The document summarizes what the author has learned since starting a course on Photoshop and magazine design. They learned terminology used in publishing like headings and fonts. They also learned about layout and how it affects the final product, and how images, colors, and fonts can be used to make work more appealing. Through creating a magazine multiple times, they improved it to be more conventional and refined the design.
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1. What have I learntsince the start of the course?
At the start of the course,I knewlittle aboutPhotoshopdespitehavingsome ideaof how touse it. I
learnthowto use Photoshopeffectivelytoenhance myworkandadapt and edit photostosuitthe
project.
I learntterminologywhichisusedforpublicationlikeheadings,masthead,kickersetc.
I learntaboutlayoutof a mediapublicationandhow the layoutcan affectthe final outcome.
I alsolearntaboutthe importance of whatpictures,colours andfontstylescanbe usedto
enhance workto make itmore eye-catchingandmore appealing.
I learntaboutmise-en-scene,whichisaboutcostumesandprops.
My magazine showsprogressIhave made the magazine more conventional andbettereachtime Iadd
or remove partsof the magazine.The magazine atitscurrentstate couldpassfor a real magazine tothe
average person.
Full ProductionProgress: http://thomas99smith.blogspot.co.uk/p/production.html
PreliminaryTask(Example isfrontonly): Final Outcome (Example isfrontonly):
Masthead Area – Colourful with a
futuristic edge
Cover
Lines
Cover story with image of
artist/band
Will feature artist’s/band’s
name and a caption
2. Comparisonbetweenpreliminarytaskandlatestversionof magazine
CurrentMagazine:Final magazine showsconventional coloursandfonts.Usesroute of the eye so
everythingyousee appearsfromlefttoright.
Preliminary:Ioriginallyplannedthe magazine tobe basedoff thisformatwhichIsort of retainedwith
the final productalthoughIeditedthe designmultiple timesandimproved/deletedsome parts. The
magazine wasoriginallygoingtohave a hintof futuristiccolouringandfontswhichthe magazine
retaineduntil Iredesigneditrecently.