Phoebe Joseph Unit 5 Task 6

IDEAS:

I will be creating a digital 4 page newsletter for 14-16 year olds about fashion, sport

and music. I am going to keep all my pages of my newsletter with a black

background because black it isn’t a colour associated with a specific gender. As

well as black being a mysterious colour, it is also very plain, so I chose it in order for

my choice of image and text to stand out, especially the title.

I am going to keep all my pages simple so it looks more proffesional and tidy,

although I am going to use a coloured text on my front cover and keep the titles on

my other pages the same. I’m going to do this to make it more interesting and

appealing. Fashion is associated with girls and sport is associated more to boys, so I

am going to use a masculine like colour on my fashion page and a feminine colour

on my sport page to make it more appealing for both genders.

On my front cover page, I am going to make the colour of my title blue because I

think a majority of 14-16 year old males like that colour, and I am going to use an

image of a female on my front cover, so by making my text blue; it will balance out

the feminine and masculine.

I am going to keep all my title fonts the same and all my text boxes the same. I am

going to lower the opacity of all my text boxes because it makes a good effect,

doesn’t block out the image, and is also a bit easier on the eye. By making the text

box a bit duller as well, it makes the text and image stand out even more, and as the

text box itself, it isn’t too important. For my titles I am going to keep a black text over

a white boxed background, I have chosen to do this because it will stand out

amongst my pages black background and the white and black juxtaposed goes

well.

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I firstly opened Photoshop and put in the correct measurements for

an A4 page.

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I then made my background black; I did this by using the 'Paint bucket tool' on the toolbar

and selecting a colour. I chose to make my background black because it is a colour that

is not associated with a specific gender. Black is a dark but neutral colour and it will make

any text or image I put on my page stand out as well as make the page look sleek and

stylish.

I got an image of Nicki Minaj from 'Google images'. I chose to use an image of her

because she is very current and she is also quite well known and popular. She is young,

fashionable and attractive and will catch both genders eye. Her fashion sense and

appearance make her stand out to young people because that is what most people like

and find ‘attractive’ and aspire to have when they’re older.

I wanted the black and white effect on the picture because it will make my title and text

stand out and makes the image as well as the page look professional.

I wanted to cut the background away so that the person in the image I used stands out. I

did this by using the ‘Magic Wand tool’ and clicking on the background behind, I then

clicked backspace. Once I had cut around the image and got the image I wanted left – I

pressed ‘Ctrl+T’ and edited the sizing and placement of my image.

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I got my title text on 'dafont.com'. I chose the font called 'Bebas' because it is basic

but bold and will stand out. I made it blue because blue is a bright colour and is

associated with males. As I used an image of a female on my front cover I felt it was

necessary to use something masculine in order to entice both genders. I made the

word 'Redbridge' bigger than 'news' because Redbridge is the most important word in

the title because that is who this newsletter is aimed at, young people in Redbridge. I

put 'news' in line with 'Redbridge' underneath so it looks symmetrical and therefore

neat and professional.

I put a 3D effect on my title by right clicking on the layer and selecting 'blending

options'. I wanted to make the title look 3D like because it makes it stand out more

and a bit more appealing.

I then put a box ready for my text on the side of the page. I initially made the box

white and I lowered the opacity to 35%. I did this to make the box blend in with the

page and make my image and title stand out. I think it looks more tidy and

professional with an almost transparent box because you can see more of the image

and the box without it being too in your face.

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I got a barcode off of Google images and I put it symmetrically with my title and

text box in order for it to look more professional.

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This is my finished front page. I inserted a price tag next to the barcode. I

made the price '20p' because as it is a first edition of my newsletter and it

needs to appeal, by making it 20p will attract the audience and give them

a decent first impression.

I put the issue number and date of release in line and underneath my title

because the audience need to know these details.

I put them under the title because that is where will be seen first and it will

therefore be noticed. I put the text in blue because it fits in with the colour

scheme, although I did make it a bit of a darker shade of blue to make it a

bit more interesting.

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I then went on to make the second page of my newsletter, my 'Fashion'

page. I made the background black again by using the paint bucket tool

on the side toolbar. I decided to use black again because it is a neutral

colour and is not associated with either gender, and it will make whatever

text or image I use on my page stand out.

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For my title, I used the font 'Bebas' from dafont.com. I used this font on my title

page and I chose to use it for my music page because again it isn't girly or

masculine, it's bold and simple and will catch my audience’s eyes. I chose to

keep the white background behind my text because it makes it stand out

more and it juxtaposes. It also brings a bit more colour to the page.

