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source images
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flat plans front cover , dps
final fc , dps
evaluation

Secondary images & prepared images for magazine

Prepared Images

    For the images i used for my front cover and double page spread of my magazine, i used a combination of the magic wand, lasso, crop and resize tools. I used these tools on the two images of me.Firstly, i used the magic wand and lasso tools to select myself in the images. I then inverted my selection which made everything in the image but myself selected, and deleted what was selected. That left me with just the cropped image of myself, then i dragged it onto my magazine and then resized it, and finally positioned it where i wanted it to be. I carried out the same procedure for the image on my double page spread as i did for the front cover.

Secondary Images

    I wanted my magazine to be as original as it could be, and part of this included not using a lot,or any, secondary images. In my magazine, i only used one, which was the barcode in the bottom left corner of my front cover. I even wanted to make the barcode original, therefore, using the magic wand tool on photoshop, I swapped the colored of the barcode around, making the background of it white, and the lines and numbers black. In order to find the barcode i used, i simply went on google and searched 'barcode', and selected a barcode from the 'images' search.

DPS

Evaluation of my products

Josh Pool

1) A justification of all the the aesthetic, technical and production decisions involved in producing the magazine.

    While making my front cover and double page spread, i had to crop out two images of myself, one for each the front cover and double page spread. I don't this using a variation of lasso tools and the magic wand tool. I decided the platform of my magazine would be print as i feel i am much better at photoshop than designing a web page, making the links for it etc.
    To make my magazine as original as possible, i decided to use only one secondary research image, which was the barcode on the front cover. Instead of leaving the barcode how it is and just positioning it where i wanted it, I made my magazine further more unique by inverting the colors, wo that the background was black, with the lines and numbers being white. In order to get the barcode I used, I simply searched 'barcode' on google images.

2) Consider the suitability of the finished magazine in relation to the specified audience (what age group where you appealing to?)

    My magazine may appeal to people around my age, as the main focus of the magazine is interviewing your ordinary person, and learning about them, instead of celebrities. It is a more realistic magazine as each individual is different. I may be more relatable to people around my age compared to a major celebrity.

3) Evaluate how effectively you have managed and reviewed the stages of production.

    I believe i done a good job in keeping design of the front cover and double page of my magazine both simple and eye catching to my target audience.

Front cover

This is my final piece of my front cover.

My Pictures

My Pictures by Josh Pool on Scribd

Magazine Pitch

Pitch for my magazine from SomeBoyJosh

Magazine pitch feedback

Has a lot of key information on how i will make my front cover and double page spread

Clearly shows who my target audience is and is well presented and clean

Could be more colorful other that black and white

Lots of information on how i will design my magazine

very clear on target audience

include flat plans