I created the main layout for the contents page in Photoshop and added text in Quark. Each page box was made using the rectangle tool and a gradient. The ribbon was created using rectangles, the lasso tool, and triangles. Images were imported, backgrounds were blurred, and layers, styles, and effects were used to focus attention on subjects.

1. I created the main layout for the I blurred the background of the
contents page in Photoshop first image to focus the attention to
then added all of the text on to it the subject I also increased the
in quark. brightness and reduced the
contrast slightly.
I created the ribbon by using the
rectangle tool, I rotated it
slightly and sliced the right side
down vertically using the lasso
Each page box was made using tool. I created another rectangle
the rectangle tool and then I in which I cut a triangle out of for
added a slight gradient onto it the end of the ribbon which gave
through the layer styles. the effect of it wrapping around
the sidebar.

2. I created the contents page title
background using the rectangle
On the image I sharpened the tool.
subjects face and blurred the
background which draws the
attention away from the
background.

3. I imported the ribbon which I I used the text tool for all the
made in Photoshop and moved it text used on the contents page
onto the rectangle which I which I adjusted the settings for
created using the shape tool. such as the colour and the font
type. The font used was “A love
of thunder”.

4. I created rectangle behind the
caption and changed the
I imported the Facebook, and twitter icons into the opacity slightly so you could see
document which were saved as PNG images to the background through it.
preserve transparency, I then had to remove the
box background as it automatically adds a white
background to images.

5. The masking tape is a brush which I downloaded
The ribbon was taken from the cover and changed
the colour using the gradient overlay tool. The
The background image and ribbon along with other images were imported from the files along
some other images were created using Photoshop. with the red autumn album cover which I created
I edited the image by blurring the background by using an existing image I took, and added lines for
using a quick mask and increased contrast through lasers.
image styles.

6. The images of the band album cover and captioned
The image was edited in Photoshop, I adjusted the image was added using the image box tool, I
levels and contrast and blurred the background by created the band album cover in Photoshop using
using the quick mask tool. To make the attention a picture I took of them.
be drawn to the band.

7. I wrote my article in Microsoft word to check for
spelling mistakes and so I could edit the article
easier.