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I used an image of Nicki Minaj on my music page because I used her on my

front page and I chose to link the two by writing an article about her. I kept the

image in black and white because I think my audience will prefer it as it makes

the page look more intense and her fiercer.

I lowered the opacity of this image of Nicki Minaj to 63% because I am going to

put my text box on top of the images I use and by lowering the opacity will

make everything stand out more.

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As well as an image of Nicki Minaj, I used an image of Chris Brown because

they are friends and have made music together. I thought I could use this as

an opportunity to write my article for my music page about them. I put the

images at either side of the page so I can put the text box in the middle. As

well as lowering the opacity on the image of Nicki Minaj, I also lowered it on

my other image so one doesn't stand out more than the other.

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I then put a white text box between both images. I lowered the opacity like I did

in my other pages because I like the effect and it helps the images stand out

too. It also looks more neat and professional.

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I then started to layer up rectangle boxes in the corner of my page. I

did this because in these rectangles I am going to insert a quote from

the article I am going to write. By placing a quote at the top, it will

attract the readers into wanting to read the full article. I chose to make

the rectangles pink because it is quite a bright colour and will grab

attention, and because I am quoting something a female says so I

thought the colour pink would be appropriate in the audience

understanding who said what.

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I chose to use this quote because I felt it was the most intense

and would grab my audience's attention because of the

tension.

I patterned the black and white text because I felt it made it

look more interesting because each line is different. I chose to

use black and white because they are neutral colours and

complement each other well.

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I subtitled under my music title to entice my readers into

wanting to read more. I put it under my title and next to my

quote because all 3 will combine to grab attention.

I used white text over a pink box because I have used other

shades of pink on this page and thought it'd work well by using

another shade. I chose the white text because it was a colour

that is clear to read on top of the pink and is quite neutral.

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I then started to write my article. I made the 'W' bigger than

all of the other letters because it is the first letter of the first

word I wrote and by making it bigger will entice the

audience because it makes the text look more interesting

because it isn't all just one size and all the same.

I aligned the text to be in the middle of the box because it

looks more professional and neat and tidy.

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Once I had finished my article for my music page, I moved

on to my fashion page. I made the black background

because I am going to do this for all my pages to make it

look more professional by keeping it all the same. I made

the background black by using the 'Paint bucket tool' in

the side tool bar.

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I then got the same font off of the website 'dafont.com'

called 'Bebas'. I put a white box behind it like on my

music page because I felt it makes it look more

interesting and the colours complement each other

nicely.

I put the title in the corner because I want to put my

image on the side.

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I used an image of Cara Delevinge for my fashion page.

I chose to use her because she is a very current, young

and popular model.

I chose this specific image because it is bright and

appropriate for the target audience.

I cut the background out of the image by using the

'Magnetic Lasso tool'.

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I started to insert boxes onto my page so I could put my articles in. I

decided to put 3 separate boxes instead of 1 big box to make it a

little more interesting. And by using 3 boxes will allow me to write 3

different articles to make it more appealing for my audience

because if they don't like one article they may like another so they

won't be left bored.

I lowered the opacity of all my boxes to 32% because it makes my

title and image stand out and the effect it gives makes it look more

professional. I made sure they were all the same width so it looks

tidy and my first 2 boxes the same height as well as width to make it

look neat and therefore professional.

I made my third box a different height because I am going to not

put a lot of text in so it will look neat because there won't be empty

space.

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I inserted my titles for my articles before my articles so I

could figure out what I would like to put where. I chose to

put bold black lines under each title to make the title clear

and so it doesn't get lost within the articles themselves.

I put the letters of the titles in capital letters to make them

catch my audiences’ eyes more and as my articles will be

in lower case letters mostly it will make it more interesting.

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I got 3 images off of clothing websites such as topshop.com and

riverisland.com. I then saved images of 3 things and put them into

my first box which is 'This season’s trend'. I then got a template of a

price tag on Google images and pasted it onto my first box. I used

the magic wand tool to get rid of the bits I didn't want, I then used

the paint bucket tool to fill in the tags with black. I used the text tool

to put in the price tag where the item is from and how much it

costs.

I wanted to put images of clothes on my fashion page because

fashion is quite an important thing to a majority of girls and I feel I

chose 3 different items that all girls would like. By making one of my

boxes like this makes it more interesting and eye catching

because it isn't all just text.

