double page spread processes

Contents Page Production Processes on Photoshop

This is the original photo that is the background image of the right-hand side page.

To edit this image I followed the same methods as the contents page main image. I removed the ‘messy’ parts of the background with a black brush tool and then changed the saturation and colour balance. I then placed it on a black A3 sized page which was split into left and right page to prevent me putting anything where the guttering of the magazine would be.

Just like on the plan, I added the text “S F’ as the artist’s name initials in a large font previously used in the contents and front

page for consistency. This time I used it with a low opacity so you can read the article over the top of it.

Using the Eraser Tool I cut through the text layer. Before I cut through it I had to ‘rasterize’ it which meant I wouldn’t be able to change the format of the text without

starting the layer again so I had to make sure it was completely right.

Next I placed the album

artwork that I made in the

corner with a white box in the

background to show the shape

of the square.

I added the other text in by changing

the fonts properties

but keeping the same

font as used in the other

pages.

Here I added more text but also the iconic, well-known iTunes logo to market the album more by telling you exactly where you can get it.

Finally I removed the filler text and added the article which is an interview about the artist, Scott Fraser’s, career. I used the same serif font but in a slightly wider format so it is easier to

read. I think the traditional newspaper-look reversed would attract my target audience. I also made the first letter of the article larger as is it done in many other magazines.

My finished double-page spread.