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Front Cover

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I started off with my original image in Photoshop. I adjusted the basic elements within the image like the brightness and the contrast so that it was clear.

I decided when it came to making my magazine that I only wanted to have two people on the cover. This decision meant that I would have to remove one of the people in the photo. Because the person in the middle was slightly behind the other two I decided to remove her. I used the Quick Selection tool to select all of the person on the very left. I then used the Refine Edge tool to make the rough edges, where Ihad cut, smoother.

Next, I opened a new canvas and copied the refined image and pasted it onto it.

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I then used the Quick Selection tool to select the person on the far right, refined the rough edges and copied and pasted the image onto the new canvas along with the pervious image.

Next, I opened a new A4 canvas and using the Quick Selection tool I copied and pasted the two images onto the new canvas. I then used the Free Transform tool to adjust the size of the two images so that they would fit onto the page.

With my images in place, I started making my front cover. I adjusted the brightness and contrast again so that it wasn’t too dark and I then added the masthead. I brought the layers of the people forward so that they covered the masthead slightly which is a convention found in popular magazines these days.

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I then added a top banner to my front cover by using the Rectangular Shape tool. I filled in the banner with a red colour which I thought worked well against the colours of the cover image. I drew a black line underneath the banner to separate the red from the grey. I used the text tool and a font I downloaded to write skylines which are at the top of the cover.

One of my skylines reads “Free! Two giant posters” so I used to of my images from my photoshoots as small pictures for two posters that could be in the magazine. I also added a peeling sticker as a puff which contains information about a competition which is found inside the magazine. I filled in the sticker with the same red as the top banner to keep a recurring theme throughout the front cover.

I then added my coverline which is the main feature in the article. I used a font called ‘All Ages’ and I think it worked well with the genres of the music that were included in the magazine. I used black and white in my coverline because I thought they would stand out against the colours of the main image.

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I added a subheading underneath my coverline to give more information about what was in the main article. I used the Rectangular Shape tool to created a white background and wrote the subheading in black so that it would stand out. I also added another banner at the bottom using the same technique as before.

I next added text to my bottom banner to tell the reader what other bands were included in the magazine. I used a simple font which I also used in my contents page and double-page spread. I added a barcode and a date and price to my front cover to make it look like a realistic magazine.

To finish off my front cover I added the word ‘PLUS’ to my bottom banner so that people knew that the bands listed were also featured in the magazine.

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Contents Page

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I opened my original image in Photoshop. My image was to big to fit on a A4 page so I had to individually select each person again and paste them onto a new template to move them closer together.

I used the Quick Select tool to select the person to the far right and then used the Refine Edge tool to smooth the rough edges.

I then copied and pasted the cut out person onto an A4 canvas so that it would fit onto my contents page.

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I then did the same thing with the person in the middle. I used the Quick Selection tool to cut them out and refined the edge so the edges were smooth.

I copied and pasted the person onto the A4 canvas along with the other person.

I did the same thing with the final person on the left.

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With all of the people on the A4 canvas, I adjusted the size and position of them so that they would fit on my page. A problem I had was the person on the far left, used a different hand than the other two. I tried to flip her so that they would all be inline but it didn’t look right.

I added a grey background behind the people using the Hue/Saturation adjuster. I used grey because I thought it worked well with the red and blacks from my contents page and cover page.

I then opened Quark and a new A4 project and started making my contents page.

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I coloured the background with a grey tint so the back of the page wasn’t too plain but also wasn’t too bright.

I drew lines using the line tool on my page which separated the different parts of the page and made it look neat.

Next, I added a red banner at the top of the page by using the Rectangular Shape tool. I used red because I thought it would work well with the genre of music and the other colours used in the project.

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I added the title of my magazine to the top of my page using the same font but I changed the colour to white so it stood out against the red background. I also wrote ‘Contents’ in a large black font next to it to show that it’s the contents page.

I next added black rectangles using the Rectangular Shape tool. These will be the backgrounds for the headers of the different pages in the magazine. I choose black because it works well with the red and white and fits in with the rock music genre.

I next added the different headers. I decided to organise my contents into ‘Feedback’, ‘News’, ‘Win!’, ‘Live and Loud’, ‘Features’, ‘Album Reviews’ and ‘Gig Guide’ to make the page look neat and so it would be easy for readers to find what page they’re looking for.

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I added text under the contents headings which described what the article was and what page number it was on. I used Trebuchet MS because it is a simple and clear font.

I wrote a letter from the editor in one of the spaces on the page. In the letter, I talked about what was in the magazine and I downloaded a font to write my name in which made it look like it had been hand signed.

I added the picture from before into the blank space as well as a smaller inset image of my double-page spread article to show the reader what else is in the magazine. I also added a small box at the bottom of the page which talks about a subscription to the magazine. This is something that is found a lot in music magazines nowadays and usually offer some sort of free gift with the subscription. Finally I added two more page numbers to the main image and the inset image to make it even easier for the reader to find the pages.

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Double-Page Spread

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To start of my Double-Page Spread I took an image that I wanted as the main photo in my article and edited it in Lightroom. The photo was a bit unclear because of the stage lighting at the concert so I adjusted the different parts of the photo including the Clarity and Recovery. This helped to make the photo clearer.

I then used the Tone Curve to edit the darker and lighter parts of the photo as well as the shadows and highlights. This again helped to make the photo clearer.

Next, I adjusted the tint and temp of the photo and turned the stage lights to a green colour. This looked better than the original colour because it removed the redness from the band members’ faces.

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With my main photo edited, I opened a blank double page in Quark so I could begin with my article.

I opened the photo using the Picture Content Tool. I drew a box and imported the photo and adjusted the size of it so it fitted the page.

I next imported a ripped paper graphic which I placed over the top of the main photo so that it covered it slightly and created the effect that there was two different layers.

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I added my masthead which is a pull quote from the article and placed a subheading underneath it, using the Text Content tool, to give the reader an introduction to the article. I used a large and bold font for my masthead so that it would stand out on the page.

I next started to add the article that I had previously written. A problem I had was that there was a gap between the ripped paper graphic which I couldn’t put my text on because otherwise the text would go over the middle of the page and it wouldn’t be able to be read so I moved it over so it was on the second page. I used Trebuchet MS which I also used on my front cover. I liked this font as it is simple and easy to read.

I had another problem when it came to wrapping my text around the edges of the paper graphic. I had to individually place every line of text so that it went around. This was quite time consuming.

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Next I added to smaller photos over the top of the main image to show the different bands/band members who were involved in the concert. I put a border around them so that they were separated from the man image.

I then added captions in the photos to tell the readers who they are. I used the Rectangular Shape tool again to create simple black backgrounds and wrote the names using Trebuchet MS in white so it stood out and was clear.

Finally, I added a column to the right side of the page and made up an interview with one of the band members. I took the blue colour from the edited lights in the main image and used red so that it related back to the front cover. I used the same font, ‘All Ages Bold’, as I did for the masthead. I had a large amount of space above the column so I wrote a pull quote from that interview in a large font so it was clear and stood out to the reader and made them want to read on.