I used the 'Rectangle tool' to make a white thin box under my

image and box because this is the page that I am going to do my

split page advert on. The white box/line will help separate the

article and advert. I chose to make it white because it is a neutral

colour and blends with the black and white well.

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I chose to do my advert on my fashion page. I chose to advertise lipstick because a

majority of 14-16 year old females use the product. I chose to use a polka dot pattern

as a background for the product to make it stand out. I chose red and white polka

dots because the lipstick is red and I felt it helped the product stand out. It made it

look more interesting by having a background behind it instead of nothing at all so

therefore will appeal to the readers.

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I got a circle outline off of Microsoft word to use in my advert. I

copied it into Photoshop and filled it in with a hot pink; I filled the

colour by using the 'Paint Bucket tool'. I then clicked the 'Text tool'

and wrote 'NEW' in the circle in capital letters. The capital letters and

the pink help this stand out and as well as the product being new;

will attract readers into buying it.

I then wrote again 'NEW' next to another persuasive phrase because

the product being new will attract readers even more. I put the

word 'NEW' in red to make it stand out more. Red is a bright colour

and is also quite seductive, and also happens to be the same

colour of the product so I thought it would be the best choice.

I put two different comments about the product being 'Long lasting'

because that is going to entice the readers. I put key words such as

'new' and 'red' in the colour red to help emphasise the product. I

also used a heart shape around my text because it makes it more

interesting that just putting a box, and lipstick is girly and so is hearts

so I thought it fitted in well with the theme.

Lastly, I put the price in a light pink colour because pink is bright

and girly, and most 14-16 year old girls like pink. And I put an

'exclusive to Superdrug' sign at the bottom to show the audience

where they can buy this product.

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Once I had finished my fashion page, I chose to delete my image that I had in my

background. I deleted it because I felt there was too much on one page and by

having all of them images would distract the readers. By having the image also

blocked out some of the text and made it very unclear.

I also increased the opacities of my text boxes because it made them look more visual

and made the text clearer to read.

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Once I had finished my articles for my fashion page, I

moved on to my sport page. I made the black background

because I am going to do this for all my pages to make it

look more professional by keeping it all the same. I made

the background black by using the 'Paint bucket tool' in

the side tool bar.

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I used 'Bebas' font off of 'dafont.com' for my sport page

because I felt it looked more professional by using the same

font for every page. I also put the font in the same corner as

on my other pages for the same reason of it looking neater

and more professional.

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I used an image of David Beckham for my sport page because he is

extremely well known and well liked by both genders. He is

fashionable and attractive and will catch both genders eye. His

tattoos make him stand out to young people because that is what

most people like and find ‘attractive’ and aspire to have when

they’re older. He is a sports icon and I thought he would attract

readers. I have chosen to do my half page advert on my sport page

so I made the image smaller.

I wrote one article about Football, one article about Tennis and

another about David Beckham's feature in Sport Relief. I felt it was

relevant to write about David Beckham as I used an image of him.

I lowered the opacity of my text box to make it more effective and

to make the image behind more visible too. I then put a subtitle

under the title to entice the readers of what the article will include. I

put the letters in white because it stood out the most without

clashing with the blue. I chose to use the colour blue for my box

because blue is liked by most 14-16 year old males and sport is

mainly liked by males too. I didn’t line this caption up fully with the

width of my title because it looks more interesting.

The nature of 14-16 year olds reflects this unfinished aesthetic. If it

was precise and neatly lined up it would no longer suit my target

customer.

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I put an image of Serena Williams in the bottom corner next to my article not only

because I wrote the last paragraph of my article about her, but because images

will make my page more appealing to my audience - especially as their 14-16

year olds. As the page is quite masculine I thought it was important to put a female

or something feminine included attracting my female part of my target audience

and not just males.

I put a caption underneath to make it more interesting and to summarise the

picture because if my readers haven't read the article they won't understand, but it

will also entice them into reading the article because the caption is related with

the article itself.

I put the blue box behind the text because I did that on my subtitle as well and

thought it would look more professional by keeping the same colour scheme and

opacity percentage. I made the text white for that same reason, and because it

was the only colour that stood out the most, was clear to read and at the same

time didn't clash with any of the other colours, mainly the blue boxes.

I also lined up the caption box with the bottom of my article box to make it look

neat and tidy and therefore professional.