1. Evaluation of the re-creation of the
magazines
The magazine onthe leftwasthe magazine I
was tryingto create andthinkthat I didan
okayjob of doingit.
The program I usedwasthe Adobe Indesign Ithoughtthatthiswas hard to use at firstbut whenI got
usedto the program I foundthatI couldtry to recreate to magazine frontcoverto the bestof my
ability.
The toolsthat I usedwere:
Shape tool
Gradienttool
Rubbertool
Magic wand tool
Uses of a textbox
Rotatingthe Textbox
Eyedroppertool
Gradientfathertool
Rectangle frame tool
Hand tool
Blurtool
Textboxes
Have you learntanynewskillsorusedanytoolsyou haven’tbefore?
There were a lotof newskillsI learntwhenmakingthis magazinefrontcover.The skills thatIlearnt
were gradientfeathertool whichwasmuchhardertouse than Photoshopbecause itslightly
differenttoIndesignwhichIhaven’tusedbefore.Iusedthe gradientfeathertool forthe background
of the magazine.The otherskill Ilearntwasthe Eyedroppertool whichIusedforchangerthe colour
2. of the textwhichalsowasdifferenttoPhotoshop.The final skill Ilearntwasthe Rectangle frame
tool whichI usedforthe textboxesandalsothe backgroundshape thatneededtobe filledinwith
the gradientfeathertool. Overall IlearntIa lotof new skill asIneverre-createdamagazine front
coverbefore.
Include pictures(stepbystep) togeta highergrade
SelectAdobe Indesigntocreate the frontcover
To create the backgroundyouhave to selectonthe rectangle frame tool.Then
drag it overthe page.
Her I selectthe
gradientfeathertool
and whenselecta
colour
Here I have gone on file andthenplace toselecta photo
3. Here I have selectmyphotohad I will use for mymagazine frontcover.
Here I have written the FOUR FOUR TWO tittle whenIhighlighteditandcolouredinared
Here I have usedthe ellipse andcoloredityellow andthenIaddedthe textthatwas
added
Here I useda textbox and coloured itto match the magazine.
Here underthe textplaymakerthere isaveryfainttextI don’tlike thisbecause
youcan’t not see it.
4. finallyaddedsome more textby
selecting the texttool andthen
rotatingit.
Here is the
overall front
coverof my
magazine.
Strengthof the front coverare:
Matching the magazinesfrontandtext
Takingthe photo
Organizing the magazinestogether
Addingthe text
My weaknessesof the frontcoverare:
I couldhave beenmore organizedwhencreatingthe magazine
I thinkthat the backgrounddoesnotmatch the magazinesfrontcoverand itneed to be
lighter
The picture of footballercouldbe bigger
Overall Ithinkthatmy magazine re-creationwentverywellbecause Ithoughtthatthe fontand
colourof the textmatch the real magazine frontcover.Alsowhat I likedaboutthisfrontcoverwas
that the circle withthe textinside lookedreally eyecatchingbecause the textmatchedthe yellow
backgroundreallywell alsoitstoodoutandwas one of the firstthingsyousee onthe magazine. The
negative pointsof mymagazine were thatthe backgrounddidnotmatch the original magazine
background.AlsowhatI didnotlike wasthat the picture of footballeronmyre-creationwasnot as
5. bigas the original footballersoitdidnot match the magazine picture. Andalsosome of the textwas
a differentangle thenthe original frontcover.
Doesit looklike the original cover?
I thinkthat the magazine Imade was the same but ithad a few problemssuchasthe picture of the
footballerbeingtoosmall whenitshouldbe coveringmostof the frontcoverand alsobeingone of
the firstthingsyousee.Anotherpointwasthatthe backgroundwas a slightlydifferent colourthan
original backgroundandthe anglesof the textcouldhave beenbetter.
What wouldyouchange or do differentlyif youdidthisprojectagain?
One of the mainthingsI wouldchange if Iwas to do thisprojectagainisthat I wouldlike tomake
the footballerbiggerandcover more of the frontcover.AlsowhatI else Iwoulddo differentlyisthat
the backgroundcouldhave beenmore shadow andthat wouldof made the cover standout more.
Overall Ithinkthatthe frontcoverwas goodbut there couldhave beensome improvementtoit.