The document describes the steps taken to design the front cover of a music magazine in Adobe Photoshop. These steps include:
1) Creating a faded background color using the shaded fill tool.
2) Designing the title with large text in a distinctive font style and adding effects like drop shadow and an outline.
3) Importing the dominant image and adding a strap line listing bands.
4) Creating coverlines with text and rectangles, and using effects like drop shadow.
5) Adding shapes and buzzwords to draw the eye around the cover.
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2. I started by creating a
background by using
the shaded fill tool.
This allows me to
make a fade
between the colour I
have chosen for my
background into
white.
3. I designed my title by using
the text tool. I put the
text size at size 150pt
and set the style as
‘Engravers MT.’ I added
effects by double clicking
the layer style. I added
drop shadow to bring the
text forward and add an
outline. I also added a
red rectangle to go
around the text to make
the title stand out to the
target audience.
4. I inserted my dominant image
by saving the image in my
files as a J.PEG and then
importing it a dragging it
over to my work. I created a
strap line my creating a
rectangle and then putting
text in, listing the different
bands which are contained
inside. I created a shape in
the top right and used
buzzwords to attract the
audience to the content of
the magazine. I chose the
colour yellow because many
other music magazines use it
as it goes well with the other
colours used.
5. I created my main coverline
and the rest of my
coverlines with text and
rectangles. I moved the
rectangles to the bottom
of my layers so that they
were sent to the back of
my coverlines to make my
coverlines stand out more.
On my main cover line I
used a quote from what
Ben had said. I used
effects on this quote like
‘drop shadow’ to bring the
quote forward more.
6. As you can see in the bottom
right of my magazine front
cover, I have created
another shape with the
shape tool, to draw the
audiences eyes towards it,
as it is presenting ‘free’
things in the magazine.
This is an example of a
buzzword which is used
commonly on front cover
magazines. My barcode
contains, the price of the
magazine, the date of
release and the issue
number of the magazine.
This was all created with the
text tool, pushed the text
layer forward so it is seen
over the barcode, by pulling
the layer further down on
the right of this screenshot.
