1. I decided to go for an earthy look because
the colours links with the dark green I’ve
been using throughout my front cover and
contents page. I dropped my picture into
Photoshop and didn’t want change the
dimension of the photo, so I used the ‘Crop
Tool’ to take some of the picture and add it
within the middle to fill the gap. This gave
my background a more realistic look and it
complements my artist and genre
I used the ‘Transformation Tool’ to adjust
the picture on the right to bring
background together and look like it was a
whole picture

2. I’ve used the same font throughout because
it’s bold and sharp and it stands out from the
page; it also complements my genre and main
artist- showing that it’s masculine
I wanted to place all my text on the right to avoid clutter
on the left because the picture is the main attraction on
that page and it looks more presentable whereas on the
left you only have the side profile of my artist which
enables me to grab my audiences attention by the text

3. By dropping my text into columns it gives the article
a better appeal for my audience because it’s easy to
follow . By having a natural background I found it
hard to use colours against the picture because it
doesn’t read well, so I decided to use black and
green colours, with either a white or black stoke
around it so that it’s easy to read and understand
After all my text was placed on my page I decided
to form it around his body so that it doesn’t look
like a typical magazine. I decide to move my Pull
Quote down the page and put a heading at the top
to introduce the article and what it will be about,
this gives the reader a slight idea of what it’s going
to be appearing in the article. To add to the
finishing touches I also used the ‘Blur Tool’
smoothen his skin and give it a better quality
finish. All together I used my technical skills to
show my ability at creating a finished double page
spread which suits my audience and genre.