The process of developing the front pageof my Music Magazine

Firstly, I opened up a new A4 page on Photoshop and changed the background colour to a purple colour – I used purple because it is a contrast to the green on her top, which would make the green stand out more.

Then I placed the edited photo onto a new layer, I used the ‘Paint Bucket’ tool to fill in the white and make it the same colour as the background, and I adjusted the size of the photo by using the ‘Free Transform’ option.

Once I done that I put green squares – that match the colour of her top – to the top of the page, this is where the masthead writing is going to be placed. I had done this by using the ‘Rectangular Marquee’ tool and then using the ‘Paint Bucket’ tool.

Then I placed the letters for the masthead on individually, I got the masthead off ‘Dafont.com’ and found the font I liked by going ‘Fancy > Destroy > Trashco’. I had to use the ‘Triangular Marquee’ tool to copy and paste the letter that I print screened onto Photoshop, and then used the ‘Multiply’ option to take away the white background around the letter – I done this process for all the letters that spelt out ‘INDIE CINDY’.

Once I done that I decided to include the coverlines. For the ‘WHATS NEW’ part I used the same font off ‘Dafont.com’ and used the same techniques at the masthead, but for the coverlines I used a font on Photoshop and i changed the effect of it by double clicking the layer and going ‘Effect > Drop shadow’.

Then I included the main coverline. I done the same thing as the coverlines – I used the same font off ‘Dafont.com’ and used the same techniques as the masthead and coverlines for the ‘EXCLUSIVE’ part, and a Photoshop font for the rest and i changed the effect of it by double clicking the layer and going ‘Effect > Drop shadow’.

Also, I included a freebee section. I used a font off Photoshop – and i changed the effect of it by double clicking the layer and going ‘Effect > Stroke’ – but made the opening line ‘Like Minx?’ larger than the rest. And I used a Photoshop brush that was in the shape of a star to make it stand out – u also done it in the same green as the rest of the green.

Then I added a skyline (but placed it at the bottom instead) which included other interviews included in the Music Magazine. I used the ‘Rectangular Marquee’ tool and then the ‘Paint Bucket’ tool and change the colour to the green used before. Then I used the font off ‘Dafont.com’ which I have used previously.

I made a slight change to the coverlines text, I moved it from the left hand side to the right hand side, I done this because I thought it looked better.

Then I added a pull quote, which I used a font off Photoshop and changed it to the colour green – to make it stand out – and i changed the effect of it by double clicking the layer and going ‘Effect > Drop shadow’.

I also added a dateline. I used a Photoshop font and change the colour to green – and i changed the effect of it by double clicking the layer and going ‘Effect > Stroke’ – and I placed it under the masthead.

And finally, I made another change; I changed the pattern behind the main coverline to a different Photoshop brush, I done this because I simply thought it looked better.

The process of developing the contents pageof my Music Magazine

Firstly, I opened up a new A4 page on Photoshop and changed the background colour to a green – the same green used on the front cover, I done this because it’s a contrast to the purple on her top making her stand out more, and also because it sticks with the house style.

Then I opened a new layer and placed the photo I was planning to use for the contents page, I used the ‘Paint Bucket’ tool to fill in the white and make it the same colour as the background, and I used the ‘Free Transform’ option to adjust the size of the photo.

After that, I added purple squares which matched the colour of her top – to show house style, as so on the front page – this is where the masthead writing is going to

be placed. I had done this by using the ‘Rectangular Marquee’ tool and then using the ‘Paint Bucket’ tool.

Once I done that I placed the letters for the masthead on individually – which I got off ‘Dafont.com’, I found the font I liked by going ‘Fancy > Destroy > Trashco’. I used the ‘Triangular Marquee’ tool to copy and paste the letter that I print screened onto Photoshop, and then I had to used the ‘Multiply’ option to take away the white background around the letter – I done this method for all the letters that spelt out ‘INSIDE...’, I chose to say ‘Inside’ rather than ‘Contents’ because I felt it was different and more trendy.

Then, I added the content that would be included in the magazine – but, I decided to do something different, instead of adding all the contents I only added the main features because I thought that would capture the target audiences’ attention more. I used the font off ‘Dafont.com’ and done the same method as I did for the masthead lettering. I placed them in order of appearance in the magazine and spaced them out.

And then I added the page numbers, which I used a font off Photoshop for and made them small and placed them under the titles, I also made them purple – again, sticking with the house style.

And finally, I added a piece of text next to the image of the main coverline – using the same font, size and colour as the page numbers – which indicated that this was, in fact, imagery of the main coverline and referred to the page number.

The process of developing the double page spreadof my Music Magazine

First, I opened up a new A3 page on Photoshop and changed the background colour to a purple – the same purple used on the front cover, I done this because it sticks to the house style.

Then, I placed the imagery on. The three that are insets I left the background white, but the main one I changed the white background to the same as the background – I done this by using the ‘Paint Bucket’ tool and changing the colour to the colour of the background.

Once I had done that, I added the masthead which I got from ‘Dafont.com’, and I also added a subheading which I got from the same website. Once I found the fonts I wanted I print screened them, placed them on a new page, used the ‘Rectangular Marquee’ tool to use to cut, copy and paste the text onto a new layer, and then I simply went ‘Effects > Multiply’ and then used the ‘Free Transform’ option.

After that I added a stand first – which is where you have a small piece about them at the beginning – and with that stand first I used a drop cap – first letter of first word larger than others. I used a font that was on Photoshop.

Then I added the interview, I used a font from Photoshop and changed the ‘Interviewers questions’ to a green – I done this for two reasons, one was because it made the questions stand out more, and two was because it was one of the house style colours.

Then I added a pull quote, I again used a font from Photoshop and used the ‘Free Transform’ option to tilt it. I included a pull quote because it helps to grab the reader’s attention.

I also added page numbers at the bottom of the two pages; I used a font from Photoshop and changed the colour to a green – same as the house style.

Then, I simple added some green scribbled lines to the corners of the inset imagery’s – to make them more attractive and not to seem just ‘placed there’.

Originally, I was going to finish at the last point, but I realised there was a big empty space in the top right-hand corner, so I decided to add something to there. I chose to add three more photos that look like they are layered on top of each other to make it more interesting – I have edited the photos, but since it was a ‘last minute’ decision there is no step-by-step guide to the process of developing them, however the process is pretty much the same as the others.