Making the double page spread production log
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The document discusses the steps taken to layout a double page spread for a magazine. It describes editing the image to be more professional, setting up columns to split the article across two pages with the headline and first paragraph on one page and the rest on the next. It also details design decisions around the headline, use of a drop cap, pull quote, page numbers, and breaking conventions by not using two columns on the second page.
Making the double page spread production log
- 1. Making the double page spread
- 2. After I decided which image I was going to use for the double page spread I edited it to make the aesthetics more professional.
- 3. I set up my columns Headline and first paragraph of article on the 1st page and the second and third paragraph of the article on the 2nd page
- 4. I decided to make the headline big, bold and aligned in the top left corner of the page in colour black so it stands out, I didn’t use a subhead because I also made it part of the headline. I used a drop cap in capital letters in colour white contrasting with the background image however I did not use a end dot instead I ended the article with a rating for the mixtape review, which acted as my end dot. I have a gutter I incorporated my pull out quote into my article using quotation marks “ ” but I didn’t make it stand out My page numbers are in white and they noticeable And I decided to break the codes and conventions of music magazines double page spreads so Instead of placing the 2nd part of the article in 2 columns I placed it as a normal paragraphs.