This document provides instructions for designing a magazine cover in steps. It describes using tools like the grid, magic wand, and paint bucket to select and modify images and backgrounds. Key elements added include a masthead copied from online, resized men pasted from elsewhere, and text boxes for banners and captions. Background colors, gradients, and hue adjustments are made. The masthead is replicated in different color schemes. Photos are extracted and pink backgrounds filled in. Conventions like the masthead at top and strap lines are followed to complete the cover design.

1. I used this grid to help me keep everything
level. To use this tool you go
view/show/grid. You can toggle this on and
off by using Alt and h at the same time

2. This is a font that I copied and pasted from
www.dafont.com to use as my masthead. I chose it
because it looks relevant to the genre as it is bubbly and
bold.

3. I dragged the masthead to the top left of the
cover, this is because when a magazine is on a shelf
this is the bit which is visible to the audience.

4. I copied and pasted each of the men separately
and then resized them using edit/free transform. I
dragged them into position and then merged all
the layers to make it easier to move them all as
one.

5. I changed the background colour of
the cover by using the paint filler, I
chose a metal grey so it did not take
away from the colours of the men.

6. To achieve this effect I double clicked
on the layer and added a gradient. This
adds more tone and interest to the
background.

7. I restored the background white after changing
my mind. I used the paint filler to make the
masthead a bright and fun blue to fit the genre. I
then added a pink banner using the rectangle
tool.

8. To achieve the other boxes I copied and pasted images
from the internet and deleted the background by
selecting it with the magic wand tool. I used text
boxes to fill the banner with appropriate sentences.

9. After finding a font I liked from www.dafont.com I
wanted to create a patterned effect inside the ‘D’. I
copied and pasted a patterned image that I liked and
dragged the letter over the top. I changed the opacity
of the letter and then merged the layers together. I
then deleted all the pattern on the outside using the
magic wand tool and was left with a patterned ‘D’.

10. I placed the patterned letter along with
the originals to create my Daina
masthead. I chose the pattern to make
the image represent feminism and fun.

11. I made several copies of the masthead by selecting
the whole thing then holding Ctrl/c to cope and
then Ctrl/v to paste. I then tried out different colour
schemes by going into image/adjustments/hue and
saturation and changing the levels appropriately. To
have as many different versions as possible.

12. To start my front cover I took away the
background of my photo by drawing around
it with the magnet lasso. After deleting it I
used the paint bucket tool to fill the
background in light pink.

13. I copied and pasted my masthead onto the top
of my magazine, I did this to follow the usual
design conventions and keep it to seeand attract
attention.

14. I included a strap line under my
masthead, I did this using the text box.

15. I added another strap line at the bottom, for this I
used the rectangular tool to make the box and
then used the paint bucket to colour it a dark pink.
I then added text over the top using the text tool.