The document describes the steps taken to create preliminary front cover and contents pages for a school magazine as part of a task to familiarize oneself with Adobe Photoshop CS4. It outlines 15 steps for creating the front cover, including adding a masthead, school logo, cover stories, images, and publication details. It then outlines 17 steps for creating the contents page, such as adding logos, borders, photos, masthead, issue date, page numbers, and social media links. The preliminary pages were created to test formatting and layout before designing final versions for a main task.

1. PRELIMINARY TASK
For my Preliminary Task, I have created a
Front Cover and Contents Page to familiarise
myself with the software Adobe Photoshop
CS4

2. Evidence of Front Cover
Step-by-step
Before starting my Main Task Front Cover, I have created a
Test (Prelim) Front Cover
Below is a step by step guide on how I created my
‘Preliminary Task – Front Cover Page’

3. Step 1
First of all I created gridlines using
the ruler tool so that I could have a
rough idea of where I wanted the
Masthead and Strapline

4. Step 2
I added a border, top and bottom

5. Step 3
I added the Masthead ‘Lesson
Learnt’

6. Step 4
I underlined the Masthead to give it
a complete look

7. Step 5
I added the school logo as the
magazine is school related

8. Step 6
I added 3 irregular rectangle shapes
to the magazine to add cover
stories

9. Step 7
I added a Main Image

10. Step 8
I added a Strapline to the magazine

11. Step 9
I added social networking links and
logos to denote the magazine is
available on Facebook and Twitter. I
also added a barcode.

12. Step 10
I added the magazines website:
www.lessonlearnt.co.uk and I
added cover stories to the
magazine

13. Step 11
I added page numbers below the
cover lines

14. Step 12
I then added extra information
about the cover stories

15. Step 13
Next I added the data of the
magazine issue, the issue number
and the price of the magazine

16. Step 14
I then added a headline to attract
and entice customers

17. Step 15
Added caption to the main image

18. Preliminary Task – Evidence
Contents Page Layout
Step-by-step
Before starting my Main Task Contents Page, I have
created a Test (Prelim) Contents Page
Below is a step by step guide on how I created my
‘Preliminary Task – Contents Page’

19. Step 1
First of all I created gridlines using
the ruler too so that I could have a
rough idea of where I wanted some
important, as yet unplanned,
information to go.

20. Step 2
I created the background for my
magazine contents page for my text
to go on

21. Step 3
I placed the image ‘St Pauls Logo’ to
symbolise what the magazine is
about and show relevance to the
school

22. Step 4
I added a border at the top and the
bottom of the page

23. Step 5
I added a shape where my picture
would go

24. Step 6
I then added my photo on top of the
shape

25. Step 7
I then started adding photos to
complete the look of the contents page

26. Step 8
I then starting added photos to
complete the look of the contents page

27. Step 9
I then starting added photos to
complete the look of the contents page

28. Step 10
Next I added the Masthead then added
the issue date

29. Step 11
I then added the website name and
then the page number

30. Step 12
Next I wrote about an opening
paragraph about the magazine and
what would be included in the first
issue

31. Step 13
I then added my signature

32. Step 14
Next I added social networking links,
such as Facebook

33. Step 15
Then Twitter

34. Step 16
I added the contents page

35. Step 17
I then added page numbers to the
picture and words relating to it.
Contents page complete