Contents Page Plan

Final Magazine Cover

I have now improved my magazine by taking suggestions from some of the feedback I got from my magazine cover evaluation. I have change the font of my kickers and added a drop shadow to the main kicker so that it stands out from the rest of the page. I have also enlarged the image and using the lasso tool I have made the models head go in front of the masthead. I like this as I think it makes the page look more complete and tied together rather than there being many seperate sections, they now all work well together.

Magazine Cover Evaluation

Magazine Cover Draft 2


I have now finished my magazine cover and have changed the font and added shading in some areas in order to emphasise the text

Magazine Cover Draft 1


I have now started creating my magazine cover using photosshop. I started by taking a photo that would fit well into my magazine design. I then spent sometime editing this image in order to improve the photograph. Once this was completed I added on text, creating a masthead and several kicker with explanatory text in order to create the magazine cover. When adding text I used a grid in order to ensure all of the seperate sections of writing lined up in the way I wanted them to.

Magazine Cover Layout

I have created a layout for my magazine cover, in which I have planned out where I will place each component of the cover and creating possible kickers and explanatory texts.


Magazine Cover Analysis

Magazine Cover Analysis

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I also created an advertisement using an image I had taken at school in order to further my Photoshop skills. I did this by adding a new layer to the photo and then using the "Brush Tool" I drew a pink line down one side of the image. I then changed the layer type to "Soft Light" which made it seem translusent and blend into the rest of the white background. I also used "Colour Filtering" which made the overall image seem lighter. Finally I pasted in and popular brand name and rotated it in order to make it fit into the area I wanted to contain it.

Cloning

As one of your practice tasks we were asked to take photos and edit them using the "Clone Tool" on PhotoShop. With this image I edited out some of the writing on the sign for the school. I did this by using the "Clone Tool" as I didn't want only half of the school name on the sign and would rather have no writing. I think that I did this quite successfully as the sign appears to be that way in real life and is more aesthetic.