Ameenah Javed

1. Preliminary Task- Using DTP(in design) and an image manipulation programme (Photoshop), produce the front page
of a new college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text
and masterhead. additionally candidates must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate your
grasp of DTP (desktop publishing).
1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms
and conventions of real media products?
2. What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this
product

2. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms
and conventions of real media products?
Front cover- Similarities
Header
Masthead
Price
Cover lines
Dominant Image
[rule of thirds]
Flash
Issue date
Barcode

3. Differences with Front Covers
Use of colour schemes,
bold and bright colours
to attract my audience
of both genders.
There are more cover
lines on the right-hand
side magazine then on
mine, they included a
lot of box text whereas I
haven’t
The use of colours on
the professional
magazine looks like it is
targeted at just
females, whereas the
colours I used looks like
it is targeted at both
genders

4. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms
and conventions of real media products?
Contents Page- Similarities
Name of Magazine
[Masthead]
Page numbers
Reviews
Layout out of
columns for
features within
the magazine
and categorised
Picture[s]

5. Differences with Contents Page
Initial of magazine
masthead
The use of columns
and the layout of the
text
I haven't included sub
heading whereas the
professional one has
They included cover
lines [an closed short
story]
I have included more
pictures than the
other magazine

6. 2. What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this
product
Using microsoft word to familiarise myself
with creating a magazine cover, helping
put my ideas down
Using Photoshop to
manipulate my
images used for my
magazine
Using moodle to collect any useful resources
that links in with my magazine Using adobe
indesign to help
create my
contents page
which I also
learned how to
use

7. Stages of development for front page on Photoshop
I started off by experimenting on a word
Final image document, this was to familiarizes myself when
designing a front cover, learning the basic and how
to structure my work; here is a screen shot of my
original image
I then moved on to Photoshop were I decided
to change my main image, were I began to
recreate a different front cover idea from the
one I did on the word document.
I then finally decided on what colours to go for and
where I will place my cover lines, masthead etc. I
edited the main image to main it stand out more also
so that my box text writing will stand out.

8. Stages of development for contents page on InDesign
My overall concept for my contents page was to make sure the
colours were similar to my front cover and to make sure that it is still
relevant to the task.
For the layout I decided to have a review on one side from the
principal which welcomes the reader to the college, and having the
contents in the middle which you can clearly be able to read it, also
having it right in the centre of the page will grab the readers
attention because it lets you know what will be in the magazine. I
wanted to make it look more of a college magazine so I then
decided to add a few pictures of students around the college
studying, sitting relaxing which helps create an atmosphere the
college has on the students.
Indesign helped me create the contents page I wanted a
nd designed before on paper, it was tricky to use because I haven't
previously used this software so find the right tools also adding me
images was a little bit difficult for me