The document discusses cover layout decisions for a magazine in Photoshop. It describes adjusting the size and positioning of the masthead text, manipulating images by adjusting levels and brightness, changing colors of text for emphasis, and selecting fonts and adding effects to elements to suit the style of a pop magazine. Key decisions included changing the main image to better suit the target audience, adjusting levels of images to create balanced lighting, and altering colors and effects of text elements for visual appeal and indication of content.
3. I began the production of
my front cover by getting
my mast head the right size
and in the right place going
across the top of the page. I
used a horizontal guideline
to position the two words
perfectly in line with each
other. As these words were
taken from ‘dafont’ I had to
delete the blank white
section around the words
leaving just the letters in
black. Initially the masthead
was quite big.
Here you can see that after
I added my main image the
white areas around the
words were visible. After
realising this I used the
magic wand tool to select
these small areas to delete.
4. Here you can see how I
have manipulated the
image to make it brighter
and more visually appealing
to the audience. I used a
tool called ‘levels’ to do this
(Ctrl+L). I adjusted the
amount of darkness and
light as well as the contrast
to balance the image as a
whole. This wasn’t the final
image that I used however, I
did initially use this one.
5. I decided to change my image and as you
can see from the bottom image that it has
been adjusted. At first I tried to cut out the
background of the image as you can see in
the first picture. I used the magic wand tool
to select the areas before deleting them.
However, it didn’t turn out how it was
supposed to and so I decided to leave that
and simply adjust the levels of the whole
image. This created an even background
without having to cut the model out and
making it look unrealistic. I also moved the
image and masthead apart slightly.
light
dark
contrast
6. I decided to change the
colour of the word ‘pop’ as I
wanted it to stand out to
my target audience. This
also immediately indicates
that it’s a pop magazine. I
double clicked on the layer
so I could adjust the layer
style. I changed the colour
overlay and selected the
pink colour from the top
that the model was
wearing. I decided that this
pink would also be one of
my feature colours.
7. Following my flat plan, I
added the name of my
artist along with the quote
to go underneath it. I
double clicked to change
the layer style. I changed
the colour to blue and also
added a bevel and emboss
to give it more dimension. I
added an inner shadow too.
8. I didn’t think that the other
font suited a pop magazine
very well because in pop
magazines simple, bold
fonts are used. I used the
same font as ‘pop’ in the
masthead but this time I
didn’t delete the white
areas on the inner part of
the letters. I added a blue
and pink drop shadow.
9. Again I changed the main image of the model as I felt
that this one better suited a pop magazine. This is
because the pose is quite girly and fun and relates better
to my target audience. I have used a vertical guide to
make sure that the image is centred perfectly. I then
adjusted the levels as you can see in the image on the
right. I changed the darkness and contrast.
