Doble Page Spread Development/Progress

 

FINAL DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

INSPIRATION / RESEARCH

I like the simplisity of this double page spread, the size of the image and the different fonts that are used that all come together to create a powerful double page spread. I plan to do something similar with my double page spread but use my house colours as this is a convention I would like to follow.

PROCESS

 First, I selected an image of Amanda in moton and cropped out all the background and anything I did'nt want in the image. By changing the ocupacity of the image I made her slightly less visable as I plan to place my article over the top of her and need it to be visable.

 By duplicating the image, I made the second slightly smaller and less viable.

 Again, I duplicated the image making the third even smaller and less viable. This creates the illusion she is moving, growing and getting bigger which is what the article is about and her main feature story so this use of imagry re-enforces the message of her rising to the top of the charts on a visual aspect.

 This is how I was able to manipulate the images to change the ocupacity and adapt the coulours to enhance the gold and black to match my colour scheme.

 By adding a larger imge, this becomes the pages main image, I adapted the colour of her eyes and lips and changed the headphones from siver to gold to match the colour scheme. The angle of the image implies she is rising to power and looking up to the future. Her eyes now appear more golden to match the colour scheme and show how she sees golden opertunities.

I airbrushed and bklended her face to appear more flawless and even. I made her lips stand out more and enhanced the shadow on her face to continue the mood it created on the cover.

I have layered up Amanda in the left which will fall below the article to re-enforce the main feature story of how she rose to the top of the R&B music industry. I adapted the ocupacity to make the text for the article clearer on top of these images. In the main image I have changed the colour of Amanda's lips, teeth and eyes to make her more appealing and the gold tone fits in with my house style. Also I have changed her headphones from white and silver to white and gold to match my theme.



My first draft of my double page spread. To imoprove I could change the font of the title to match the one used on the cover so it continues the theme the reader associates with the main feature story. Equally, I could adapt the other fonts which I have used and make them more conventional, and reposition the text at the bottom of the page inside the main article.


PROCESS VIDEO

RE-DRAFT

The start to my re-drafting process was to completly change the layout of my current double page spread to be more conventional as well as appealing to my target audience. I have included all of my house colours so far and plan to retake some photo's to get one that is better suited for my double page spread.

I decided I need some different pictures for my double page spread, with Amanda in a different gold and white dress, to re-enforce my theme colours and continue the house style.  I was able to use a Lambugini in the mages which I had not originally planned to do but through more planning I became aware that many popular artists use expensive props and setting to set the themes in the article and to symbolise their success.

 

The image I have chosen to feature on my double page spread has atmospheric lighting, though I attempted to experiment with the focus of some of the new photographs I took, as I became aware that some articles tend t select slightly less focused images to give the impression that it's a paparazzi image and the subject has a lot of fame. The image I used portrays Amanda in an expensive car, the focus is slightly blurred, which I enhanced in photoshop, and the colours of the image are all white gold and black. Again by increasing the brightness, I was able to make Amanda look glowing, which re-enforces the message of fame and success, as well as her name which is White. All the decisions I have made will communicate the messages of the main feature story to my target audience.

Contents Page Developments/Progress

FINAL CONTENTS PAGE

INSPORATION / RESEARCH

These two contents pages are from published R&B music magazines, they follow the conventions of a contents page while they are also unique and engaging. The main images take up most of the page while all the text is to one side only in just one collum. There is also a V in the background of the image which is the name of the product. The colours are also following the house style of the product. I plan to create a contents page for my product that follow this magazines layout.

 

PROCESS 

Firstly I manipulated my main image through the lighting, shadows, brightness, contrast, and colour and saturation to enhance Amanda's features and make her more appealing to my target audience, I was also able to make the gold and black encorperated within her costume stand out more as theme are my house style colours.

I then manipulated her face to correct any imperfections using air-brush and the blending brush, I erased any spots and created a flawless look to her skin. The image shows Amanda's back facing which creates the illusion of a mood, which is typical in all R&B music products.

I added the golden arrow to re-enforce the theme colours of my product and create a more abstract illusion on the contents page. I erased parts of it to allow Amanda's face, hair and arm to fall onto of that layer so she stands out more to my audience.




I then included the masthead although a slightly smaller version than the cover to continue the house style over from the cover and into my product. the colours compliment the ones used in the image nicely and create my theme.

The use of 'inside' allows the reader to know this is the contents page without having to be too basic and using a clear title, the angle makes the word stand out along with the shadowing affect I used. The genre of the product is made clear through the tag line at the top right which is clear to the reader.

Finally I added the headings of the feature stories as well as the page numbers using a font I have used on the cover to create a house style, the headings stand out by their colour and shadow.

