I will be creating my contents page using the software Photoshop because I feel like its one of the easiest program to use. I have started my contents page by opening a blank page, to do this I opened up Photoshop then I selected the 'file' tab near the top, then from there I selected the 'new' option. Then I ensured that the 'Present' was set on to 'International pages' so therefore the page size is A4. I also changed the Colour mode to 'RGB' Then I selected 'okay'. I now have a base for my contents page.
Photo placement
I have decided to add rectangle shapes as to the areas where my photos will be placed once taken and edited. Some of these images will be behind the photos and where the red box is there will be an image of my front cover placed here once I have finished my final draft. To create these shapes I opened up a new layer for each of them and name them either photo 1, photo 2, photo 3 or photo 4. Doing this helps me know where not to include the other conventions of a contents page.
Feature story (on the cover)
Next I added the main feature story (on the cover) for the contents page. I started of by opening a new layer and named it 'on the cover' therefore in the future if I need to make any changes regarding this text I can find the layer easily. After creating my layer I then inserted the appropriate information. I decided to use 'impact' format because the text is formal. 'on the cover>>' is in bold therefore it stands out for the readers and the arrows next so it directs the readers to the pictures regarding the story. After that I then changed the font to 'Perpetua Tilting MT' this is the same font as what's been used on the front cover therefore continuity has been used, after changing the font I inserted the feature stories which are on my front cover so again continuity is used. After added the headings of the feature stories I added little description underneath and changed this font to 'Segoe Script' this type of font is used on my plug on the front cover so because I have used it on the contents page it shows that I have used continuity. The heading of the feature stories didn't stand out enough on the page so I changed the font to red colour which is used on my front cover.
Title
A title needed to be added on the contents page so that readers know that its a contents page. I started of by creating a new layer named it 'contents' therefore in the future if I need to make any changes regarding this text I can find the layer easily. After opening a new layer I used the 'Horizontal Type tool' then typed in 'CONTENTS' after this I changed the font to 'Impact' and change the size to 106 then text was then scaled by going to the 'edit' tab at the top of the programme then I selected 'Transform' option then 'Scale' then while holding the shift key I adjusted the text to the size I believed was appropriate. I used 'Impact' font because this font is used for my masthead therefore it creates continuity.
Letter from the Editor
A letter from the editor is often featured on a contents page so I took this on board and decided to have a letter from the editor on my contents page. First of all I opened up a new layer and named it 'editor box' therefore in the future if I have to make any changes for this I can find the layer easily. After opening a new layer I used the 'rectangle tool' and created the rectangle I needed. After creating my box I wanted to add a head shot of a person as the editor so to do this I opened up my image in Photoshop and then by using the crop tool I cropped the image so that you could only see the women's head. After cropping image I copied the image then pasted it on my contents page and placed it on the box I created before. Next I needed to add text to do this I used the 'Horizontal type tool' and inserted the appropriate information and changed the font to black and 'Arial' as its a formal information. The text was then placed over the box next to the image.
Feature story (Feature)
Next I added one of the feature story (feature) for the contents page. I started of by opening a new layer and named it 'Feature' therefore in the future if I need to make any changes regarding this text I can find the layer easily. After creating my layer I then inserted the title name appropriate information. I decided to use 'impact' format for the title 'features' because the text is formal. 'Feature' is in bold therefore it will stand out for the readers. After that I then changed the font to 'Perpetua Tilting MT' this is the same font as what's been used on the front cover and for the 'on the cover' feature stories therefore continuity has been used. After changing the font I inserted different stories which are based on R&B.
Feature story (Monthly)
Next I added the last feature story (monthly) for the contents page. Firstly I opened a new layer and named it 'monthly' therefore if i have to make any changes in the future I can find the layer easily. After creating a layer I then inserted the title 'monthly' I then decided to use 'impact' format for the title 'monthly' because the text is formal. 'monthly' is in bold therefore it will stand out for the readers. After that I inserted other information and changed the font to 'Perpetua Tilting MT' this is the same font as what's been used on the front cover and for the 'on the cover' feature stories therefore continuity has been used, After added the headings of the feature stories I added little description underneath and changed this font to 'Segoe Script' this type of font is used on my plug on the front cover so because I have used it on the contents page it shows that I have used continuity. The heading of the feature stories didn't stand out enough on the page so I changed the font to red colour which is used on my front cover.
