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To begin I picked my final image and re-sized it to fit in an A4 template. Once I did this I then decided I wanted my magazine to be black and white so using the effects tool I added ‘satin’ to give me my final image.

My next task was to create a Magazine name. I wanted my magazine to have an older target audience so I thought that the name ‘Encore’ was relevent and catchy. I found my font on dafont.com but to make it my own design I rotated the ‘E’ so it was back to front. Using the effects tool I used the ‘drop shadow’ ‘inner shadow’ and ‘bevel and emboss’ to give it a rough “eroded” look.

I added the slogan ‘giving you more’ as this complements the mast head very well and reflects the meaning of it very well. Again I used the effects tool to bring it out of the page.

I then added my cover lines. The idea behind the text was for it to decrease in size. So instead of having a text all in the same size and colour I decided this would stand out a lot more. It also shows some sort of order so the big stars come at the top (in larger text).

I then had the task of choosing a band name. I first came up with ‘Wired’ but after some research I discovered that ‘wired’ had already been done and the font was exactly the same as the one I had designed. So I went back to dafont.com and searched for a suitable text. I found this font called ‘Blake’ and decided that Blake was a name that I thought would be suitable for the type of band I was trying to portray.

I wanted to use a Black and White theme throughout but to add some colour and give the potential consumer a magazine that would jump out to them on a shelf I added the red. Which when put on a black background really stands out. When I conducted my survey I found that most people wanted to see exclusive interviews so I added this onto my main article to give it that ‘special’ read purpose. I wanted to highlight certain parts of the text so I used a Bold on the ‘exclusive’ and turned the text red with the words infamous.

The bar code is a must have in any magazine design so I added this on the side so its doesn’t stand out too much but its visible to the consumer. Finally on this part of my project I added the house style red text box for information and selling line.

My selling line box was used to appeal to my target audience I found that when I conducted my survey many people said that ‘exclusive interviews’ and ‘latest news’ article were big selling points for them.

Final Product

Finally just to add a genuine feel to my design I added a price tag of £2.50. I feel this is a fair price for a weekly issue that is offering many exclusive features.