Looking back at the preliminary task, what
- 1. Looking back at the preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt?
- 2. Photoshop – College As you can see, I haven’t used many skills in Photoshop whilst making my College magazine, Magazine this is because at this stage; I only knew the basics needed to create it. I was confused by Crop the different Photoshop's that are available as I Move have a different version at home. I found that I only needed certain tools to create the cover, Re-size although this meant I was unable to try out new Textbox things and make it look more professional. I used normal things such as text boxes to place Colour words, layers to make sure each section of the magazine was separate so I could freely move Shapes them around and change the layout if necessary Copy & Paste and the shape tool to create boxes to make the design a little bit different. Layers Free Transform At this stage, I didn’t get chance to experiment with Photoshop and see all of the things you can do, which effected the look of the College magazine.
- 3. ... My skills increased a Photoshop – Music lot whilst making the Magazine Black & White music magazine compared to the Crop Inner/outer glow College magazine as I Move Sharpen image had done research on other products which Re-size Eye dropper gave me ideas on how Textbox Exposure a magazine should look, such as the Fill colour Auto Levels masthead behind the Drop shadows Eraser photo. Whereas I did no research for the Levels Justify College magazine. Hue/Saturation Layers I used many more Photoshop techniques whilst producing my Magnetic Lasso music magazine, this is because I took time to use the internet Opacity and research tutorials on how to do certain things, such as the magnetic lasso. I found that I needed to use these other tools to Free Transform create the magazine as they made it look neater and gave an overall better finish. I used settings such as the opacity to make Copy & Paste shapes more opaque so that the colour wasn’t as bright, this also made them stand out somehow and separated them from other All of these tools were very things. I also used hue/saturation to edit my photos to make them useful and needed to create clearer, although I found that levels was more effective as it allowed me to change the lightness of pictures and make colours my music magazine. more subtle. I used this for the full page photo on the front cover to make it more white and less yellow.
- 4. What have I learnt? Cover lines Studio lighting makes it look glamorous over the persons face Photograph y's improved No barcode Pull Quote Used the obvious same fonts Only used Price, da two te and different barcode fonts Text is Colours off the don’t image represent anything Masthead behind the No real image layout, Costume looks has been jumbled thought up about College Magazine Music Magazine
- 5. Different fonts Through using used instead of Photoshop, I was the same one. able to find new Masthead has ways of making my This makes each a drop work like other cover line stand shadow effect out more and get magazines already on it to make noticed for it stand out. on the market. This different reasons meant I could place and also makes the masthead behind the cover look the models head fun, which which makes it look represents the more professional. genre of music. I have used layers The pull quote uses text to create my front effects such as drop cover, this meant shadow, which wasn’t used that I was able to anywhere on my College move things such magazine front cover. as text. It also enabled me to be able to put the My College masthead behind magazine didn’t the image and cut have a barcode, it out. website or price.
- 6. Obviously, I only did a draft of the College magazines Used a contents page but you can tell how the layout of each I have used text effects pattern to magazine is different and the music magazine is such as drop shadow represent the much more sophisticated and looks like others on the music genre market. I have Too used many columns images Page Only uses numbers two fonts Better Looks very layout basic and of boring images, spread Block across colours, the page no effects Colours match No the effects photos on text Use of However, many I do like different the I have fonts headings College Magazine Music Magazine changed the I have used opacity on justify to chance images and the position of the shapes the text
- 7. Pop design Drop shadow – used to used to make the text stand out represent the else it could blend into music genre. the white background. Edited photos to make certain Columns things colour but everything else Used text effects black and white. such as drop shadow again. I changed the opacity of this photo because I I have learnt a lot thought it was about Photoshop too bright. whilst making my final magazine, I felt I only had the basic skills when making the College magazine whereas I now know more.