The first draft of my magazine I created free hand, where I

placed specific things like photos, headlines the masthead and barcode etc… I did this so that when I came to creating

the draft on the computer, I was able to quickly realise where

these different things went on the cover.

In order to produce my second draft on photo shop, I had to go through a series

of stages using different tools and skills I have learnt over the course of the

project.

I started by using the text tool to add the name of the magazine in size 100pt

because sixe 500pt which I originally chose on my first plan was too big. I then

changed the colour to pink ( e80b97) and the font to Stencil Std.

Next I selected the images I was going to use on the cover and using the

quick selector tool I removed all of the backgrounds of the photos making

the artists in the photos stand out well on the blue background.

Once I had done this for all of the images I was using, I was ready to add all

of the text to the cover. Adding new layers for each of the headings, I wrote

all of the headlines that matched the photos. Again using the text tool I

inserted the headlines that I needed to show the reader what was included

in the magazine.

Once I had added all of my pictures and headlines, I was ready to add my

“buzz” word that was placed inside of a star. I did this by using the Pattern

stamp tool and selecting the star shaped stamp. Once I had enlarged the

shape, I filled it using the paint bucket tool, filling it pink.

The second draft I completed on Photoshop using my first draft to help me place

my images and writing that I was going to include on the cover. I inserted my main

photo that I had taken and was going to use as the main image and put in all my

text I wanted to include. When I had finished creating the second draft, I was able

to ask for feedback on the media product I had created. By completing the

second draft, I was able to see what my ideas looked like on Photoshop, allowing

me to change some ideas that I had originally chose.

My second draft was completed with all the ideas that had made my first draft

and by doing this I was able to find out what things I didn’t like and what I thought

and others thought I should change.

Good use of colours, eye-catching

Not too many words

Make the black font bolder so that it stand out more

Change the colour of the star because the font behind it

cannot be seen clearly

Add a background colour so that the font and photos stand

out and the cover can be more eye-catching and bright.

Space everything out a bit more so that the writing is easy to

read.

After feedback I chose to change some of the things on my media product

in order to make it more eye-catching the reader. I chose to change the

colour of the background to blue which made the photos stand out more

and made the cover look brighter and more eye-catching.

Next, I chose to change the colour of the star I had stamped on the cover in

order to make the text on top of it more visible and easier to read by the

reader. I used to paint bucket tool to change the colour to blue which

matched the house style of the cover.

Once I had done this, It allowed me to move my writing over more allowing

the readers to read the text easily and creating more space on the cover.

The last change I made to the front cover was making some of the font

bolder because from feedback I was told that not all of the font was as clear

as it could have been.

By making the font bold it made the text easier to read and stood out well

allowing the reader to see the headlines better