This document provides instructions for layout and design elements used in creating a magazine mockup in Photoshop. Key steps include using grids for alignment, copying fonts and images from external sites, resizing and positioning elements, changing colors and adding gradients, and using selection and eraser tools to modify layers. Layout elements like mastheads, banners, boxes, and pull quotes are created and styled for consistency across pages.

2. 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.

3. This is a font that I copied and pasted from
www.dafont.com, I scolled through the available
fonts, chose one I liked and wrote popslash! In the
box available.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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’.

11. I placed the patterned letter along with the
originals and linked the layers to create
my finished Daina logo.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. I included a strap line under my masthead, I did this
using the text box and the ruler at the the top of
photoshop to assure they were equally spaced .

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.

16. I added a barcode, for this I copied and pasted
an image of one off the internet and resized it
with free transform. I then added a textbox to
include a price, date and issue number.

17. I added lead lines and a description box for
my ‘Lola’ article by using a text box, I kept
all the font the same and drew attention to
the artists names by putting them in bold.
That was my cover finished.

18. For my contents page I felt that my image
needed a border, to achieve this I used the
rectangle tool and filled it in with the paint
bucket then placed it behind the image.

19. I wrote an editors note and I wanted it to feel
more personal so I wrote my signature on paint
with the brush tool and then copied and pasted it
onto my contents.

20. To maintain a house style I included a small
version of my masthead at the bottom next to
the page number.

21. I included a pull quote on my DPS and to make it
visible over the main image I added a rectangle
box, filled it and then changed the opacity of the
layer.

22. To maintain a house style I added a small
grey box onto the bottom of each page along
with the small version of the masthead and a
page number.

23. To distinguish between the questions and
answers within my interview I made the
questions bold and also copied and pasted the
‘D’ from my masthead to show it was the
magazine asking the question.