Adding image 1
I decided to use the first image above as one of my main images for the contents page. As you can see a lot of editing needs to be done like cropping out props used and also we can see the side of the light shade therefor this needs to be cropped to. First of all I uploaded the image into Photoshop, next I used the crop tool and cropped out the inappropriate areas. Next i wanted the image to stand out more so I went to the 'Image' tab and selected 'Brigntess/contrast...' I adjusted the brightness to 67 and the contrast to -5. Image 4 shows image with these changes. Next I placed this image on to my contents page to the area where I wanted (as shown on picture 5).
I decided that I didn't like the way the image looked on the page so I decided to flip the image. To flip the image I selected the image then went to 'edit' transform' then 'flip horizontal'. The second image above shows us what the photo looked like after it has been flipped I now like the way the image looks because i believe having it this way draws the readers attention into the page with the way the model/ artist is positioned and her body language of her leg . Now I can add my other images around to build even more attraction to the page.
Adding image 2
I decided I wanted to add an image of the front cover on the page so that it reminds the audience what they are reading. So firstly I opened up the image and scaled the image (see image 2) and then i placed the photo over the other image on the page (see image 3).
Editing image 3
I decided to add a behind the scene image on my front cover and I felt that it would engage the readers as they would know that the photos on the cover have been taken purposely for the magazine. Image 1 is the image I wanted to add to my cover. First of all adjustments needed to be made to the image so firstly I opened up the image in Photoshop and then wanted to changed the colour balance to do this look at image 2. After this I adjusted the levels (look at image 3) until I was happy with the way it looked. Image 4 is what it looked like after changing the balance. I then decided to flip the image horizontally to do this see image 5 and image 6 shows us what it looked like after doing this adjustment. After I was happy with the way the image looked I saved the image.
Adding image 3
Image 1 is the image that will be posted onto my contents page. Firstly I opened up my image (image 2). Next I scaled the image to do this look at image 3, photo 4 is what the image looked like after been scaled. Next i wanted to rotate my image to do this look at image 5, image 6 is what it looked like after rotating my image.
I decided to add a border to this image so that it stands out more on the page. Firstly I opened up a new layer (look at image 1) and renamed it image 3 border, therefore if I have to make any adjustments to this I can find the image easily. Next I used the the rectangle tool (image 2) and with the tool I shaped a rectangle (image 3). Next I needed to change the layer order as I needed the rectangle to be behind the image, to do this I swapped the layers over as you can see from image 4 and 5. After changing layers the rectangle needed to be scaled to do this look at image 6.
I scaled the rectangle to the size I thought was appropriate. Next the image had to be rotated so that it matched image 3. Look at image 7 on how to do this. Image 8 is what the rectangle looked like after all the adjustments.
Editing image posters
I decided that I wanted to add poster like images to my contents page so that it entices the reader to buy the magazine to receive the poster. Image 1, 2 and 3 above are the images I wanted to use as the photos have a funky side to them. Although i have chosen my images for the poster I still wanted to edit the images to make them stand out on the page.
Poster 1-
First of all for the first image I used the cropped tool (image 1) to change to image to portrait and to remove unnecessary things, I wanted to change the image to portrait as most posters are this way therefore I am following conventions of posters. In image 2 the highlighted part of the image is what I would like to be shown. After cropping my image I edited the image by adjusting the colour balance to do this look at image 3 then I changed the different levels as you can see in image 4 I experimented with different levels but having it at the levels I have chosen I believe it makes the image have a natural look, image 5 shows us what the image looks like after changing the colour balance I decided to change the Brightness and contrast to do this look at image 6, I then changed the brightness to 59 and the contrast to 57 (as seen in image 7) making these changes ensures that the image will stand out on the contents page and also I believe look fresh. Image 8 shows us what us what the image looks like after these changes.
Poster 2-
This photo is already portrait therefore I didn't need to crop as much as I did for the previous poster. As some of the image did need cropping so I used the crop toll as you can see from image 1. In image 2 the highlighted part of the image is what I would like to be shown. Next I changed the colour balance to do this look at image 3, I adjusted the levels until I was happy as you can see from image 4. Image 5 is what the image looked like after making these adjustments. Next time to change the brightness and contrast to do this look at image 6, I adjusted the brightness to 27 and the contrast to 16 as you can see from image 7, making these changes makes the image look clear and clean looking i believe. Image 8 shows us what the photo looks like after making all the adjustments.
