Unit 3 Progress - Week 1

So far I have begun work on my double page spread in In Design and took my images for my product. 

In my double page spread I have created guidelines to place my text boxes in to make sure they will all be along the same level. 

I then created text boxes within these guidelines in order to place my article inside it (I made this to make it a similar layout to my analysed magazine - I did the same for my front cover). I made sure to connect the text boxes so the text would automatically flow from one box to the next. I then looked through fonts on the programme and on dafont.com to decide what I wanted the main body of my article to look like. I decided on an already installed font 'American Typewriter' for my article. I then noticed the red box at the end that signalled the text overflowed the space available; I changed the font size to accommodate this. 

I then created my title with a downloaded font and used the rotate tool to move my title around. I chose the fixated point and pivoted it around to create this effect.

For my front cover I created my masthead with a downloaded font (inside the margins I created a the start of production).I then found a new font for the line underneath the title which would fit in with the theme of the magazine.

I then decided to create the barcode for my magazine and the number issue etc. for the corner of the cover. This image was cropped and changed so it would blend in with the background and the fonts would be the same to keep consistency. This process is not yet finished but quickly underway.

Since I have now taken my images my next tasks will be to start work on them to enhance them for my magazine front cover and DPS. 

These are some examples of the images I have taken. I will need to choose which ones I want to use for my product. However there are some clear good and bad images that I can make distinctions from straight away. This will help this process. 

Here are some examples of the images for my double page spread. There were many with shadows behind which I can't use for my product. 

I liked the composition of these images, I just needed to change the lighting which I did after critically analysing my images during the photo shoot. My later images were more well lit.

For my front cover I did a different shot with some that weren't taken from the right angle. I wanted a full frontal shot and some were taken slightly to the left. 

Example: 

I also changed some of the composition later in the shoot which I didn't like and will not be using for my front cover. I asked the model to raise her arms slightly in the image but it did not look natural and the image doesn't look right. I will not be using this for my front cover. 

However, my later shots with her original stance look much better. The lighting is right and the shot is from the right angle which makes the image look more professional.