Preliminary work on magazine.

This is the front cover and contents page that I created:

The design changed slightly for the front cover. For the background my first thoughts were to have a plain white background however it looked too bare and empty so I decided to add the textured look background. I replaced red with purple because when I did it the red looked to harsh and distracted the eye from the text and image. I also changed some of the text to make it more to the point and appealing. I made the "Get Your Design Out There" lettering embossed because it seemed to disappear into the image with out the white outline.

For the contents page I changed the layout completely because when I did it I didn't like the look of the images in a line because they just seemed to be hovering and it didn't look very effective. I also wanted to cut up the text so it wasn't one list and to show the different sections of the issue. I also decided not to use some pictures because it looked better with two larger images rather than four smaller ones.

I'm pleased with the outcome however I think I could have made it look more interesting by using a wider variety of fonts and text colour on the front cover. Also I think the contents page could look better if it had a different background and style to the front cover because I don't think the background works as well for the contents as it does for the cover. I found this preliminary work very useful because I got to practise using PhotoShop and understand more about what has to be involved in creating an effective front cover that will attract the right people.

Preliminary work on magazine, pre-production.

For the preliminary work, I had to create a new college related magazine with a mid close-up shot, text and a masthead.

These are the draft drawings of my magazine cover and contents page:

I decided to create a magazine for the Textiles department, I called it Mercado because she used to be the head of the department which I thought made it more relevant to Lutterworth College specifically.

I had to think about a colour theme that would stand out but have an aesthetic balance so the colours do not clash which would be uncomfortable for people to look. I decided to use black, white and red because it would stand out and the colours are classed as unisex so the magazine could appeal to boys and girls. I decided to get my friend, Lydia to pose for the front cover because she is fashionable and stands out from a crowd, also her t-shirt linked to the colour scheme and would make her stand out from a coloured background.

Although I did not decide on an actual font but during planning I had to think about what would stand out and still be readable. I decided that some important text and puffs should be bold and italic and other less important features should be normal. I had to think about what articles would be included in the issue that would be appealing to the reader and relate to the subject.