The document describes the process of designing magazine covers and contents pages in Adobe InDesign. It shows screenshots of iterative changes made to layouts, images, colors, fonts and text. Key elements like the cover model, masthead, cover lines and page numbers are refined and repositioned. Text effects like gradients, strokes and embossing are added to make elements stand out. The goal is to create visually appealing and easily readable designs that will attract an audience.

1. Front cover print screens

2. I changed the colour scheme of
my front cover as well as added
in more cover lines. The image
isn't the image I will be using for
my front cover, it is a draft
whilst I arrange to take my
magazine photos.

3. This is now the
image I will using
for my Front
cover, I have
removed the
Masthead to
focus on the
editing of the
image itself.

4. I have now added back
in my masthead and
cropped around the
image to allow me to
experiment with
different background
colours.

5. I have now added back in my
cover lines, adding colour
overlays and strokes to them
to allow them to stand out.

7. I keep re arranging my cover lines
to see where they best fit around
the page.

8. I added a strap line which
was originally on my plan
and experimented with
different overlays and
gradients as well as fonts.

9. I changed the position of
the date as well as the
character of the text to
allow more space and
easier reading.

10. I have now added
more cover lines as
well as starting to
introduce some Indie
Artists to get the
audiences attention.

11. I have now added puff to
advertise extra features
included inside the
magazine. And a
secondary image to
show what content will
be included.

12. I later decided to change
the background colour as
before it was unnatural,
this background doesn’t
over power the main
image itself .

13. I am considering
changing the colour of
the lips to fit the colour
scheme more.

14. I have changed the
lip colour of my
model, to suit the
overall theme of
colours already
used.

15. (lip colour change)

16. I decided to change the lip colour
again to allow the lips to be a
stand out feature. As well as
darkening her eyebrows and
texture of hair.

18. I have added many more cover lines,
to include more artists to reach out
more to the audience and attract
them to buy.

19. I have changed the
colour of the text to
allow it to stand out on
the cover and be easily
read from a distance.

20. I have now made all the text
bold and embossed to give it
a 3D effect.

21. I have changed
the strapline at
the bottom, to
have wider text
as before the text
didn’t stand out
and the spacing
was off.

22. Contents page screenshots

23. I have
added a
gradient
background
for the
background
of my
contents
page.

24. I have now added the
images I want to include
on my contents page.

25. I am experimenting with
different positioning and
layout of my images.

26. I am now starting to put in
text for the columns that will
later appear. This is so that it
shows the links to the other
pages in the magazine.

27. I am adding more titles
to what other pages
and articles are
included inside the
magazine.

29. I have added the page
numbers and linked
them to the relevant
picture.

30. I have added more detail to
the extra titles and have
embossed them to make
them stand out more
compared to the normal text
underneath it.

31. I have added puff, to
advertise other
features inside the
magazine. I have done
this by adding a shape
and making it bold.

32. I have added a title, to
identify to the reader that
this is the contents page.

33. I have added more
text as well as
social media links
at the bottom of
the page.

35. I have made the text
bolder, as well I have
edited one of the
images by changing the
background colour. To
allow the models to
stand out.

37. I have added a
shape in the
background as a
border to allow the
text to stand out.

39. I have added a
border to the black
box/shape, to make
it tie the colours in
to the overall theme.

41. Double page spread I changed
the order of
the pages to
allow it to be
in the correct
order/format
of a
magazine.

42. This is the amount of columns i
selected, it ranged from 0-5, I
found 3 was most appropriate for
the amount of text I had.

43. This tool allowed me to insert any shape I
required, I decided to use a rectangle to
create some form of text box to stand out
from my picture.

44. By selecting “Place” it
allowed me to select the
image I wanted to appear on
my pages.

45. Margins, meant that my text would stay in the selected
area i had placed it in and not go over the page or out of
the selected box.

46. Zoom in and Zoom out allowed me
to be able to focus on different areas
on the page.

47. These tools, meant that I could see
the overall construction lines/areas
and controls to allow me to have an
overall idea of what my final product
would appear like.

48. I used a stroke on my text, to allow it to
stand out against my article text. I did
this by changing the weight and
thickness of my stroke and the border
colour.

49. This tool allowed me to select the colour of my
text as well as the opacity of my shapes and fill. I
found this useful as it had a variety of hues to
choose from.