DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD CREATION

I created my DPS on two separate A4 canvas' so that when I finished with them on Photoshop I could put them together. Below I have shown the process of the creation of, firstly, the left page and then the right page. In a post further on I will show what they look like together, when I have the resources to do so.

First of all, I made the background of the page a white brick wall. I did this because when I was creating my front cover, a plain white background was boring, in light of this I thought it would be a good idea to add some texture to the page.

I then added my headline. I used a pull quote from the magazine 'I LOVE music and everything that comes with it' because it gives the reader a feeling of the positivity coming from the article and may encourage them to read it. I used the font 'Orator Std' because the spacing between letters makes it bold and effective. Also I used purple because I am continuing the colour scheme throughout the magazine to promote continuity. I also added a grey looking box which is where I will put the body text for my article.

The next step was to add a sell line above the headline. I used a grey box and reduced the opacity so it would make the white writing bold but also because the background is white, it makes it stand out more and highlights the contrast. I used the word 'Exclusive' to make the reader want to read the article because they may feel like they will find out something thy don't know which is intriguing.

Below the headline I put a stand-first/into to give the reader a brief insight of what the article will be about. I used the same font because it is effective against the white background.

The next step was to add all the text. I started with a drop capital and then began to write my body text. I used white lines to separate the columns and wrote the interviewer's comments in black font and the interviewees comments in purple font - I did this so I was still following the colour scheme but also it stands out against the grey background.

I also added a white font, pull quote because this stands out amongst the rest of the text and again, creates a contrast between white and grey.

The final thing I did was add a folio to the bottom of the page, including the logo, page number and date. Then I began on the right page.

I chose the image I wanted to use from my main photo shoot and spent a while editing around the body and mostly, hair. I then put the image on a white background and duplicated it and flipped it around so they were mirrored.

I then got another image I wanted to use that was less active than the other one. I edited around it and then placed it in between the other two..

I deleted the bottom half of the images legs because I am placing a film strip below these images and the legs may be visible so in order to avoid this problem I thought the most proactive thing to do was to delete them.

I used Google to search for a film strip I could use. I rotated it on the page so it looked interesting and when it's slanted a bit it seems more real, rather than just being straight. Then, the same as I did on the other page, I added a grey box to the bottom of the film strip so I can place my text on top of it.

I added images I took to the page, placing them inside the film strip. I used one image of my model with a guitar and another with a close up of my model with some Bowie vinyls in the background, because she refers to him in the article. Lastly, in the middle I used and image of Venice (one I acquired when I visited the city previously) because she refers to there in the article and I thought it added something different to the page and make it appeal to a wider ranged audience.

I proceeded to add the text of the article, this continued from the left page. At the end of the interview I included information of her world tour, as suggested by my body text response.

The final thing to do on this right page, the same as the last was to add the folio again. I made a mistake during the process because there is a difference of brightness on the background image (brick wall) so I had to flip the image so the brightest parts met in the middle and the dark parts were on the outside of the page. The final outcome is below.