Skills Development Journal - Double Page Spread
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This document provides details on how a student designed a double page spread for a music magazine skills development journal. The student adjusted the main image slightly and added page numbers and a web address in bright pink fonts. For the artist title, they created a white rectangle with a black glow and added the title using a pink font. Other design elements included a lead line in a blue font with a black glow, stand first and byline text in Ariel font, a CD advertisement with text and glow effects, a drop cap letter, pull quotes in a bold pink font, and body copy in Ariel font in normal and bold weights. For the background, the student layered rectangles at angles.
Skills Development Journal - Double Page Spread
- 1. Skills Development Journal Music Magazine - Double Page Spread
- 2. Main Image I didn’t adjust much to the main image, I only moved it and cropped a little bit in the right place so it was structured on the page well and look right.
- 3. Page Number + Web Address Page Number I used the font ‘Coolvetica’ from da font and changed the colour to bright pink. I then added a white rectangle shape to the back with a black outer glow (size: 5). Web Address I used Ariel Black font in bright pink for the web address.
- 4. Artist Title I create a white rectangle with a black outer glow (size: 5). I then used the font Coolvetica from ‘Da font’ and coloured it pink to fit in with the magazine. I then duplicated the mast head from the front page and shrunk it to add it to the title.
- 5. I used a font Lead Line from Photoshop called ‘Aharoni’ and then added an outer glow in black to make it stand out more. I centred the text and used the same blue as on the front cover of the magazine.
- 6. Stand First and By line I created a stand first with a white rectangle and black outer glow as a background I then used an Ariel font for the text in Ariel black. For the by line I simply used white ariel
- 7. CD Advertisement I created a large I then added text and a rectangle for the box for it to stand in background and therefore making it added an outer glow stand out more and to make it stand out matches the rest of the more and match the magazine. rest of the magazine. This also shows advertisement for my ‘CD’ I created a simple CD with the same photo as the main image for the DP Spread.
- 8. Creating the CD Cover I then added the artists name with a fine font from da font. To make it look pop I made it pink and added a darker outer glow. I then added a drop shadow to make it stand away a little. I used the same image as I used for the double I then added the album page spread. However I title with another font changed the contrast from da font with an outer glow to make it and vibrancy so it suited stand out and stand away the pop style more. from the page.
- 9. Drop Cap To follow other magazines I added a drop cap by simply making the letter a larger font size. It’s also in blue because that’s the colour for the questions on the DP Spread
- 10. Pull Quotes I then added the pull quotes in bold Ariel font in bright pink and added an outer glow to make it easier to read. I created a rectangle at an angle for the background to match the rest of the magazine and help the pull quote to stand out.
- 11. Body Copy I used Ariel font in normal and in bold so the questions stood out against the answers. I also changed them to blue to stand out and match the magazine.
- 12. DP Spread Background To create the background I created large rectangles at different angles Any remaining on top of one edges of the another. rectangles I left off the page so you couldn’t see it