Technologies from the process of constructing the product

For all the photos I took, I used a Canon 600D SLR. These were my photos from my first attempt at a photo shoot to use for my three pages included in my magazine.

This was the start of my front cover using Photoshop. Here, I started with the font and the font colour and positioning it and the writing. Then I added my photo in and added the main text to go over this. This was a medium close up photo with a brick wall background, so I decided to use white and black colours so it’d stand out. I started off with this photo and layout but then I chose to use a different photo so changed the layout slightly of my front cover.

These were the two first processes of my contents page, here I began with the title and added the photos in place of how I wanted them. I began to add the pages and page order at the side, using different layers and text boxes to add a different colour for the page number and different style of font for the subheading and explanation.

I then added a banner at the bottom with a red background and white font so that it stood out with an image of the front cover at the bottom. I decided I didn’t like this layout of the contents page as I didn’t like the positioning of the photographs and the space which was left around the page.

I started to create a new contents page using a different layout completely. I started with the title and then added the photos in to see the positioning of them. After this, I added the pages in and the page numbers. I put this down the left hand side with a red colour for the page number and a bold part for the subheading of the page.

I then finished off the amount of pages with a photo at the bottom of it. I then added an editors note into

the bottom part of the page with a picture of this. At this point, I was still unsure on the final positioning

of the bottom of the magazine.

This is the stroke button which I used to go round the picture so it stood out from the main picture on the page.

This is the drop shadow button, used to go round the outside of the ‘contents’ title to make it stand out more and less flat on the page.

This is my final contents page. I finally added the grey box at the bottom of the page and chose to do an editors note and a subscription at the bottom right hand side.

The breakdown of the page works well because there is a few pictures included in the contents an and the colour scheme works well together, with the red parts of the text standing out for the important information.

This is the start of my double page spread, here I began by opening the photo onto the page and then added the title in a white font with a stroke on it. I didn’t like this photo as the font couldn’t be seen very well and so started it again with another photo.Also, the contrast in her face was too high because of the lighting, so it wasn’t as good quality.

This was my second double page spread, here, I used a different photo which uses the rule of thirds so the focal point is positioned on the right hand side of the two pages. The colour theme works better here because the white stands out from the black background and the font can be seen clearly. Also, I made a rectangle and changed the opacity so it was clearer and still stood out but the title also stood out as the main focus.

This is my inserting my text using Quark. Here, I made textboxes which I then made link together and fit around the shape of the focal point. I also created a drop cap which each article uses. I then picked out a quote and made it bigger than the average font size and put it in quote marks in red. This made it stand out and look more professional looking. From this, I learnt how to make the textboxes link together and how to make the text box fit round the focal point so that the article was not covering it.

This is my final version of my double page spread. The columns are now further apart which makes the writing look neater and easier to read. The red quote stands out from the background as well as from the other text in the article. The rule of thirds in the picture, works well because the girl is positioned on the right side of the photo, with a high contrast from the background which makes us drawn towards the focal point of the girl. The white title stands out from the background as well and we are instantly drawn towards this text in the page. The subheading has a slight white background with the opacity not 100%, this also makes the text stand out without overpowering the main heading.

These are my first few stages of my magazine cover which I reproduced after selecting another picture.Firstly, I positioned the picture how I wanted it and then created the title of the magazine. For this, I made a red background with a white font so that it stood out from the page and could be seen clearly. Then I created the main quote for the page which was to be bold and in red as well so that it stood out again too, I then added a slight drop shadow to it so it wasn’t as flat on the page. Then began adding the text which I wanted on the page, and added in a barcode and date with the price at the bottom right hand corner.

After this, I then added a magazine website address under the title. Then I added the rest of the text in, in different layers and made different size and different types of font, with a change in bold and not. This was along the left hand side of the picture and shaped around the face slightly.

This is my final version of my magazine front cover. Here, I added in a banner at the top of the page, with the black rectangle as the background and a white font saying ‘world’s best selling fortnightly pop magazine.’ With this having a black background, the white stands out from this with a contrast but doesn’t draw us away from the red bold text as the main feature and the red title of the magazine.