Cover-page: Construction - Designing and Editing

For the construction of my main magazine downloaded Adobe Photoshop version CS6, which is more advanced than the version 8 that I used for my school magazine construction.

So I started with bringing editing the main image. I increased the brightness and saturation of the image and added more vibrancy to it.

I then brought in the logo that I had created.

Then I added the Publication Company's name and the issue date.

After adding the skyline, this is what the masthead looked like.

Then came the cover lines. I used a couple of different fonts to add variety and a sense of informality to my coverage. I decided not to make it too wordy so did not add too many cover lines. also because

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Marketing Kit

For the marketing of my magazine I have created a marketing kit.

Planning: Codes and Conventions

Application of codes and conventions on the genre. The above magazine follows the conventions of a teen beauty magazine. The model used for the main image is a young girl in a casual dress-up. The subtle make-up and bubbly expressions denote the innocence and youthfulness that teen girls have. The codes and conventions followed in the above magazine are bold, over the top styling, heavy make-up and extravagant props. The models in this genre usually take up looks that no woman would generally wear, so it's not necessarily a representation of women rather a creative portrayal of beauty as art.

Double Spread: Construction - Editing and Designing

I started by constructing the layout for my spreadsheet first following the sketch that I had made after I had improved the brightness and lighting on the image. I then added the heading using the font 'Bahnscrift' in bold. In order to add the article I had written within the shape, I used this technique of using the pen tool to first outline the shape and then add the text within the shape before hiding the layer with the highlighted shape. Finally, I added some text on the top-right corner as well, using the font 'Freestyle script'.

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