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1. I decided to use a font with a “digital” look to it as I felt it would link in with mixing boards and other studio equipment DJ’s would use (As this was the theme of my magazine). I then increased the size of the font and made it more bold by making the colour black, I did this so my masthead would be easier for people to read and to capture people’s attention. However I felt that the text needed to be more visually attractive so I change certain parts of the font into a dark red which I used throughout my magazine cover. I took the font from the website 1001 fonts and inserted it into my Photoshop document.

2. I originally took the entire colour from the background picture of my magazine by using the black and white brush effect. I then re-edited in the colour of the hat using the colour saturation brush tool. I did this as I felt the colour would make my cover my appealing and also as it makes my cover look more professional.

3. I used my classmate Jack Rogers as the model for my photo and gave him the fake persona “DJ Rogers”. The photo was taken in the photography studio at Eccles College. I thought I would use this particular photo out of my photo shoot as I felt that the pose was interesting and dynamic.

4. I looked on online and found a Jpeg file of the “Parklife” logo. I edited any unwanted parts of the logo I didn’t require and I inserted it into my Photoshop document. I then scaled the logo down in size as though it was a small advertisement on my magazine. I felt this was a good touch to my front cover as the logo is very well known and makes my magazine look professional. I chose the “Parklife” logo as it is a popular music festival but also because the target audience for my magazine are fans of club music and remixes, music that is played at Parklife.

5. I inserted an image of a barcode I found on Google images into my Photoshop document. I did this as every magazine cover has a barcode and without one it would look amateur and unprofessional. I also used the text tool on Photoshop to insert a price on the barcode as I felt it

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was a good finishing touch and because prices are extremely common on barcodes of magazines.

6. As I continued to work on my magazine cover I felt I would add some text relating to the Parklife logo, so there would be more text for people to read on my magazine cover. I used the text tool to insert writing saying “Line up reveal”. I used a plain font so it wouldn’t draw people’s attention from my masthead however I Ieft the colour of the font black so it was still visible and easy to read. I then searched online for a clipart image of an arrow I could use to link the text with the Parklife logo. After I found a suitable image I edited the colour of it in Photoshop using the paint bucket tool to make the colours black and white. After I did that I scaled it down and placed it next to the text and the Parklife logo connecting both.

7. I researched other similar magazines and created some text I could insert on the front cover. I thought of interesting events I could write about and decided to use the “IBIZA123 FESTIVAL”. I choose that particular event as it related to my magazines theme. I inserted the text twice, one in the colour white and the other in the colour black. I then placed the white coloured text in order above the black; then moved it over the black text but slightly to the left. This created a shadow effect behind the white text which I felt was visually attractive and professional looking. To make sure the text wasn’t hard to read I added a shape layer behind the text and used the eye dropper tool to colour it into the same dark shade of red I have been using.

8. Next I created two captions for my magazine cover, the first saying “DJ of the year!” and the second saying “Umissable” as though it was a quote from the magazine Rollingstone. I tried to make captions that sounded as though they would feature on a magazine similar to mine, however I found it difficult to make ones that sounded real and professional. I also used short and snappy captions so they could be read quickly at first glance to catch people’s attention. I used the eye dropper

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tool to get the same shade of red I have been using throughout my magazine and implement it into my text.

9. As a little finishing touch I added the date of this issue in a very small font underneath my masthead. I had to scale it down to a very small size so it wasn’t noticeable at first glance but still readable.

The photo below is the original photograph I took in the photography studio of Jack Rogers.

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This Photo below is my finished magazine cover using the photograph I took of jack Rogers.