“Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation
program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a
photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out
text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the
layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program.”
I chose the masthead; Kings Krave, because it relates to the
school and the word “Krave” makes it appealing to the students. The font I used was informal instead of
formal, which I believe to be more enticing for my student audience.
The main colours I have used in my palette have been black,
white and blue. I chose these colours as I believed that they would be bold and
striking, which would attract my target audience. The black and white stand out
and make a statement, wheras the blue symbolises the school because of our
school uniform and colour code. My front cover image also helps portray this by
having my model, Izzy, to wear a white lab coat with the school logo on it and
having the blue door in the background stand out against the picture.
The black star at the bottom right of the page is in bold,
which draws the audience in and empahasizes it as strong and important point of
the magazine.
At the bottom left of the page I have placed some useful
information to the reader, which allows them to get quick information on the
price and issue of this magazine.
Overall, I am pleased with what I have achieved in this
magazine front cover. Throughout this project, I have learnt the basics of
photoshop and how to take a good image – all of which I did not know until
taking this course. I am happy with the picture I have taken, as the main focus
of the image looks towards the camera, helping the audience and reader to
connect with the magazine. Although, I now know what I can do to improve my
picture and will use these techniques I have learnt to make my final piece of
coursework the best standard it can be. The colours of the image and the fonts
I have used help reflect my magazine and the themes within it, however if I did
this again, I would plan better into particular colour schemes and why they are
important to my front cover.
For my first attempt, I am very happy with the work I have
completed, and will continue to grow in my knowledge of photoshop to improve
the cousework for my final piece.
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