contents page 2

 I have replaced the image of my girl band with another section of text (regulars) to fill the page more, as there were already too many images. I have also changed the page numbers to fit the common conventions of a magazine.

contents page 1

 

I have added another section to the page (album reviews) because I felt like all of the text down the right hand side of the page was too big. I shrunk the text size for everything which allowed me to create more space for another section and add more text at the top of the page including more artists. I got the idea from my contents page ideas which I wrote down. I got the ideas from looking at similar genre magazines and looking what they include.

contents page feedback

 

this is the layout of my contents page that I have designed. I asked my full media class their opinions of the design and the overall results were good as everyone liked it, however there was a few comments on how I could improve.

After their feedback I am going to take on board their suggestions and make a lot of the text smaller to fit more on, as contents pages usually have a lot more information and text on that I have put in mine.

image 3 for contents page



These are the two images that I liked the best. I asked my target audience to choose their favourite image, which was the first one.

 I used Photoshop to crop out the green background so it was just a cut out of them. I edited the selective colour and hue saturation which took away the greenness that was on their clothes from the lighting of the green screen. I also used the colour replacement tool to get rid of any remaining green that was on their skin. I then created a new layer which was a plain white background then placed the image of the model on top of the layer.

when I added it to my magazine, I decided that it didn't fit my genre and therefore didn't include it in my final design,.

image 2 for contents page

 

This is the original image I took for my contents page.

 

 

 

I used Photoshop to crop out the green background so it was just a cut out of him. I edited the selective colour and hue saturation which took away the greenness that was on his skin and clothes from the lighting of the green screen. I also used the colour replacement tool to get rid of any remaining green. I then created a new layer which was a plain white background then placed the image of the model on top of the layer.
 

Image for contents page

I was lucky enough to capture this image on my phone when I was in the front row of their gig.  I have chosen this to be on my contents page because of the clear focus of the image, and it is similar to other band photos that I have saw in my style model magazines.

Concert photos for contents page

I took some photos at a gig a while back and thought they would fit the style of my magazine genre and would look good on the contents page, so I decided to use them.

contents page ideas

contents page style model

This is my style model for my contents page.

contents page design/layout

This is my flat plan for my music magazine's contents page. I have decided to change my original idea of doing a double page spread as I am now following my style model contents which is only one page. I have decided this because I like the layout of this one more than the double page flat plan that I originally designed as I think it looks better and also will fit in with the style and genre of my magazine well.

design cover part 12

 I have used the spot healing tool to get rid of some marks that were on her chest and also a piercing at the top of her upper lip. I also noticed a small black line on the edge of the white outline around the title 'MUSE' using the brush tool. I selected the layer containing the image of my model and increased the brightness.

design cover part 11

I decided to change the design of the bottom right corner and convert it into a box. I created a new layer and placed a white shape over the text boxes, then also added some more text to fill the box. I increased the horizontal and vertical scale on the word 'plus' to make it fit across the box, and also increased the text size.

design cover part 10

I decreased the distance, spread and size on the drop shadow because there was too much black; and I don't think it was necessary to have too much drop shadow on the white text, however it looks much better with a little bit of it.

design cover part 9

I added a drop shadow onto white text because it wasn't clear enough on the background and was difficult to read.

design cover part 8

 I added the price of the magazine, the date it was issued and the US price. This is printed on the actual barcode in very small text size, as this is where it is in most magazines. I decided to include this on my barcode by placing a white rectangle shape at the top of the barcode and created a new layer for text to go on the top.

design cover part 7

the feedback I received mentioned that I needed to fill some space at the bottom of the page so I added 'world exclusive' on the bottom to inform the readers what the main story is. I also added a barcode in the bottom right hand corner to follow common conventions of a magazine layout.

design cover part 6

I added some shapes in a different layer and put them underneath the text layers to make them stand out more. I chose to do this because there was a similar layout in a popular music magazine and thought it would look good in my design.

design cover part 5

 

  I added all of the text onto the page but decided that it doesn't stand out enough because it is difficult to read.

 

design cover part 4

I used the mask tool and mask edge to erase the image around her head which allowed me to get the final design of the model being in front of the title.

design cover part 3

I used the quick selection tool so I could erase some of the top layer using the masking tool.

design cover part 2

I duplicated the layer and put it on top of the original so I could get her head over the title to follow common conventions of a magazine.

design cover part 1

I added the title that I have chosen to use and decided that I wanted to follow the common conventions of a magazine at place the title at the top of the page.