AS Media Olivia

In this task, we were given 3 magazine titles and had to design the layout for the title on each one. the titles were 'Popworld', 'Death Metal', and 'Popcorn'. 

The first one I created was 'Popworld'. 'Popworld' to me sounded as if it was a Pop music magazine, therefore I used light and bright pink/purple colours in order to show it was to do with the Pop genre. The font for this header was 'Hobo STD'. The reason for this is the font  was a bubbly and round shape which gave out the vibe of an  informal and crazy style. I added a border around this font by double-clicking the layer and ticking the box Stroke, this allowed the font to be visible on almost any background. I also added a circle shape by going on the toolbar and clicking the Ellipse Tool, I then used the tools at the top to create the border and background colour of the circle.

Moreover, to make the 'Death Metal' header, I had to think of what the words 'Death' and 'Metal' would mean in a magazine. I believed it was a genre of Music, therefore the background was given an Electric Guitar and flames to indicate this was about extreme music. The font I used for this header was 'Trajan Pro'. I believed it gave a Medieval look, therefore I thought it would look suitable for the heading. I added a border and a drop shadow in order to visibly see the title due to the flames in the background; this was done by double-clicking the text layer and ticking the boxes Stroke and Drop Shadow.

Lastly, like the other two headers, I had to think about what the word 'Popcorn' meant for a magazine title. I thought that the magazine would have been something to do with Movies, therefore I used the font 'Rosewood STD' as most classical movie theatres & circus' used this font to show movie titles or events. I made the font colour a light yellow and added a dark red border so the heading looked classical and interesting. Because the masthead was to do with 'Popcorn', I added some popcorn images in the background and placed them so it looked as though the popcorn was spilling out of the basket. I believe this gave a good effect to the masthead.

In order for me to think about what the magazine Heading, cover and overall presentation was going to be, I had to think of a theme. My target was to aim at college students, therefore my magazine should contain such things as fashion, music, studying tips and college gossip.

The masthead, 'Youth' was thought of by myself. I believed this would have made a good title as it indicated that this magazine would be for young people in College.
I also thought that the model in the image was good as she is presenting fashion in Winter as well as showing she is going to college or walking far to an educational place.

The target audience I was aiming for was mainly college students, so I made my model wear a backpack to indicate she was going to an educational place. Also, due to the fact the audience was mainly into fashion, I made the model wear a fashionable beanie and cardigan to show that it is getting to winter and this is the latest fashion to wear. My model also has dip-dyed hair, this is good as it presents that she is in the latest fashion trend. 

The props and clothing that were used were a beanie and a backpack. the backpack clearly shows she is going out to college or is going somewhere where she needs a lot of books. The beanie was worn in order to show it is winter and she is walking to college

When it comes to the background, I wanted it to look as though it was a sunny day and she was walking to college. Due to the weather, I was unable to gain that effect. Although, I am going to used a DTP in order to create the image that she is somewhere outside. To do this, I will change the background and the lighting.

These are the Modeling photos I took using my camera:

To begin with, I started with the Article. I looked up a film review for Johnny Depp's 'The Lone Ranger' on safari and copied & pasted it into Microsoft Word. I opened up Adobe InDesign and created a new document, then I made 3 column borders by going to Layout > Margins andColumns and typed in '3' for the number of Columns. Next, I went onto File > Place and clicked on the saved Word document with the film review. InDesign came up with the mouse containing all of the text, I created a box for each column using the guidelines InDesign gave me earlier. With this, I was able to create three columns of text; however, the text was too long so I had to erase some paragraphs in order to fit it all in. 

The next thing I had to do was import an image for the magazine. Like the text, I went on Safari and looked for an image relating to 'The Lone Ranger'. Once I found one, I dragged it to the Desktop, allowing the image to be saved on the Mac. Like earlier, I went back to InDesign and clicked on to File > Place and clicked on the .jpg image. This allowed InDesign to place the image onto my magazine design. I moved the image to the way I wanted it and changed the size. In order to change the size, I had to click on the Selection Tool and moved the box to the size I wished it to be; I then went onto Object > Fitting > Fit Content To Frame which shrunk the image to the guidelines of the box.

In order for me to create this, I first needed to make a new file then change the page to A4 by clicking on Preset > International Paper and make the size A4.

