Final Front Cover

Final Contents Page

This is my final contents page. I have made some rather large changes to my product.
Firstly, I decided not to go with having loads of small images around the text, but having one large one instead. I really like the contents pagee because I couldnt make up my mind about having one of my mock ups or this one. So I decided to put them both together. I used the same image i used on the previous mock up and put it onto this one. I used the same effect by layering the images over eachother and making them darker the further away they are from the text.
Secondly, I decided that the image underneath the text looked too plain, so I put a small boder around it to make it stand out and bold. These are the only changes I made to my contents page.

Final Double Page Spread

This is my final double page spread. I have filled the text boxes up with an interview. I have also added a pull quote underneath the text to make the most important part of the interview stand out. Once I had done these changes, I thought the small amount of text on the right hand side of the page looked boring so I put a small arrow around it. It was an idea that I had early on. These are the only major changes I made to my double page spread.

Final Mock Up Contents Page

This is my final mock up for my contents page. Of course I wont use images of real celebrities but I have just put them on as a guidline. I have chosen this design because I enjoyed making it and Ithink it looks quite proffessional.

Final Mock Up Front Cover

This is my final mock up for my front cover. As you can see I have kept the same design with the splattered paint, the text and the layout. The only thing that I have changed is the main image.
I usually start by thinking about the background but instead of doing that, I thought about what image I wanted to use. I wanted to find an image that would fit the whole page but would still give me room to put text and headlines etc. I eventually chose the one I have used. Once I had chose my image, I thought about the background. I decided to choose the splattered paint image just as before. I made it exactly the same so that it didnt look silly. I also made the banner at the top the same but I just added two more names to it because it didnt fit. I used exactly the same title which was the same font. The only thing I really changed was the main image, I put the slogan underneath the title and I added a few more stories on there. I also put the issue and the price at the bottom so that it looked a bit more proffessional.
I may rethink about the price of the magazine and change it later.

Final Mock up Double Page Spread

This is my mock up for my double page spread. I have decided to use this design for my final product because I really like it and I have made a front cover and contents page experimenting with this particular design. To start off with I thought of the background. I wanted the same background as the front cover and the contents page so I stuck with the splattered paint. I wanted to make the splattered paint image spread across the two pages but I thought it would look silly, so I decided to make two seperate images of the same thing. I thought that it looked a bit strange so I decided to flip one image 180 degrees so it was reflected onto the opposite page. I also thought that each image was to dark and you wouldnt be able to see the text, so I made the images lighter by editing them in Microsoft Fireworks.

Once I had got the background over with I thought about what image I wanted on one side of the page. I decided to use one of my own images but I couldnt decide which one. So eventually I went for the one I have used. I had to edit it in Fireworks because the background didnt look right at all. I got rid of the background completly so that you can see the background a lot better. I also sharpened the image so that it it really stands out.

The next thing that I thought about was the headline and the text. I wanted the headline to be simple and to tell the audience what they are about to read. Underneath the headline I wanted and catchphrase or sentence that really catches the reader's attention. However on the opposite page (the page with big image) I didnt want to much text because I thought it would ruin the page, so I just decided to put the name of the model at the top left and some information about what is on the next page in the other corner. I also put a text box on the left page so I know where the text for the interview would go.

Whilst I was working on this mock up, I suddenly realised that I needed to make a album cover for the singer because I wanted to put it on my double page spread. So I quickly made an image that I could use for the album cover. I remember looking at album cover a while ago and I really liked it so wanted to make GWS' album to look similar. Eventually, I went onto the internet and tried to look for some 'explosive' background images to use. I thought that because the image I wanted to use was black and red, I needed a background that had similar colours. I found the image I have used and thought it was perfect. There was a small space in the middle where I could place the photo and it really blended in.

Edited Front Cover 2

This is another edited version of my front cover. Like the other front cover, I only changed the font to see if it looked better. I changed it to Elementary SF Black. I didnt change anything else but the font.