Front Cover, Contents and Double Page Spread

STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

Stages of Development – Front Cover

I started my front cover off my background with a plain white background.

In this print screen it shows I added a unique style to my background by adding a black rectangle on the left hand side to my front cover.

I then added the main image which was manipulated in Photoshop too as I needed to get rid of the background as I just wanted a picture of him on the front cover with the black and white background. I decided not to place him in the middle of my front cover like most music magazines do with their artists, so I placed him on the right hand side of the cover.

In this print screen it shows I have added in my title in which I got through a font designer website and then I edited it buy using a white stroke around it which made it stand out more. As you can see the print screen above this is the title without the effects and you can clearly see the difference.

I then added my cover lines to the left hand side of my front cover which was on the black coloured side so I decided to use bright colours so it then stood out so this could attract my customers towards the magazine. I also added the price under the title in the same font as my title so people know how much they can buy the magazine for.

I then added a banner across the bottom of the front cover in the same blue font as the title, which makes my magazine look professional as I am using the same colour scheme throughout the magazine. The banner tells the reader what is “inside” my magazine so the audience know who features in the magazine. I also added an image of a barcode because you can’t buy a magazine without it being scanned at the tills at a shop.

Stages of Development- Contents Page

I started my contents page with a white background.

I then added a black rectangle on the left side of the contents page. I also did this on the front cover page so I have shown that I have kept the same colour scheme throughout the magazine. Keeping the same colour scheme makes my magazine look professional and reliable to my audience.

I then added my title of the contents page using a font designer website. I gave my title a unique style as the “Cont” part of the title is in the black background I gave it a colour of white so it stands out to my readers. However for the “Ents” part of my title I edited it in black font as it was in the white part of the background which again makes it unique. In this print screen I also added in my information of the features along with page numbers in my magazine on the white background so it stands out towards my audience and is easy to read. The colour of my text is blue, again repeating the colour scheme of my front cover.

This print screen shows I have added in my images to the left hand side of my contents page so my readers don’t get bored with too much information on this page. I also added page numbers beside each picture so they can see which story relates to which picture and they can guide themselves through my magazine which makes it user friendly.

I then added the logo of my magazine to the top right corner of the contents page so this logo familiarises itself with the audience.

Stages of Development- Double Page Spread

I started off my double page spread by changing the page format from one page and changed it to a double page spread.

I then added in the colour of my background on the right hand side of the page which was red. After I put in a type tool and changed the layout of the type tool to a column of 2. I then started typing out my article and put a Drop cap at the start of the article too. I then inserted the logo to the top right corner of the right hand side. Finally I inserted the image by using the rectangle frame tool and pasted in the image.

The quotation I used was first designed on DaFont.com, I then opened it up in Photoshop and then manipulated it by using the Photoshop software, I cropped out the background, changed the colour of the font so it would look readable and professional towards my readers on the double page spread and I also added speech marks in. I then used a rotate tool once the quote was in tits position so it looked unusual and stood out compared to the text on the right.