Contents Page

 

This is my completed contents page. I think that this is the weakest of the three pages I've had to complete however I think that it is better than my preliminary task because I've learn how to use the software more. Overall I think that even though this is the weakest in my three other pages I still like the way it turned out as it looks more professional than I thought it would.

Double Page Spread

This is my double page spread. I like the way that it has turned out considering I am not very good at using the software like fireworks and Photoshop. The plan I first created, like my front cover, only has some of the same elements. However I am happy with the elements I have included and think that the double page spread has turned out a lot better than I thought.

Front Cover

This is my final front cover design; it hasn't gone to the plan as a whole. However there are some elements that are the same as I originally designed, for example the mast head and the cover line. Overall I think the way that the front cover has come out is a vast improvement on the preliminary task I had to complete at the start.

Common Features

On every magazine there are common features that they all have. My magazine is no different, to get the authentic magazine look I will be adding a bar code, the price, issue number and date. This will help to give my magazine the professional look.

Double page spread background

I wanted to include something different on my magazine, so I went back to look at many examples and I have decided to split my background up into two different images. One will be a plain solid colour while the other will be an image. As I want this for my background I don't want the image side to stand out alot, this is because I don't want to take the attention away from my main article and images. Finding an image to use was hard however I thought flowers might be a good way to go as they are mostly simple and understated meaning the focus won't always be on them! To keep my background clear colours but still able to be seen, I used effects to make the image slightly yellower so that is isnt always white.

 

This is the image that I am going to use, with the solid coulour and the patterened nevt to it.

Sign Decisions

On my front cover I included a new sign to promote a competition that is happening. This is the way that my final design came about. I wanted to incorporate the same pink colour that is a running theme all the way through my magazine.

 

When I put this star onto my magazine it didn't look right, so I added the text to see if it looked any better, "Win tickets for your fave band". The text was in black to link in with my colour scheme.

After playing around with different effects I decided that I didn't want a pink star, therefore I went back to the start and started again. Now this is my chosen sign.

This is the star that will be included on the front of my magazie, I feel that it looks better that the other star that I have tried out and that the writing links in more with the whole magazine.

 

To make my magazine look more realistic I've found a website that has a wide range or fonts, a lot more that the software that I've had to use for this project. Here are some images of the finished text that I will be using on my magazine.