 To improves, I added headings to the different types of feature stories of my product. This will make it easier for tehr eader to navigate through the magazine and make the page more appealing. The fonts I have selectd match my house style and compliment the image with the colours that match.

 I also included the prize that is displayed on the front cover to add more appealing features to the contents page and expand on the explanation of the gift, this is a convention of all magazines.

I made a CD cover to display on my contents opage using an image of Amanda and the fotns and name assosiated with this artist.

DRAFT

 

My first draft of my contents page

 To improve I should change the arrow to a 'R' for R&B music and make Amanda stand out infront of it. I should also add more fonts to five a brief description about what some of the feature stories include. I should also add a white backdrop to the R in the masthead to continue this theme from my cover, as well as add some headings to the different catagories of the feature stories. Adding a description and image of the prize of the CD displayed on the front cover would also follow conventions. 

I used an image of an arrow and manipulated the colour to match my house style, I also edited the image of Amanda to look as though her arm and hair is infant of the arrow and make her more eye-catching to the reader. My contents page clearly shows the feature stories and which page they're on in a font that fits in with the genre of R&B to interest my audience.


 My second draft
I have changed the arrow to an 'R' for 'Radical' and 'R&B'. This makes the whole page look more appealing and informs the reader of the continuity of R&B throughout the product. I have also made a few other changes, including addind brief descriptions for most of my feature stories as this is a convention used in existing music magazines. By adding the CD image and a chance to win it, I am following another convention and creating an engaging feature to the page. I have also included headings to seperate some of my feature stories and catagorise them to make it easier for the reader to identify which area they need to look into to find the story they require, through my research into existing products I found this is a feature that is commonly used. The glow I have added around Amanda makes her stand out from the background and puts the audiences focus onto her, all the colours I have included in this contents page are in  my colour scheme creating my house style.
 

 I tried many different images of Amanda for my cover and decided the one of her turning around worked best and fitted my genre most. the costume can also be seen clearer in this image than in a close up which makes her look more appealing to the audience.

 

 

Front Cover Developments/Progress

MY FINAL COVER

INSPIRTION

 

This cover has inspired me to create a more unusual style as it relates to a popular music artist and pays tribute to David Bowie on the cover of a fashion magazine. Although Vogue is not a music magazine, I am going to use the idea of a black and white main image with a colour layer on top to create an interesting and eye-catching cover for my R&B music magazine.

DRAFT

 

PROCESS

 I began with my main image in the centre of the page, exagerating the direct adress. Equally I adapted the colours of the image to be black and white as this fits with the genre and my house style, it also emphisises the shadows and hihlights of the image creating the mood assosiated with R&B. I manipulated the image by cropping out specific parts, airbrushing her skin to create a flawless effect as well as removing spots using the blend brush, increasing the brighness of her eyes and the darkness of her hair, and adapting the shadows on her face.

 I tried to use an arrow on my image to make it more abstract and eye-catching, using the inspiration of the David Bowie cover. I used a gold coloured to match tyhe house style and added a white glow to make it stand out on her face.

 I decided to try without the arrow and tried a number of different fonts for my masthead. The gold and black theme is clearly shown through the masthead and helps to create the house style of my product straight away.

 The skyline and sticker are conventions I have chosen to include on my cover and I have carefully re-enforced the gold and black house style colours. Equally the prize is an A-White CD, which links to the main image of the artist which is A-White, later the main feature story will determine this.

 I have located all of my feature stories carefully around the edge of Amanda's face so the audience can still clearly see her, while I have chosen to locate the main feature story which links to the image at the bottom right to seperate it from the others, I have also used a larger and more dramatic font to draw in the reader to the main story. Many fonts have been used as this is a convention of magazine covers.

 The barcode, date of issue, and price have been added to the lower left of the page so they are clearly visable to the reader and inform them of the nesecary information without taking away too much room or focus from the main image.

 I tried many differnet ways of incorperating the gold and black theme into the mastheaad and decided on the gradient overlay effect to make a transision smoothly between the colours, while still ontop of Amanda's face so it can be seen by the reader and recognised quickly which is important in the success of the products sale.

 I also tried many different manipulations of the main image before deciding on the classic black and white, for instance I tried to make the image look retro although I felt this was less typical of R&B products and more popular in Indie products.

By manipulating the colour balance and hilights and shadows of the image I was able to create some unique edits that enhanced Amanda's appearance. They worked to draw in the audience and make her more eye-cathing.

To improve this draft I should remove the white boarder on the main image which is visable behingthe masthead, and add a shadow or outer glow to the plug to make it more recognisable as a plug and stand out to the reader.