look much interesting
to look at.
Less cover lines in my magazine
than “Glamour”. This makes my
magazine look relaxed and
stylish , but glamour looks busy.
Colours and text of “Glamour” is
more pink and feminine, but mine
is unisex. Attracting the
individual readers to them.
My magazine has a male student
on the cover, whereas “Glamour
has a female celebrity. Indicating
the glamour magazine is for girls
and the use of different colours

5. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MY
CONTENTS PAGE AND AN EXISTING
ONE
Both magazines have a
Masthead. Making the
purpose of the page to be
known to the reader.
Both contents pages
include text in blocks on
the page. Making it neat
and easy to read.
Subheadings to help
guide the reader. Allowing
them to understand what
the text is about.
Different colours are used,
but the existing contents
includes more pink but
mine mainly has a maroon
theme. Showing the type
of magazine it is.
More than one image on
the pages to make the
page look interesting.

6. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MY
CONTENTS PAGE AND AN EXISTING
ONE
The existing magazine
masthead is in a different font
and is slightly slanted. Making
it stylish and interesting.
Whereas mine is relaxed and
cool, just like typical teens.
The text colour is different for
the different blocks making it
look cool, however the
existing magazine has one
colour with small text,
maki8ng the colour and
images stand out more than
the text.
My magazine only consists of
two images, making it simple
however, the existing
magazine contents page has a
large number of images
making it more funky and
dominating the page with
images.
The image in my magazine is
slanted, making it look stylish
to adapt the style of the page.
But the existing contents page

7. SOFTWARE AND RESOURCES
During the process of constructing the magazine I’ve
learnt more about the college online moodle facility, I
learnt how to find different documents and
slideshows to help me obtain and gather information.
Particularly, I learnt how to operate moodle by saving
or opening the documents which are based on the
online learning system.
Towards the start of the process I had to take images
using a digital camera for the magazine. I learnt how
to hold the piece of technology whilst capturing a
picture. I also learnt how to position the camera,
whilst considering the “Rule of Thirds”. I also learnt
how to delete photographs from the camera which I
did not want to use. Once I had taken my
photographs I had chosen the photos with clear
quality and good positioning of the photo.
 What have you learnt about the technologies
from the process of constructing this product?

8. SOFTWARE AND RESOURCES
Whilst producing my product I had used Adobe
Photoshop to edit my images. I learnt what the
buttons on the program do to the image and I also
learnt how to create different layers and merging
different layers. I learnt how to insert images and to
crop them to fit the size of a magazine page. As well
as this I used Adobe InDesign, this allowed me to
collate both images of my magazine into one
document. I learnt how to insert text and how to
rearrange the image on the page, for it to be suitable
for magazine pages.
During the process of production I had to use
Microsoft Word to come up with ideas. I learnt how to
insert images and to brainstorm on the program. As
well as this I had used Microsoft Publisher to produce
draft pages of both pages of the product. I learnt how
to insert backgrounds and how to use tabs to
process effective layouts.
 What have you learnt about the technologies
from the process of constructing this product?

9. RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY USED
TO PRODUCE MAGAZINE COVER
Digital Camera
I had used a digital camera to Adobe
take a MCU (Middle Close-up
shot) of the student. Whilst
Photoshop
Using Adobe Photoshop I had edited my
image to improve its visual content of the
positioning the camera. I cover. Using this program I did the
considered and observed the following:
rule of thirds, I purposely left a
blank space on top for the
• Also I created a drop shadow effect
on the masthead, emphasising the
masthead and I positioned the
importance of the magazine.
camera so that the image was
to a side; making space for the
• I used the spot healing tool to fix the
models skin., making him look like a
cover lines. I told the model to
dreamy model rather than a average
smile and gaze straight forward;
making him look like he's student at the college.
having a good time at the • I had Improved the images brightness
college. This would then give a and lighting by emphasising the
positive image of the college student through changing the levels of
inside the readers head. the colours.
However, I should have moved • I made the “WIN! Concert tickets See
the image so that the model DRAKE LIVE!!!” text, red, big and bold
was in the middle of the page. attracting the readers attention
Allowing space for extra cover because this is a typical advantage
lines. which most teens would prefer.

10. SOFTWARE USED TO PRODUCE
CONTENTS PAGE
Using Adobe InDesign I had created my contents page for the
magazine, and I had collated both pages of the magazine into the
program binding it into one document,. Using this program I did the
following:
• I inserted a masthead into the page with the same style as the
front cover, maintaining a certain style. I changed the colour to
maroon as the model in the image is wearing maroon, and this
colour codes the page, making It look attractive to the reader.
• I inserted the text of the page in boxes, making the page look
neat and organised. However, I changed the colours of the text,
attracting the readers attention, instead of the text looking plain
and boring from a teens perspective.
• Using InDesign I moved the text in different positions making it
look interesting, as long amounts of text does tend to bore teens.
• Also, I had inserted an image of three friends wearing maroon
heels. This suggests fashion and friendship to teens, and once
again sticking to the colour scheme of the page, which is
maroon. I rotated the image to make the page look funky,
instead of being dominated by text,