Poster 3-
First of all for the first image I used the cropped tool (image 1) to change to image to portrait and to remove unnecessary things, I wanted to change the image to portrait as most posters are this way therefore I am following conventions of posters. In image 2 the highlighted part of the image is what I would like to be shown. After cropping my image I edited the image by adjusting the colour balance to do this look at image 3 then I changed the different levels as you can see in image 4 I experimented with different levels but having it at the levels I have chosen I believe it makes the image have a natural look, image 5 shows us what the image looks like after changing the colour balance I decided to change the Brightness and contrast to do this look at image 6, I then changed the brightness to 45 and the contrast to 29 (as seen in image 7) making these changes ensures that the image will stand out on the contents page and also I believe look fresh. Image 8 shows us what us what the image looks like after these changes.
Adding posters
First of all I opened up 1 of my poster images to do this look at image 1 above. Next I scaled the image to the size I thought was appropriate to scale an image look at image 2. image 3 shows us what the photo looks like on the page after been scaled. Next I added another poster to do this I repeated the first process by opening the image (image 1). Next I added a grid to the page so that when it came to scaling the poster it would be the same size as the other poster. to add a grid look at image 4. So while the grid was on I scaled the second poster against the first poster this was done so that the images where the same size. Image 5 shows us the 2 poster next to the first poster after being scaled. Next I added the 3rd poster to do this repeated the first process (image 1) and again I scaled the image against the first poster so that all of the posters where the same size, to scale an image look at image 2, image 6 shows us the third poster after being scaled along side the other posters. Next I rotated 2 of the posters so that they didn't look blocky therefore they would look more relax. To rotate an image look at image 7. Image 8 shows us what the 2 posters look like after being rotated and image 9 shows us what the posters look like on the page after all these adjustments.
Poster title
The readers need to be aware that the three images posted on the page together are posters therefore I've added a title. Firstly I opened up a new layer to do this look at image 1, I named the layer 'poster title' because it will be easier to find later if I have to make and changes regarding this. After opening a new layer I used the 'horizontal type tool' (image 2) I then typed 'FREE POSTERS' and adjusted to yellow and the font is 'Rockwell Extra Bold' I chose this because I believe its eye catching for the readers, image 3 shows us what the text looks like so far. Next I wanted to add an outer glow to the text so that it was eve more eye catching to do this I double clicked the layer and selected 'outer glow' from the options on the left hand side as you can see from image 4. Also as you can see from image 4 I set the spread to 18%, range to 50% and the jitter to 32. after making these changes I am happy with the way it looks image 5 shows us what the text looks like after making these changes and image 6 shows us the title view on the contents page.
Main feature story page number
The readers need to be aware where to find the main feature story article so to do this a page number needs to be added and also it needs to stand out on the page so my audience can instantly see the page number and transfer to the article. Firstly I opened up a new layer to do this look at image 1, I named the layer 'feature story page number' because it will be easier to find later if I have to make and changes regarding this. After opening a new layer I used the 'horizontal type tool' (image 2) I then typed '11' and adjusted to yellow and the font is 'Rockwell Extra Bold' I chose this because I believe its eye catching for the readers, image 3 shows us what the text looks like so far. Next I wanted to add an outer glow to the text so that it was eve more eye catching to do this I double clicked the layer and selected 'outer glow' from the options on the left hand side as you can see from image 4. Also as you can see from image 4 I set the spread to 18%, range to 50% and the jitter to 32. after making these changes I am happy with the way it looks image 5 shows us what the text looks like after making these changes and image 6 shows us the title view on the contents page.
Adjustments to Title
I wanted the title to stand out more on the page so I decided to make some changes. Image 1 is my previous title. Image 2 is my final title after making changes. First of all I opened up a new layer and named it 'title 2' therefore if I need to make any further adjustments in the future I can, too create a new layer look at image 3. Next I copied the text from the original title to do this I right selected the text then selected the copy option as seen in image 4. Next I then pasted the text on to the 'title 2' layer to do this I right selected and selected the paste option as seen in image 5.After copying and pasting I changed 'title 2' too the red colour which has been used throughout the front cover to do I highlighted the text and using the colour colour options shown on image 6 I selected the appropriate colour. Next I changed the original title to black so that continuity was carried across from the masthead on the front cover. Finally I placed this text on top of the 'masthead' layer then slightly above so it gave the text a 3D effect.
