Thursday 14 February 2013

Final Magazine



 This is the front cover of my final magazine. The first thing I did was edit my main image by removing the background. I then used an effect on paint.NET which made the image black and white but highlighted the use of pink in my cover star's hair and lips. I then began adding the main codes and conventions such as a masthead, coverlines, barcode and web address etc. I made my main cover line pink as it contrasts with the rest of the coverlines and shows it is important. The use of pink in my image, main coverline and masthead creates a synergy between the two and refers to the target audience. The use of black and grey makes the pink more obvious and implies a happy, positive feel.

This is contents page of my final magazine. The first thing I did was to add my masthead to the page as it continues the consistency of my magazine. I also made sure I stuck to the same colour scheme of pink, black and grey as, again, is creates a consistent therefore professional look to my magazine. I then added page numbers and the articles which are featured on each one. I made the page numbers pink but made the text black and grey as I thought too much pink would make it look too busy and would be hard to read. I then added an image of the editor and a small note from her as I realised through my research that some magazines tend to do this. I also added images of some of the articles featured throughout my magazine.


This is the left side page of my final magazine. I wanted to keep this simple as I noticed through my research that this is common for magazines to do. The first thing I did was remove the background of the image and made it black and white to keep it consistent with the front cover. I then added a page number in pink and a quote from the article in a big, bold font. This would entice the reader into reading the article as they would want to find out more.

This is the right side page of my final magazine. I based this mainly on my research of 'Q' magazine as I really liked the design they used. The first thing I did was put the big P as a background and then added a masthead and page number. I then began to add my article to the page. I made sure it was in neat columns as this is what most magazines do. I made the first small paragraph pink to agree with the colour scheme but made the main text black so it was easy to read.

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