Charlotte created a school magazine in Photoshop using various tools. She used the Horizontal Type Tool to create the masthead and plug. She cropped the school logo and a photo of Shannon using the Crop Tool and Quick Selection Tool. Charlotte made the background one color using the Paint Bucket Tool. To improve the magazine, she would use theme-appropriate images, consistent font styling, and better-fitting background colors and images.

1. Charlotte McBride 12N
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*When creating my school magazine I used the tools available to
me on Photoshop to create an eye-catching magazine.

3. When creating the
Masthead I used the
Horizontal Type Tool to
give me the option of
text.
I put the school logo in
the top corner. To do so
I cropped around the
image to get just the
logo. I used the crop
tool.
To crop Shannon for my
feature article photo so
there is no background
image I used the Quick
Selection Tool. This way
I am able to only select
Shannon and can go over
any bits I have missed
quickly.
To create the background for my
magazine I used the paint bucket
tool. This way I can make my
background all one colour and an
even tone.
The cover line was
created using the
horizontal text
tool.
The plug was also
created using the
horizontal text tool.

4. Masthead was created
using the horizontal type
tool.
The background was
made from my own
picture which I cropped
and moved to the
position wanted
To create the cover
line I used the
horizontal type
tool to write the
text.

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Cover lines: Information about major articles given on the front page of
a magazine.
Feature article photograph: the photograph used on the front cover to
attract attention to the main article (usually a celebrity that will appeal
to the target audience).
Masthead: The title of a magazine or newspaper usually place at the top
of the front cover.
Plug: Information about the contents of a magazine or newspaper given
on the front cover.
Typography: The typeface or font that is used in print texts.
Mise-en-scene: Anything in the frame of an image that provides
meaning; costume, background, facial expressions etc.

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To improve my magazine I would use images that go with the theme of the
magazine.
As well as this I would create the texts as one font, colour and size. The
texts used already look “unprofessional” and tacky.
The background images need improving because the colour on the front
page does not fit in with the image and also looks cheap.
I have used the wrong font colours to make my magazine look presentable
or worthy.