Final Magazine- Contents Page

This is my final design for my contents page. Once again i have followed the rules of thirds, to keep things equal. For my title, i have made it the same colour as the jumper on the picture of my model, so that it all links together. The second picture i have used has been circled to make the page more interesting and to make it different. I have used the colour black for my text, as it is easy to read and also partially links to the pictures. I am not too sure about this contents page, as I was not sure what to put on this page or how to make it look even.

This is my new and improved version. I have made the text into a thinner line, so that is applies to the rules of thirds more. I also moved the text to the other side so that I could have the photo of my model facing inwards, therefore introducing the reader into the magazine.

Final Magazine- Front Cover

This is the final design for the front cover of my magazine. I have used the rule of thirds so that everything looks equal, however because my photograph does not follow the rule of thirds i have to change some of it around. I tried to keep to a limited amount of colours,as if there are too many colour it gets confusing, so i stuck with white from the top, gold from the racket, purple from the jumper and black from the trousers/shoes. All of the text is linked to what is mentioned in the context page, just like the photograph.

This is my improved version, and very final. I removed some of the text, as it appeared too busy, it is easier to focus, when there is less things present.

Contents page research

This is the first contents page i found and my inital thought is that it is very simple yet bold. The bright colour really catches your eye, but has little relevance to the photograph. The overlapping titles is too busy and distracting, and makes it hard to read what the say. The picture does not really fit with the magazine, as it looks like too people just standing there, so for my contects i will make the photo relevant.
 This content page immediately gives the impression that there is too much going on, you dont know where to look first. There are too many seperate photos in the background it does not have a specific area, and is it hard to tell what the photos are actually showing due to the white, bright writing going over the top. However, the title is the same colour as the badge in the left corner which links them together and looks better than if it was a colour that was not there.

Researching photo's

This is the first photo I found, and I immediately liked it. The background is blurred out which makes the main focus the young boy with the racket. The photo has a cheerful feel to it, even though the colours are quite simple. However, the second person right at the front of the camera that is blurred, is distracting and feels like it is blocking the picutre.


I also like this picture, as firstly it fits in with the theme of my magazine, which is a sports magazine. The picture is clear and shows exactly what is happening, which is that they are in a fooball match. I wouldnt try to copy this photo, because it would be too hard to recreate, but it would fit in nicely with a sports school magazine.

UPDATE!

In the last couple of lesson's I have chosen the picture that I felt would be most suitable for my magazine, and I only really had one that was appropriate. I then tried many attempts of photoshopping it to make it exciting yet, would still be suitbale in colour and appearance. Also, using photoshop I managed to hide some objects in the background that ruined the picture, so that it now looks more like a school photograph.

Newest Picture

The top picture is what my photo originally looked like and the bottom one is my lastest design. I am pretty happy with this one, as it is exciting, but without being too bright. I also managed to remove the chair and swimming pool in the background by covering them up with a tree paint brush. In addition, I had to crop the picture so that it became portait instead of landscape, as if the photograph was landscape, then the it would not fit on the magazine. Lastly, i blured out the background so that it does not distract from the actual photo, I want everyone too look at.

Example of photoshopped picture

This is my first try of using photoshop on my chosen picture. I adjusted the saturation levels to give the photo a more exciting feeling, however when I view it on Gamut Warning, it showed that if i printed it out, the colours would not appear like this.