Magazine Development Magazine Development

By Rebecca Pearse By Rebecca Pearse

First DraftFirst Draft I started by playing with the I started by playing with the

design so when I came to design so when I came to create my magazine I knew create my magazine I knew roughly where I wanted roughly where I wanted everything to be, I added everything to be, I added boxes where I wanted boxes where I wanted different plugs to be and I different plugs to be and I put the main image in the put the main image in the centre and started to design centre and started to design the masthead to the style I the masthead to the style I wanted it. this was useful as wanted it. this was useful as it gave me a clear idea it gave me a clear idea where to start when creating where to start when creating my magazine front cover. I my magazine front cover. I also drew a number of other also drew a number of other drafts of different designs so drafts of different designs so that I had a range of styles that I had a range of styles to choose from. to choose from.

Second draftSecond draft Here was my first design, Here was my first design,

at first I thought I would at first I thought I would have ‘Ashleigh’ as the have ‘Ashleigh’ as the main image with ‘Claire’ in main image with ‘Claire’ in the background. I then the background. I then added the star design in added the star design in the corner and other puffs the corner and other puffs and plugs. Although after and plugs. Although after reviewing this magazine reviewing this magazine cover myself I felt that it cover myself I felt that it did not look professional did not look professional and I thought it may be and I thought it may be better to have Claire as better to have Claire as the main cover image as the main cover image as conventions of magazines conventions of magazines only usually have one only usually have one person on the cover and person on the cover and this is usually the main this is usually the main character. character.

Third DesignThird Design This was the first design that This was the first design that

was reviewed by my peers and was reviewed by my peers and teacher. When creating this I teacher. When creating this I made the original main cover made the original main cover image to have a red tint by image to have a red tint by changing the hue and changing the hue and saturation in the programme saturation in the programme Photoshop. I added a red glow Photoshop. I added a red glow around the main cover line to around the main cover line to show the genre of the film. My show the genre of the film. My feedback told me that the feedback told me that the image in the bottom right hand image in the bottom right hand corner did not look corner did not look professional and that I should professional and that I should remove it or make it smaller. remove it or make it smaller. Feedback also told me that the Feedback also told me that the tagline of the film is not usually tagline of the film is not usually shown on a front cover. shown on a front cover.

Forth DesignForth Design After acting on the After acting on the

feedback from my peers feedback from my peers and teacher I then moved and teacher I then moved the title further down so the the title further down so the full face of the image can full face of the image can be seen then I also got rid be seen then I also got rid of the tagline and made the of the tagline and made the picture in the corner picture in the corner smaller. I also changed the smaller. I also changed the ‘extra’ to a ‘Plus’ because I ‘extra’ to a ‘Plus’ because I thought this was more thought this was more professional. I also made professional. I also made this bottom star smaller on this bottom star smaller on the page so it did not the page so it did not overlap with the title. overlap with the title.

Final DesignFinal Design Here is the final design I Here is the final design I

changed the colours of changed the colours of a few things on the a few things on the page to keep the page to keep the general colour scheme general colour scheme and house style I also and house style I also made sure that there made sure that there were no errors in were no errors in grammar or spelling and grammar or spelling and made sure that it made sure that it targeted my desired targeted my desired audience correctly. audience correctly.