Afterwards, I had to add the text 'AS Media Studies' in Century Gothic and make the size font 24. To do this, I clicked on the Text icon in the toolbar and then clicked on the page. I then went to the top of the page where it says the font style and size. I changed the font style to Century Gothic and changed the size to 24 as requested. I also had to place the text in the middle of the page and change the colour to Red. To do this, I highlighted the text and went over to the colour swatch on the right side of the program in order to colour the text. I then dragged the text to the middle

In order to create a drop shadow on the text, I had to double-click the text layer until a window popped up. The window contained all effects such as stroke, inner glow, and more. I ticked the 'Drop Shadow' box and edited the shadow so it was visible enough to create an effect.

Adding to this, I had to change the background colour to blue. In order to do so, I had to click on the layer that was named 'Background Layer' and go onto the Paint Tool. I changed the size of the paint tool and chose a blue colour from the Colour Swatch; then I painted the whole of the Background Layer.

Furthermore, I had to find an image on the internet and drag it to the program. I found a picture of a comedian and dragged the image onto Photoshop. I then cut out the background leaving the person. I had to change the colour of his hair by highlighting the hair , going onto Image > Adjustments > Colour Balance and changing the hair colour to a light brown.
To add a border around the person, I double clicked the picture layer and ticked the 'Stroke'. I edited the border so it was thick enough that the person was visible from the background. I also changed the colour.

To begin with, I started off with her appearance as she had many spots on her face. In order to remove/hide the spots, I had to go to the 'Spot Healing Tool' in the toolbar and click all of the blemishes she had. 

Adding to this, I also had to make her skin less greasy-looking. To do so, I duplicated the layer and clicked on Filter > Blur > Smart Blur. I kept the changes that Photoshop already gave me and clicked ok. The blur affected the entire image, so I rubbed out most of the image leaving the skin part. I then changed the Opacity to 50% so it was still realistic and good quality. 

Once the skin was finished, I moved onto the hair. I selected the hair using the 'Quick Selection' tool and went to Image > Adjustments > Black & White. Next, I selected Tint and chose the colour I wish to have. I then rubbed out most of the mask leaving the hair a sepia-brown colour.

Afterwards, I moved on to the eyes. I zoomed into the eyes using the Zoom tool and clicked the Paintbrush tool. I chose a colour using the Colour Swatch in the top left column and changed the opacity of the paintbrush to 30%. I began to paint over the eyes to show Eye shadow. I changed the size of the paintbrush to 1 and made the opacity to 100% in order to make the eyelashes.

To conclude the picture, I changed the colour of the background. In order for me to change the whole background, I shift-selected the walls using the 'Magic Wand' tool and went to Image > Adjustments > Colour Balance and changed the Highlights and Shadows to make a reddish orange colour.

To begin with, I opened the CD image and I had to cut the background off so I just had the CD itself. To do so, I clicked the 'Eliptical Marquee tool' in the toolbar and, while holding shift to gain a perfect circle, I held the select tool in the top corner of the image and dragged it to the opposite corner. This allowed me to select just the CD

After I selected the CD, I dragged the image selection to the next document which contained the album background. Once dragged, I had to change the colour. To do so, I clicked on the image layer and go to Image > Adjustments > Colour Balance  and changed the CD to purple. I then placed the CD in the corner and rotated it.

Adding to that, the next step I had to do was to place a transparent trumpet onto the CD cover. Because the image was not transparent, I had to use the 'Magic Wand' tool and clicked on part of the trumpet; then I went to Select > Similar. This tool would allow me to select the trumpet as a whole instead of picking it one-by-one. Once I did that, I went back to the Select tab and went down to Inverse, this would allow me to pick the whole background instead of dragging and dropping the trumpet. Furthermore, I selected the whole of the trumpet and placed it into the CD cover document; I rotated it and moved it to a place where you could not see where the trumpet was cut off. Again, I changed the colour to a more brass colour by going onto Image > Adjustments > Colour Balance.

Thereafter, I had to uncover another image of which was already on the CD cover. I had to place them so they were coming out of the Trumpet as well as change the colour. I changed the colour the same way I changed the colour of the Trumpet; by going on Image > Adjustments > Colour Balance.

Laastly, I had to add my name by clicking the Text Tool and writing at the bottom of the CD cover. I added a border by double clicking on the layer and ticking the box 'Stroke'. Next, I made it more transparent by clicking on the text layer and going to 'opacity'.