Evidence Of Constructing The Front Cover

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Second Draft

Once I opened Photoshop, I formatted the page to International Paper and clicked on

sized and selected A4 and clicked ‘OK’.

I imported the an image of a brick wall which I took and I went on background

effects and selected Black and white, and it resulted as shown on the left.

Main Feature Image

I wanted to eliminate the irrelevant areas of the image and just have the model s my main focus, so in order to do this I had to use the

snipping tool.

I neatly did this to ensure that all the lines and edges are refined which makes the magazine looks good

quality.

I went on the internet and researched a particular font that represented the movement of grunge and

alternative rock. ‘Punk Kid’ was an instinctive choice that I made it really evoked the

characteristics of Grunge but I altered to yellow because it underlined I felt that it would

compliment the background more.

I left the rough edges because it contributed well to the elements of

the movement; grunge is generally characterized

by heavily distorted electric guitars. The pixels

give a distorted appeal which really meshes well

with the font

I included text to incorporate a headline ‘PEARL JAM STRIKES BACK’. I chose the font Stencil because as shown below it gives the appearance of a rebellious youth effect which intrigues the

audience. The font size is 60, I wanted it at the biggest size required because it revealed connotations of boldness and

confidence.

I generated a Bar Code using a website which was provided for me http://

www.barcodesinc.com/generator/index.php?nav=hdr. I typed numbers which would appear below.

The modifications of the background

I changed the original effect of the background because I wanted to attain an eccentric underground effect that will run consistently throughout the front cover, table of contents and

double page spread. By achieving this I had to click on ‘adjustment layer’ and click on the Black & White effect; I chose this because it gave the appearance of paying tribute the 90’s

underground scene which exposed rebellion and unconventional which therefore refers to by target audience. I wanted the

background more striking so I altered the tone and quality to illustrate the characteristics of Grunge; fuses elements of hard-

core punk and heavy metal. The use of Hue/Saturation and Brightness/Contrast refers to the ideology because it gives the appearance of ‘Metal’ considering the fuse elements of ‘Heavy Metal’. Also, the effect brings vast amounts of emphasis to the centre of the front cover. This immediate attention will attract

the consumer because the main image is placed on the left side of the age so the right side would be the prime focus and the

conventions would be placed there.

Setting the background

The

For the Masthead I wanted to acquire a font that would represent the ideal grunge theme, so I had to search the web to find a punk themed font to reflect the inspiration that rendered Grunge. I came across this style and it

stylistically embodied the typical underground theme.

I changed the headline colour because I didn’t here, the colour is too alarming and blurry which ruins

the focus. I zoomed in and tried to erase the insignificant areas of the outline but when I zoomed out It resulted as this. From the users stand point it

would be very difficult and complicated to read because the effect has changed the dynamic of the

front cover.

Here, the first image is the initial masthead that I was going to include then, I changed it to yellow because looks more striking and alarming. Also, it enhanced the appearance of the effect actually being spray

painted on the wall considering my background is a brick wall.

The

Generating the Main Image

This is my main image, I took the photo at set it at a sepia effect which resulted as shows in the left. I

did this to enhance the image more so when it comes to altering it to Brightness and Contrast there is more of a underground punk theme.

The

Generating the Main Image

Then, I incorporated Hue/Saturation to

generate a yellow colour which will match with the

Masthead. I increased 28+.

This is the main Image edited with

Bright/Contrast. I increased the Brightness to enhance

the electric effect. I increased the brightness to

102+.

I transformed the main image to the left instead of placing the image in the centre of the page, a typical convention that music magazines follow. I felt a conscience decision to rebel

and go against the normal because the features I’m including really evoke

Generating a Bar Code

I produced a Bar Code by using a website that was provided for me http://www.barcodesinc.com/generator/index.php?nav=hdr

this enabled me to produce a standard bar code which looks sophisticated and professional.

I typed in ‘43346778980’ and this will appear below the

barcode

I added text to incorporate a headline ‘PEARL JAM STRIKES BACK’. I chose the font stencil because as shown below it gives the appearance of a dirty underground scene which really appeals to the audience. The font

size is 60, I wanted it at the biggest size required because it revealed connotations of boldness and confidence.

Here, I added a cover line which is referenced by a band named ‘The STROKES’. I altered the font to Agency FB and

sized it to 18. I wanted the cover line to stand out but not to striking so I eliminated the bold type effect.

After that, I added a black box which gave volume to the quote. I incorporated the black box because it has an

immediate effect which separates the conventions from each other. Then, I added the name of the band ‘The

STROKES’ and used white because it highlights the text and contrasts with the black which reflects their mood. I

sized the text at 36 pt and used Agency FB again to shows continuty.

I created a yellow circle from publisher and imported an image I took and opened in

Photoshop and used the magic wand to eliminate all

the irrelevant areas.

I completed the editing of the model and transferred it to the front cover and had to

resize both images because they were too big.

These images show the step by step modifications I had attempt to transform and minimize the images. The second Image shows that the model was behind the graphic so in order to

display it forward I had to shift the Model layer after the Graphic layer.

Here, I wanted to add a little caption that shows relevance to the sub image. ‘Lithium pays tribute to Neon Neon’ by including this shows detail and I tried to move away from the consistency here

because the circle was too small to fit the Stencil font o I had make a comprise and use the Agency font.