Preliminary Task: The Final Magazine Cover

Detailed Explanation of Magazine Cover.

Step 1:  This was the picture I selected as my magazine cover. First I constructed  the magazine cover with the same background but it was very dull and boring. Then I decided to make a new one. I selected the same image. Next I selected the image with the lasso tool and made a copy of that layer. I also used the Bright and Contrast tool in photoshop to enhance the quality of the image.

Step 2: After making the copy of that layer I went to the hue and saturation tool in image and changed the background. In the hue and saturation tool I used the the three elements hue, saturation and lightness and came up with this background color. I liked this background as it would enhance the black color worn by the girl in the image. Also the shadow would also help the image to stand out.

Step 3: After setting my background problem I selected the copy of the image and put it on the layer in which I corrected my background. 

Step 4: Then I used the text box and chose the font ' Engravers MT' which I had selected previously and also shown in previous posts. I chose the 'red' color for the masthead because it's a nice contrast with black and it appeared good on the prevailing background and because it stands out. I kept the strip color 'dark purple' and used a different font 'copperplate Gothic bold' to differentiate it with the masthead. Both the masthead and strip were given the 'drop shadow' style in Layer styles to blend it the way magazines headings and sub-headings are. The 1A1 logo was kept white as to make it clearly visible portraying it a school magazine. The 'drop shadow' style was also used.

Step 5: Then I arranged the cover lines and chose different size, font and color tones for my cover lines. In the cover lines of 'Sports Day! Are you Ready!' I used the font 'Lucida Sans Unicode' and gave a sharp look to the text and gave it a shadowy look. I kept the 'Sports Day!' heading larger to make it more eye catching and even in 'Are you Ready!' I kept 'Ready' a little bigger than 'Are you.' This was to give it a look of the magazine.

In the cover line of 'Concert Bonfire....' I increased the font size through ascending order. I kept the color tone of this cover line darker then the cover line discussed above. The font ' Eras Bold ITC' was used with strong text and shadowy look because many important and breathtaking school  events were discussed and this made all the events inspiring to attend. 'Don't Miss It! was kept largest among all to reflect the thrill of all events.      

Next the cover line 'Lighter side.....' was written by using the font 'Hebo Std' as it is a lighter font not like the strong fonts used earlier but a crispy look was given to make it interesting. Here I used the 'inner glow' style of text in layer styles to give it a lighter look. The size of 'Exclusive Interview was kept large to make it fascinating to read.

For the cover line of 'South Africa..' the font 'Ravie' was used. This was because Africa is known for it's 'Jungle Adventure' and fun associated with it. This font used with crispy look really symbolized the fun and adventure of 'South Africa.' 'Coming Soon' was kept bigger to make it prominent.   

Step 6: The pug or puff was necessary to complete my magazine. I used the polygon tool in the main tool bar. Next I went to the polygon options tool in the above tool bar and selected the star shape along with smooth corners. I kept approximately 26 sides and chose the pink color (Toyo 0038) in the Toyo 94 Color Finder. The pink color actually suited the background and because of it's lightness stand out very well. The font 'Ravie' was used to connote excitement and inspire the target audience to read the magazine. The reason why I used the yellow color for the font is to match it with the background.