CREATING MY DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

BY HALIMA KHAN

DESIGNING MY LOGO AND BACKGROUND

Whilst creating my double page spread, I decided to include the “N” logo to make the audience aware that this specific double page spread belongs to Nation hits magazine. I wanted to make the double page spread stand out in comparison to the cover and content, that’s why I decided to add a background effect. The effect I decided to go for was white lines, on the right hand side, and then bigger red lines on the left. i believe the lines added emphasis to the page and made it look more effective.

LOGO AND IMAGEI used the main magazine logo “N” in my double page spread, simply so the audience are aware that this page belongs to the “nation hits” magazine. I used a variety of fonts. I used the font “chalkboard” with a large size of “240” in order to make the “N” stand out from the rest of the page. I then used “tekton pro” for the actual title of the page, and lastly for the name of the singer, I used “Lucida blackletter” as the subheading in order for the audience to distinguish the difference between the title and the singers name.I decided to place a large image, alongside a smaller one on the right hand, and them both of different poses. The poses suggest that the singer is passionate about singing, and values music an awful lot.

NEW BACKGROUND AND LOGO

During the process of changing my double page spread, I decided to change the colours slightly by changing the orange to a dark red, so that there was emphasis on the images, alongside the made the title of the page stand out on red background. The colours are still bright, however I felt the red flowed better and didn't’t make the double page spread look messy. I decided to keep the lines on the side, however to change the colour to black, and change the subtitle “Cole world” to a white to add significance to the subtitle.

EDITING THE MAIN IMAGE

With the use of Photoshop I edited the main image on my double page spread. I brightened the image with the use of “effect of filter, magenta” on quark to make the picture look effective. I also changed the background to a orange/red in order to blend in with the double page background.

Editing the new images

During the process of adjusting my double page spread, I felt image was a key feature that attracts the audience, therefore I changed my model, and decided that they should have a posture and pose that indicates toughness and fieriness. I have added three main images of the model posing in three different ways to show he promotes hip-hop/grime and contributes well to the thug life. To edit these three images, I used Photoshop to add a red filter, increase the brightness alongside the contrast, and lastly used a magnetic tool to get rid of the background.

The article is about Marcus Cole’s come up and the release of his second album after heading to the 54th Grammy Awards and earning a nomination for the number 1 spot for Best New Artist. After his album rose to number 1 later in the year he gained even more recognition once he achieved his second number one single on the charts. This gives the audience an insight into Marcus's career, and makes the audience intrigued to know what he has in plan for his audience for the future. I felt it was vital to keep the text fairly short seeing as the audience would probably not read the text if it was any bigger, and just added the exciting, moving and inspiring things Marcus has done throughout his music career.

Text on my double page spread

USING QUARK I have used QUARK for all three of my pages which are front cover, double page spread, and lastly content page. I used the same tools on each page with the use of quark.

For this specific page, I had used color, measurements ( font, size) and lastly page layout.