1. I used this grid to help me keep everything
level. To use this tool you go
view/show/grid. You can toggle this on and
off by using Alt and h at the same time

2. This is a font that I copied and pasted from
www.dafont.com to use as my masthead. I chose it
because it looks relevant to the genre as it is bubbly and
bold.

3. I dragged the masthead to the top left of the
cover, this is because when a magazine is on a shelf
this is the bit which is visible to the audience.

4. I copied and pasted each of the men separately
and then resized them using edit/free transform. I
dragged them into position and then merged all
the layers to make it easier to move them all as
one.

5. I changed the background colour of
the cover by using the paint filler, I
chose a metal grey so it did not take
away from the colours of the men.

6. To achieve this effect I double clicked
on the layer and added a gradient. This
adds more tone and interest to the
background.

7. I restored the background white after changing
my mind. I used the paint filler to make the
masthead a bright and fun blue to fit the genre. I
then added a pink banner using the rectangle
tool.

8. To achieve the other boxes I copied and pasted images
from the internet and deleted the background by
selecting it with the magic wand tool. I used text
boxes to fill the banner with appropriate sentences.

9. After finding a font I liked from www.dafont.com I
wanted to create a patterned effect inside the ‘D’. I
copied and pasted a patterned image that I liked and
dragged the letter over the top. I changed the opacity
of the letter and then merged the layers together. I
then deleted all the pattern on the outside using the
magic wand tool and was left with a patterned ‘D’.

10. I placed the patterned letter along with
the originals to create my Daina
masthead. I chose the pattern to make
the image represent feminism and fun.

11. I made several copies of the masthead by selecting
the whole thing then holding Ctrl/c to cope and
then Ctrl/v to paste. I then tried out different colour
schemes by going into image/adjustments/hue and
saturation and changing the levels appropriately. To
have as many different versions as possible.

12. To start my front cover I took away the
background of my photo by drawing around
it with the magnet lasso. After deleting it I
used the paint bucket tool to fill the
background in light pink.

13. I copied and pasted my masthead onto the top
of my magazine, I did this to follow the usual
design conventions and keep it to seeand attract
attention.

14. I included a strap line under my
masthead, I did this using the text box.

15. I added another strap line at the bottom, for this I
used the rectangular tool to make the box and
then used the paint bucket to colour it a dark pink.
I then added text over the top using the text tool.