Friday 27 January 2017

Double page spread

I did not want to put my article on my double page spread because I felt like it would look too cluttered and the text would not look how I wanted it to. So instead I decided to do a cover page for my article as my double page spread, this would include a picture of my model on one side with an introductory paragraph to my article on the other side.

Wednesday 25 January 2017

Block colour on double page spread

On my double page spread I decided to use a block of colour on the page with the photo of my model, this was to break up the two pages so that it was easier to distinguish between them. I decided to use a light grey colour because it fits in with my house theme but it is also not too harsh like red or black which are the other main colours from the colour palette that i have used for my magazine. To do the block of colour I added the rulers onto the page so that I knew where the centre was and then drew a thin line down the centre. I then drew a rectangle shape and then changed the colour fill to the light grey. To finish I used the rubber tool to rub out the line that I drew down the centre.

Tuesday 17 January 2017

Photo changes on my magazine

Throughout my magazine production I had a number of changes to my photo choices. I decided on these changes by asking my target audience what they would like to see, I looked at the feedback and decided that the changes would be beneficial to my magazine. The feedback I received was the majority to change my photos.

Black box on my front cover

After changing my photo on my front cover some of the text that I had originally put there was no longer visible due to a background colour change from my new photo. This was a particular problem with the white text on the bottom of my magazine, instead of changing the colour of my text and risk my magazine using too much of the same colour text I used the shape tool to draw a black rectangle the size of the text and place it behind the white text so that it could be seen. This allowed the text to be seen a lot more easily and also drew in more colours from my house style.


The white text to the sides of her legs can now be seen without having to change my magazine too much.

Friday 13 January 2017

My change in model

After trying to retake my photos a number of times and trying to change the colour of my models skin tone I decided to change the model that I used for my front cover. This meant retaking my photos again and further editing my magazine to fit, however I know that this was the best decision because the overall look of my magazine has improved greatly.

Thursday 12 January 2017

Colour change on photoshop

Over the last few weeks when I have been editing my photos for my magazine I have experienced some problems with my models skin colour. Due to my model having red hair, the false tan that she wears can make her skin appear a lot more orange on camera than what it is in real life. To fix this i retook some of my photos against a white background instead of against a green screen, this made it a lot easier to edit the photos as there was no green glare on my model. Her skin had less orange tones because of this, however to further lighten her skin up I changed the brightness and contrast.
 Photo taken against green background- models skin looks orange.
Photo taken against white background- models skin is less orange and easier to work with.

I further edited my photos by going to 'Image'- 'Adjustments' - 'Brightness/ contrast' and I moved around the dials until I was happy with the final result.

Monday 9 January 2017

Number colour change

Originally on my contents page I used red coloured font for the number pages on the photos, however after looking at it from a distance I noticed that this colour was not very visible or eye catching. To fix this I changed the font colour to white, this still fits into my original colour theme and makes the number a lot more visible.

Saturday 7 January 2017

Centering text on my contents page

To make my contents page look professional I needed to centre all of my text and make it equal distance from the edge of the page. To do this I clicked on the view button in the top corner of the window, scrolled down to show and selected 'Grid' in the drop down box and then clicked on extras. This puts a grid over your whole page so that you can move text to be aligned with the lines.

Friday 6 January 2017

Storylines for my contents page

I found that coming up with storylines for my contents page was quite hard, I wanted my storylines to fit into the theme of the magazine. However, the Rolling Stone magazine has world news storylines and generally features older artists and bands. To make my theme of my magazine clear I added storylines that would appeal to both old and young readers. Bands like Fleetwood Mac and Paramore are both included to appeal to a wider audience. My magazine does not feature world news articles unlike Rolling Stone.

Wednesday 4 January 2017

Added details on my contents page

Whilst doing my research, I discovered that the Rolling Stone magazine contents page has a very similar theme to what I want for my magazine. Originally when doing my contents page I noticed that compare to the Rolling Stone contents my magazine did not have similar enough theme. To fix this I added small details like centring all of my text and adding small separation lines of varying opacities. This made my contents page look more like the one that I was modelling it off.