Double Page Spread Process

Double Page Spread Process 6

This step I decided to add the same arrow I had on the contents page and simply opened it up dragged it to the double page spread and then filled it in black, I then also added a website name by making a text box the text was size 10 and I used stroke at size 1 to make it stand out a little more the text was "Century". For my final step I added a text box to add the artists name and typed "Darnell" I used the font "30 days ago think brk" at size 97pt.

Double Page Spread Process 5

This step was pretty straight forward I added the last of my text and then created a rectangle and made it blue and then I added a text box and typed in "Page 22" and then I duplicated it and changed the text to "Page 23".

Double Page Spread Process 4

This step was the same as the previous stage, but I made a space half way down in my text to add a quote, the text is all the same but the quote is size 25 but "time" is 25. I made this stand out more as most magazines with interview have a q

Double Page Spread Process 3

This step was simply filling up of the page, I had my interview already written I just used copy and paste to add a section of the interview, I then changed the colour of the text of the interviewer and made it a dark blue and then because the text did not go round the image, I used the tab button and space to move the text over so it went round the shoulder and arm of the model. I also made the "D" a little bigger, around size 20 pt while the rest was in 12pt all of the text was "Plantagenet Cherokee" 

Double Page Spread Process 2

In this step, I wanted to add a quote for the main interview, I used the text "Retrohand" at size 80pt, I then I changed the colour on "normal" to white and then added boxes underneath using using the rectangle tool and changing the colour to the one under normal.

Double Page Spread Changes

I decided not to use the original plan I had for the double page spreads as when I took my picture I couldn't do my original plan and due to the fact in one of my mock ups I didn't think about the image I was left with one so I'll stick to it to some degree but the text may be different.

Double Page Spread Process 1

This is the first stage, I opened up and a3 sized paper then opened up my image and dragged it across and sized it up with the canvas.

Double Page Spread Story

Darnell is living the life most of us dream about, screaming fans, the endless nights on stage doing what he loves and here at Stargazer we have the privilege to have our very first interview with the rising star himself 

Goodmorning! It's so lovely to finally meet you! Us here at Stargazer are loving the new single "Limitless". It must be daunting having phone calls for interviews on the radio and from magazines especially since you're so new to the business

D: Thanks Im glad people like it! It was pretty daunting to start with, everybody wants to know things about me, it's pretty weird, I mean Im just a normal guy. But I guess it comes with the job, I just never expected the single to do that well and the album, it's extraordinary! 

Can I just say for somebody who's still touring, you look remarkably well! How is the "Beyond Boundaries" tour going? 

D: Thankyou! I try to keep healthy because there's so much to do all the time, tour is great though! I'm loving going to all these beautiful places and meeting all these wonderful fans 

That's sweet, at least you're enjoying yourself! So what's the craziest thing that's happened on tour so far?

D: It's not too crazy, there was one crazy fan though. Around a month ago I was leaving the arena to go to the hotel and this fan came running up to me asking for an autograph which was pretty normal but then he began to turn while he took his top off, I was taken back especially when I saw the tattoo of my face covering most of his back, I still signed it though but it was pretty uncomfortable

Oh wow, that is pretty crazy! So the album is doing pretty well it's in the top 5 still right? How does that feel?

D: Yeah, it is still in the top 5, Im still pretty stoked about it! I figured since I was pretty new that I wouldn't be this popular but I guess people actually enjoy my music

Speaking of music, we know that you're on tour right now but are you planning to start your next album soon or are you just focusing on tour?

D: Right now Im just focusing on the tour, I mean it's taking all of my energy and time now, but Im always starting songs if I have some lyrics in mind, but it's nothing too serious.

Well it's good that you're always writing so you're always prepared for the next album but considering how hectic tour would be is it hard to get some chill time?

D: Well because I get on with every one on tour it's pretty calm when we're on the road so I guess when we have the long drives it's the only time I get to relax and be a normal guy

How does it feel to be as popular as you are now I mean it must be different?

D: Well it's very different, I mean sometimes It seems like Im gonna crash and burn but I feel like this is my time. I'm gonna get to the top and Im gonna be the best I can be

Well it's good that you're gonna try the best you can, but with all the competition shouldn't you give more than what you can?

D: Well since I'm just starting up, I don't wanna give everything I can away I want to keep some surprises up my sleeve, so when the competition gets tough then I can pull out some stuff and shock everyone 

Well that seems like a very good plan, but moving away from competition, how about collaborations?

D: Well I haven't got many on my album right now but I'd love to work with Bruno Mars maybe or even magic I feel like for musicians in the business right now they're up there, I admire Bruno he's a talented musician

Contents Page Progress

Contents Page Process 8

This was my final stage, I added another grey box by using the rounded rectangle tool, I then used the font Palatino Linotype at size 14 and made "only £5.50...." bold so it stood out against the white box I also made with the rounded rectangle tool. I then created a box with the normal rectangle tool and made it a almost white grey colour and then opened up two photos I had on my phone which I had taken so I opened them and then dragged them onto the contents page and rotated the light grey box as well as the picture of two people to fit inside the box, with the other picture I simple just made it smaller. I created a text box with the text "New girl?!" in and used the font "Forever Young" size 18 pt and created another box underneath it. I then created my final text box at the top of the page above the itunes sign which was the font "Lucidia Fox" size 14pt. I then got a arrow from the internet and then used the fill tool to make it black and moved it around till I had it the way I wanted it, my final stage was the duplicate the pink and white boxes again and typed in the number 22 in the same font and size as the others "Forever Young" at size 20.

