DPS Mock-Up Number 1

This is my mock up for my double page spread I kept it all quite simple as I wanted to use some interesting photographs and did not want the page to appear too busy! The three squares down the bottom of the right hand side of the page are going to be some kind of film strip showing smaller, more natural shots of Megan. I have added the colours to the text to make it an easy read for the audience, the grey is the interviewer and the red is Megan.

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New Front Cover

This is the final draft of my new front cover, I decided on the selling line “Never miss a beat on the R&B scene” as it tied in well with the masthead. I also added in some new cover lines however my main cover line stayed the same with the exception of the removal of the informative explanatory text.
The new front cover follows a similar structure as the original however this time I used less cover lines and instead made the ones I did have larger, however I kept the selling line, main cover line and cover lines in pretty much the same places I just chose to embrace the use of white space as the background of the main image on its own is interesting enough and the use of any more cover lines could have over crowded the space.

Masthead

I still had to think of a new name for my magazine as it was suggested to me that “Bump&Grind” was too long! I soon settled on “Pulse”, a short but sweet, music related masthead!
Next was choosing the right font and positioning. The photograph bellow shows the positioning I first decided on however this was not quite as attention seeking as it could be I later decided to stretch it right across the top of the page, however because I could not rearrange the layers to make the masthead fall behind Tash’s head I used the rubber tool to rub out the unwanted selection of the text.
I chose to use the font “Bleeding Cowboys” as it looked quite damaged in places for example the letter’s L and E both have very noticeable distressed marks and this fitted in with the location of the shoot.

Eddited Image

I decided to keep the background of the photograph I had chosen to use for my main image however although I did want the neglect of the building to be noticed there were some dirty marks and an abandoned tap on the wall in the background which would distort text and attract unnecessary attention. To overcome this issue using the clone tool I removed them from the image along with some other minor marks on the wall.
I then began editing Tash herself removing some slight bags underneath her eyes again using the clone tool to do this and then adding a slight Gaussian blur to just her face to make it appear flawless, I selected the area by using the magic lasso tool. I then selected the whole of Tash and chose to inverse my selection I then added a very slight Gaussian blur to this area and then sharpened Tash slightly to make her stand out just that little bit more! I feathered the selection before sharpening in order to keep the image realistic and natural.
Finally to truly make the image attention-grabbing I enhanced the levels of contrast making the wall appear whiter and Tash’s dress much more prominent.

New Front Cover Shoot

After seeing some other peoples work I realised my front cover was not up to the same standard, to alter this I would have to make some drastic changes to my magazine, this would include a change in model, title, cover lines, and colour scheme.
I began from sracth however due to my late reconstruction of my magazine I was short on time and in order to not fall behind I began finding a new model, costume and suitable location immediately! The model posing as “Megan Moore” in the new version of my magazine is Tash Khan, for my front cover shoot I decided to have her wearing bold simplistic colours to attract attention however not distract from the other cover lines and masthead. I dressed Tash in a fitted deep red dress with a black leather jacket, tights and high heels.
I finally found inspiration for the location of the shoot by a slightly run down building, I shot outside capturing both the neglected pavement and the contrast of the white wall of the building. This basic environment only enhanced the bold colours that Tash was wearing, (an unexpected success!)
As there was no time to decide on which poses I wanted Tash to use in the photographs together we found stimulation through both fashion and music magazines.
The following three shots were my favourite from the shoot I eventually decided on the second for my main image on the front cover.