Contents Page

Even though I did not have to create a contents page, I did one anyways because I had finished my front cover so quickly.

This shows my contents page. I used a variety of different techniques to get the effect I wanted. First I created the background. To do this I had to transfer an image from my phone to the mac mini by blue tooth. I had to click on the blue tooth symbol and click my phone then I had to search through to find the image I wanted, I then saved it in my images folder. I then placed the image into my InDesign document. Then I made the image slightly faded. To do this I had to decrease the opacity of the image. I reduced it to 49% because then it gave the effect I wanted. I then copied the masthead from my front cover. I then put it the text of 'What's happening this month...' I made the font colour white and the outline black and increased the weight to make it stand out. Next I created the fist article short 'Get Ready For Winter!' I downloaded a font to get the snowy effect. I then added a bit of information using the font Tahoma to match my front cover. Then I added two images both from my phone in the same way as before and gave the one of a lamppost a slight angle of tilt to add interest, I then did this to the article title as well. I then made the page numbers in two separate rectangles which make it more interesting then a normal square, I made it yellow to draw peoples eyes to it. The next two articles I used fonts that related to the text because it made it more interesting. To make the triangle I had to insert a rectangle than manipulate the sides to make the shape of a triangle. I kept all of the other page numbers with a background of yellow so it stood out and so where the articles are would be instantly reconisable. I also chose to make the word 'more' in yellow so it seems like the reader is getting a lot more for their money because even though this is not the cover the contents page should sell the magazine as well. 

Final Magazine Cover

This shows my final magazine cover. I have changed and developed various things since my last post. I have added the word 'Plus' before the second cover line which suggests that someone who reads this would be getting even more. Also I did decide to change the colour of the word 'Bus' to white because it  is a lot easier to read against the dark background than the black.  Then I edited the triangles in the two corners of the cover because I felt that they would look better if the were partially transparent. I also added a Puff to my work. To do this I inserted a circle into InDesign, I then made the circle bright yellow to match the words 'New' and 'Plus'. I then added text to the circle with the text tool. The text just read 'Now over pages!!!' I then edited the circle until I got it how I liked it. I put a slight shadow glow of a light blue to match the blue of the top left hand corner. I then made the outside slightly hazy to add more interest. To add the '80' I used the text tool drawing a box next to the circle. I then typed the numbers in and increased the text size so that it would be eye catching even from afar. I then edited the colour so that it would stand out against the yellow background. I then gave the text a slight angle of tilt to give interest and to again be eye catching. Next I made another cover line, which was just a very short piece of text to draw people in. I then added a photo of the Eiffel tower because it relates to the text. After placing the photo in a rectangle box I then manipulated it so that the top side matched the edge of the triangle so that it would not go over the main image to take away from the impact of it. I then thought that the text needed to stand out more so I also gave this a slight tilt/ italic so that it would be more interesting, I also decided to increase the weight of the black outline to make it stand out from the background and still retain the black and white text to not draw away from the main cover line. I added a month and year because then the reader would know whether they do or do not have the most current and up to date magazine. A tag line is what I created last, I made it small but still visible because it is still important. People would want to know what the magazine is about so if they cannot get it from the cover lines or the masthead than they should be able to understand by reading the tag line. 

Magazine Cover Development

This shows a development in my work so far. I have kept the title and the two colours in the corners the same as before. I have added in the image that I have spoken about previously and added a couple of cover lines. The main cover line 'New Singing sensation hits SDC! Interview after first concert!' is to do with the main image. I had to change the colours of the text for the main cover line so that it stood out in the way that I wanted it to. I used a bright yellow for the word 'New' because I thought this word would be the most important one that needed to stand out. I also made it larger for the same reason. The next line 'singing sensation hits SDC!' is in white because it is clear to read against the background, I also made this text fairly large so it would also stand out. I made the next line 'Interview after first concert!' a light blue because this also stands out against the background and keeps with the blue South Downs theme. I also made it italic because it made it interesting and unusual keeping the interest of the reader. 

For the other cover line 'Bus Nightmare' I downloaded a font from the internet, this font was Beurk. Once I had downloaded this font it was instantly put into my font bank from there I could import it into my programs and it is now available on all of my programs where I can use text. I used this font because it depicted what the cover line was about it gave a sense of comedic horror to the cover line making it more interesting to the audience. I used green for the outline of the text to keep with the green of the South Downs theme. I may have to change the text colour for the word 'Bus' because it does not stand out enough. 

Main image for cover

This was my original photo but I wanted to change it to remove the table on the left hand side and the chair on the right hand side. 

This is my newly created image after I had used the clone stamp tool to copy the brickwork from the wall and covered the table with it to look like it is part of the wall. I then cropped the image to remove the chair that was on the right. 

First Practice Magazine Cover

First I started by finishing the design of my masthead. Using the font I had decided to use, Xenophone. I then increased the stroke weight to 8 point to give the spikes on the letters. I then put in a couple of triangles with the South Downs colours of green and blue. Then I went about making my image for the front cover. I decided on an image that was a medium close up but had a lot of background that I did not want. To get rid of this unnecessary background I put the image into photoshop and used the lasso tool to cut around the part of the image that I wanted. After this I had realised that I had left a few bumps of the background on the new image. To remove these I had to use the eraser tool, going round the edge of the image again to make it exactly how I wanted it. I then wanted to create a new background for my new image. I also created this in photoshop. To do this I used the gradient tool and experimented with different colours until I settled on the change from a red to a dark blue. I then dragged my image onto the background then placed it into my InDesign document. Using the white arrow tool I then manipulated the image to make it unusual and not just a plain square.