Contents Page Process 7

In this stage similar to the other recent stages I was focusing on filling up the grey box with information. I added another line where the this week ends and the specials begin to separate them, I add 50 must have songs and then use the rounded rectangle tool to create the boxes around that. 

Contents Page Process 6

This step involved changing font and adding more text. I decided to change where the text about Mars and Cyrus were, as I wanted that to be part of the specials for this week instead of the featured. So I moved them away for the time being and added the charts and celeb gossip. I created a box by using the rounded rectangle tool and then I made it pink and duplicated it for the next one, I then used a text box and type "the charts" at size 15pt and in the font Kalinga which is the same font for all in this area, I then created another box and typed the information in about the charts and used size 14 pt and the same font,  I then repeated this process for the celeb gossip. I also duplicated the pink and white boxes so I had multiple ready.

Contents Page Process 5

In this step I added more information, I created text boxes one about Miley Cyrus where "Miley Cyrus" is size 15pt in a different box and the rest of the text is in a box underneath which is 14pt and in the the text box about Bruno Mars, is the same, the name in 15pt and the information in 14pt all of the font is "Comic Sans MS" and I also duplicated the pink and white boxes again by using alt so they are not uneven, and moved them to the image at the bottom. I created another white box to put under "this week" and made a line using the line tool to separate each part of the contents. 

Contents Page Process 4

In this stage I wanted to add the "Behind the scene" taster so I opened the image in another page and then used the magic wand to cut round the image and then after deleting the background of the image I dragged it to my contents page. I then resized it and used the shift button so it doesn't lose the shape, I then added more text in the same font and size but moved all the text to the left instead of having it centred and then I duplicated the pink and white boxes and the numbers abut changed them to 29 instead of 22, I then moved "Cover story" to the left side and used the rounded rectangle to create the box underneath, I also went to the internet to get an "available on itunes" box to show that the new single is available for download. 

Contents Page Process 3

This stage I added a lot more, I added a curved rectangle to add a background for my writing, I made it the same grey as the previous grey box. I also made the "Contents" thicker, to do this I just made the stroke bigger around 4. My next bit was adding the page number, I used the same colour as the pink box and then added a text box inside using the font "Forever Young" at size 20pt and then I added the text "Cover Story" and rotated it using the corners of the text, this font was the font "New Garden" at size 25 the same with "this week". For the smaller writing which is the information for each section, the writing is "Forever Young" at size 14pt. I also created two smaller boxes by using the rectangle tool and made them the same pink and white used in the other boxes and then made a text box over it and typed 22 at size 20.

Contents Page Process 2

This step was more about focusing on the detail around the top area, I added a drop shadow to the text "Contents" by double clicking the layer and then selecting drop shadow. I wanted to add something to make it more colourful, so I went onto the rectangle tool on the left side bar and created a rectangle the length of the page and made it grey, I then made another one a lot smaller making it pink and a final one making it white. I then made a text box over the white box and used the font "Young Forever" at size 38pt, which I also got from "Dafont.com".

Contents Page Process 1

In this step I was just focusing,on the masthead, I opened up a new file using "U.S. Paper" then I went onto "Dafont.com" and chose the font "New Garden" I downloaded this font and then after making a text box for the C as I wanted it bigger I made it 194pt and the "ontents" was size 89 pt, I then moved them to the desired place.

Front Cover Process 15

In my final stage I focused on adding finishing touches, such as adding stokes to my writing and changing the colours of the "unseen..." and adding "50 must have songs" both with the colour red and stokes, I also added a "PLUS" and an "AND", sizes of these were 15pt and the sizes of the "unseen.." and "50.." was size 21.

Front Cover Process 14

During this stage I chose to add a give away and a text that was about an unseen photoshoot. To do the give away circle, I went to the left hand tool bar and selected the shape tool and changed it to eclipse and then made my circle, I changed the inside to white and the outside to yellow. I then added a text box on the inside which was Arial size 21pt.

Front Cover Process 13

During this stage I did a few things such as the date, the price, the issue number and the featured artists. I created different text boxes for each one, the font for them all is Arial. The featured artists font has a stroke on so it would stand out more and you wouldn't lose it while looking at the front cover.

Front Cover Process 12

In this stage I chose to change my masthead, to do this was pretty simple. I deleted the previous masthead and created a new text box and had "stargazer" written inside, I chose the font "Cooper  Black" size 82pt. The colour didn't need to changing so I tried something new, I went to the warp text tool which was at the top where you change the colour and font ect. I selected "Arc Lower" and made it to how I liked it. I then double clicked the font layer and added styles such as Bevel and Emboss and the ones shown in the picture above.

Front Cover Process 11

In this stage of my front cover I decided to add a quote from the interview with the artist, to do this I created a text box, one for "I feel like" the next for "this is" and used the font "my boyfriends handwriting" at size 29pt and then created another text box with "my time" and used the font "arial" and had it at size 39.

Front Cover Process 10

In this process I decided to add my models name, to do this I had to go on to 'Dafont.com' to find the font I wanted and after downloading my desired font I went back on to Photoshop and selected the text box tool and then made a text box with the writing 'Darnell' in and then selected the font 'My Boyfriends Handwriting' and then made the font size 48pt. I also selected the writing and went to the colour box and changed the colour to white. I added effects such as bevel and emboss, stroke and drop shadow.

Front Cover Process 9

In this process of my magazine I chose to add the issue number, price and date. To do this I added a text box and wrote the desired text inside then made them smaller and moved them to where I needed them to be. The font for all of these were 'Ariel Black' and the size for the date was 8pt, the issue number was 9pt and the price was 6pt.