Unit 3 Progress - Week 4

This was my final week of production so I needed to make sure that I created each component to the best possible standard.

First I changed the main sell-line in order to make it stand out more on the page. I increased the font size and experimented with different tools in order to change the spaces in between the letters etc. I reapplied the same drop shadow effect and changing the settings slightly to make it darker around the outsides so it will be recognisable as the main sell-line. 

I added three more sell-lines to the page to fill it out to look more like a professional magazine - these would be needed to attract the audiences attention. I moved them around and changed the colours as well as make some bold or italic in order to make them look individual and show they are different. 

I also changed the font type for the text under my masthead ('Your Times, Your Life') in order to make it more distinct and fit more on the page. The other font didn't blend into the page well whilst this one does, improving the standard of the product.


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For my double page spread I changed quite a few things to make it a better product. First I changed the font for the header as well as rotating it back so it was straight again. The first font didn't fit the theme of the piece, it looked like something associated with a horror movie and not books like the feature is  about. I kept it the same colour which I picked out from the models dress in order to create a colour scheme for the page. 

When I went around the model to make the text flow around the image I failed to change the colour of the line to transparent which I then corrected to make it look more professional.

I changed the lines around the outside of the page to make them look less bold and distract the readers eye. They are now dots and dashes which are softer on the eye and makes it easier to read the text around the sides of the page. I also added the bold line above the header so I could add the magazine title and page number above it - much like most professional magazines. 

I changed the kicker on my page to fill the gap between the breakout box. I then changed the sizes of the black blocks to only cover the text that makes the page look more for a younger audience. They will be used to seeing such techniques in other magazines they read (such as Empire). I also repeated this on the extra quote I added underneath the model.

I hyphenated the text so it flow more easily and be easier for the audience to read which is one of the most important aspects of the DPS. 

I also added more quotes from my questionnaire/ research about the topic behind the header. I made them a white/ grey hue so they wouldn't stand out too much over the header which must stand out more. They added a layered effect to the DPS as well as improving the effect of the article. One of the aims of the article is to encourage the audience to read more books; these quotes about others experience may help this target. 



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