Unit 3 Progress - Week 3

For my front cover I changed the masthead font again to fit more in tone with the magazine. The other one seemed too serious and old-fashioned for a magazine aimed at teenagers; this one is more suitable. 

I also changed and moved my main sell line so it will stand out more on the page. I moved it lower on the page, changed the font colour (as well as adding some effects, such as a drop shadow) and increased the font size. This will then make it more obvious that this is the main sell line for the issue and readers will have a better idea of what to expect from the magazine. 

I moved around my other sell line and added another inside the shape to make it stand out. This is another feature that will gain the audiences interest and therefore must be highlighted. 

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For my double page spread I manipulated and improved the image I was going to use. I then added it to my DPS and enlarged it to cover a large proportion of the page. I also made it so my text flowed around the image so they wouldn't interfere with each other. You would be able to read the text and see the image properly.

I also changed the font for my header to make it more bold and stand out more on the page. I then changed the colour to match the red in the models dress so there are more colours on the page. It will make the DPS more vibrant and have a more consistent colour scheme.

I added my breakout box to the page which I created in Photoshop using different brushes to create the 'paint brush' effect. I then added the text over the top. 

Since I put my image on the DPS I needed to move my text boxes and change the font size in order for it all to fit effectively on the page. I moved my kicker to the left above my breakout box so it would have its own space so the reader can see it and the rest of the text would fit on the DPS. I have experimented with highlighting the text box in a different colour to make it stand out as well as bringing new layers and components to the page. This is subject to change as I am just testing things out. I like the idea of having this type of effect but it needs to be improved for my final product. 

I then also added lines around the borders of the page to bring new layers and effects to the page. These may change as I don't believe they are effective in the state they are in but the idea is a good one. I will continue to change these for my final product. 

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