Progression of contents page and double page spreadBehraam Khan

Key of Tools used in Quark

Here are the key tools of Quark that I used to construct my double page

spread, and contents page.

Firstly this is the “scale” tool. This moves/resizes images on the canvas.

Secondly is the “Text” tool. This allows me to apply a text/comment anywhere on the selected location.

The third tool is the picture content tool. This tool is used for selecting/deselecting the whole picture, and whether making it visible on the canvas.

The colours panel allows the user to choose from a range of colors, whether its changing the text or picture can be chosen above.

Progression of Contents page

Here is a clear file of what the open Quark file looks like, I then open my own images and placed them on the white plain canvas. I used the ‘scale’ tool to move the images I took of a classmate on to the canvas. The ‘scale’ tool allowed me to make adjustments to the picture on where I wanted to place it. As seen below.

As seen here I used the ‘picture content tool’ to make the initial new background of the contents page visible, and place it where desired.I then did the same for the two pictures which I took of my class mate.

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Continuum progression of contents page

As seen in this picture, I used the text box tool to apply the text to the contents page. I used different colours such as white and red, on the page to really stand out from the dark black background. This makes the the text and what the content has to say really stand out to the reader. Furthermore I took in consideration how hip-hop magazine such as VIBE uses big bold, and clear text and font to attract viewers.

Using the ‘scale; tool I then resized smaller images, and placed them in the empty spaces without the texts. These images were of ‘hip hop’ artists. This really emphasized the dark, macho look on the hip-hop world. This is because the rappers shown on the contents page, have very serious facial expressions which suggest they are representing the gangster/celebrity lifestyle they live in.

The last screenshot shows more content that I used to put on to the magazine. This content includes general information about what is in store in the magazine. As seen here, I used the simple colours to really emphasis what I wanted to show on the contents page. This was of course to really make the text stand out to the readers.

Progression of double page spread

The first step in the progression of my double page spread, I had to make sure I made the two single pages. To do this I used Adobe Photoshop to give the gradient effect, and swirl effect using the ‘smudge’ tool. I then opened the two images on quark and got the following result. This gave me the first structure for my double page spread.

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3I chose the two bright colours as it really fitted in with the genre the magazine was representing. In this case it was hip-hop/RnB. The colours also allows the text to really expose to the readers.

Continuum of progression of contents page.

In terms of content, I made sure that each side of the page had a equal, or decent amount of text. This went along with smaller pictures to keep the reader visually attracted to the magazine. This is an example of how vibe magazine attracts their viewers with big right, bold and attractive pictures.

As seen here, I used the ‘scale’ tool to move the selected images and place them where I wanted. I did this on both sides of the pages in order to have the equal. As seen on the left side, I placed a picture of rap artists near text. This made it attractive for the readers to see and read, just like vibe magazine.I used the ‘text’ tool to type up what I needed, as well as ‘scale’ and ‘crop’ for the images.

Final look

Fonts usedThe fonts used for the main title of the

double page spread, is ‘Helvetica’. I made this specific text bigger as it should attract the viewers attention. I also rearranged the positioning of the text so has a unique look when the reader looks at it. This again was an attempt to make it look like vibes magazine as seen here.

Here I have used a smaller text size. This is due to the information that is presented. The text needs to be smaller in order for more quantity to be put on the page.

As seen I have also used cap drop at the beginning of the sentence. This really emphasizes what the article is about.

My Text

Vibe text

REDO of my double page spread and contents page

Using the exact same tools and programs (quark) to construct my magazine, I used them to make re-design my magazine. The purpose of this was that I thought I had excessive information and no consistency in color or fonts.

For example I kept the consistency of colors the same in the redo of my magazine. Such as the yellow in the double page spread and contents. I also managed to match it with the yellow on the shirt of the model.

As seen here my old double page spread was excessive. And there was not consistency with the fonts used. Therefore I only use the font 'Helvetica' and 'Lucida Grande', alongside with the colors of Red and Yellow.  

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