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1. Designing my DPS

2. Main image
My main image was
originally quite dark and grey
so I enhanced the brightness
to bring out the colours of
my model. I chose to use this
image as I thought the
spacing around my model
was really good to work with
and her outfit and pose really
suits my magazines genre.
Therefore the look of my
double page spread would
appeal to my audience,

3. Cutting out the background
I used the quick selection
tool to cut out the
background of the image
as I didn’t want it in my
DPS.
I then created a mask and
worked inside the mask
with the paintbrush tool
to smoothen out the
edges.

4. Indesign
I started a new document
on in design and decided
to use two columns for my
article as this is how I
planned it.

5. Editing the headline
Using the text box tool I
created a text box and
started to write in my
title. I gave it a very large
font because it needs to
stand out. Also as there
is a white background, I
chose to have the colour
of my title red with a
black stroke. This will
give it a very dramatic
effect and also its my
genres colours.

6. Adding my stands first
I then created another text
box and started to write in
my stand first. I decided to
keep the colour of my
writing black so that it
stands out off the white
background. I am going to
have this text in a medium
sized font, this way its no
where near as big at the
headline, but not as small as
the rest of the article.

7. Changing font
I decided to change my stand first font as I didn’t
like it and think that it looked strange on the page. I
changed it to a more bold font which is also easier
for people to read.

8. Main image
After I edited my image on
Photoshop, I used the place
option to import it on to my
page. I then dragged it to the
size that I wanted and
positioned it where I wanted it.

9. Changing fonts
I didn’t like the font that I
originally chosen, so I changed
it to a more dramatic font that
suited my rock genre font. I
wanted to use a more dramatic
and bold font, one that really
looks dramatic and rocky. This
way it would suit the general
look and genre of my magazine.

10. Centring my quote style
I edited my quote box using the
‘ellipse’ tool, this made it look like
the writing surrounding the quote
flows better rather than looking too
squared and structured. Also, before
I had my quote at a slant but I
changed it so that it was straight
which has made it look more
professional and neat.

11. Page numbers
I inserted my page numbers on to my
double page spread using the text tool.
I only used a small and simple font for
this as I was following codes and
conventions of what most magazines
do.

12. By Line
I created by my line with the text tool by adding it to my stand first text
box. I used a smaller font because I don’t want this information to be in
too large of a font and I also just used a simple plain black font too. I chose
to use this font as I wanted it to suit the small font size and for it to be
different to my stands first font so you could tell the difference.

13. Adding in masthead
I saved my mast head layer from
my front cover as a image on it’s
own.
I wanted to have it on my double
page spread but only small, so I
down sized the image and placed it
in the bottom left hand corner of
my double page spread (next to my
page number).

14. Adding in extra information
As there was quite a large amount of white left
over space on the right hand page, I decided to fill
the gap with extra information on the star, ‘This is
Eva Clarke’. I thought this was a good idea as it
gives the readers extra background information
that they may not already know which is always
interesting.
To create this, I used the shape tool and created a
rectangle. I then used the solid colour full tool
and decided to fill the box in black. I chose to do
this as it is a bold colour that stands out off of a
white background and also suits my colour
scheme. I chose to write the information inside of
the text box in white as it stands out off of a black
background. I also chose to give the title of this
little section a larger font size and a red stroke so
that it stands out more against the other
information.

15. Final Piece