WEEK 5: DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD TERMINOLOGY

Double Page Spread Terminology:

We also looked at professional magazine double page spreads to see what makes them good and efficient:

This double page spread has a standfirst which is an introductory paragraph usually in a sans serif font and slightly larger than the article itself however this spread uses a serif font in the standfirst. The title usually uses a serif font but once again this has used the opposite and has a sans serif font. The image in a double page spread is large just as this one so it stands out. This magazine also uses a drop capital which is at the start of an article, the first letter of the first word is written larger than the rest of the article and normally drops down into the article as this one does. There is one large column and no sub-columns used.

This magazine has gone for the typical serif font for the title and sans serif font for the standfirst. There is a pull quote which is sectioned out of the article and written over the top of the image. The article is a Q&A where the questions are a little larger and bolder than the answers which is the way it usually is in a magazine. There is a drop capital also used in the subcolumn on the left hand side of the second page. A section title is usually at the top of the page and normally in a 'tab' from as this one is.

 

 Looking at these double page spreads gave me the chance to apply the correct terminology while evaluating their good and bad points enabling me to indicate what makes a good double page spread and what makes a bad one when it comes to creating my own.

WEEK 4: PRACTISE COLLEGE MAGAZINE COVER

Using the photos we took we had to chose one and create a college magazine cover as a practise for our preliminary task of creating our own college magazine, This is the photo i chose to use:

This is the finished magazine cover: 

I applied the title of 'college' across the top and then also added some coverlines, with the photo itself I upped the brightness slightly and also the contrast so the picture was clearer and warmer looking. I photoshopped in a barcode just underneath the title also.

This gave me the chance to practise once again before carrying out the preliminary task and also gave me the opportunity to practise editing a photo I had taken.

WEEK 4: TAKING OUR OWN PHOTOS

After looking at other magazine covers and doing a practise one we had to do another practise but this time using our owns photos that we had to take ourselves, here are some of our ones:

The photo below is the photo I chose as my final image for my front cover: 

We used our knowledge from evaluating magazines to position ourselves in a way we thought looked best and most professional.