Construction of my Magazine

I firstly started by choosing an appropriate background colour.

I then made sure to show the grid on my page. This was very important as it helps to keep everything inline and within the invisible borders around the edge.

 I then added the masthead using the 'Horizontal Type Tool' on Photoshop. The font style I chose was 'Times New Roman'.

After adding the masthead I then had to put the main image onto the front cover. Before doing this I had to open the image and cut it out using the 'Magnetic Lasso Tool'.

After adding the images I put all of the other articles on the front cover and aligned them along the left hand side, in the left third. In order to achieve the effect I was after, I firstly used the 'Rectangular Marquee Tool' to create a box and then filled it in with the same brown/black colour as my masthead. Once I had the correct size boxes and had put them in the appropriate places, I added text over the top of them, in the same font style, 'Times New Roman', and using the same blue colour as the background.

After finishing the articles I added a 'pull quote' from the main article. I also used the same yellow/gold colour for the words 'exclusive interview.'

Next, I added a flash. I used the 'Elliptical Marquee Tool' to make a circle and then filled it with a yellow/gold colour. I then added text over the top. This flash will help to encourage people to purchase the magazine as they will be getting something for free as a result of buying it. The free download will also help to increase traffic towards the magazines website and other online services.

After the flash I made sure to add my 'Slogo' and also the price and date of this particular edition. I once again just used the 'Horizontal Type Tool' and also used the same font once again (Times New Roman) in order to keep a consistent design throughout.

 

I lastly added a 'Cover Line' to my front cover which helps to further advertise the other articles within the magazine. As well as the cover line along the bottom I have included a barcode, which is very important for magazines and can be found on all professional magazines.

Contents Page

When creating my contents page, I used a lot of the same skills that I had already learned when constructing my front cover. For example, I created coloured boxes in order to put my text over the top.

 This technique can also be seen throughout other pieces in my project.