Font Choices

Using the website 'Da Font' I have gathered a compilation of fonts which may appear upon my magazine.

For the masthead: 

As previously mentioned, the two above mastheads are spelt with the French spelling 'ambiance' as opposed to 'ambience'. However, I have decided that if I use the font below I will use the English spelling due to the fact that having two of the below 'a's would appear as over the top.

I believe I am going to use the first font, 'Devil Breeze' for my masthead as I feel it looks urban and would therefore fit in with the genre of my magazine. I particularly like the way in which the 'm' and 'b' join together as this would appear as a very original logo which would stand out.

I am also going to use this font on my contents page as I want the masthead on this page to read 'A THIS WEEK' and I would like the 'A' to be in 'Devil Breeze' font to create a connection to the front cover and add a sense of structure.

For the main coverline:

The main coverline is going to be 'Elodie J', the name of a fictitious artist who is the main feature of my magazine.

I was originally considering one of the two above fonts for the main coverline. However, upon thinking about the masthead and the main coverline together I have decided that this may be overpowering and make the magazine look unprofessional. As a result, I then began looking for more plain fonts for the main coverline.

I believe I will use either InfraRed or Unbreakable for my main coverline.





I will use the one of the below fonts for some of the other coverlines as they are simple and would therefore not make the page appear as over crowded.

I have decided upon Big Noodle Titling for the remaining coverlines, 'THIS WEEK' on the contents page and 'From a number one album to a break up with her long-term boyfriend - Our interviewer, Joy Osborne, met up with Elodie J to tell us more…' on the double page spread:

For the subheadings on the contents page I am going to use the same font as the masthead on the front cover, 'Devil Breeze'.

For the 'quote' beside each item on 'Elodie's picks' I would like to use the below font as it appears as handwritten and would therefore create a personal tone.

In conclusion, I am going to download the following fonts from DaFont (www.dafont.com):

- Devil Breeze

- InfraRed

- Big Noodle Titling

- The Only Exception

- Neou

- Basic Title Font

Apart from the above fonts I would like to use relatively plain and professional fonts which will already be installed onto my computer.

General Outline of My Magazine

I feel as though font choices are vitally important in the professionalism of my magazine. Due to this, and the fact that I want my magazine to look as professional as possible, I have been spending a lot of time on the website 'Da Font' trying to find the most appropriate fonts to use. As I am currently still undecided on my final choices I have decided to construct the general outline of my magazine so that when I do decide upon my fonts all I really have to do is change the current fonts. Below is what I have constructed:

FRONT COVER

 

I have created a layer behind my model for the masthead to fall behind and created a layer in front of my model to fall in front. I will now begin creating various other coverlines. As mentioned in an earlier blog post, I am concerned about the appearance of her legs as the edges appear as wobbly. I am therefore going to print this page out to see whether it still looks like this therefore I will be able to correct this before the task is complete and ready for moderation.

 

CONTENTS PAGE

 

 

I would like an image of Jessica, 'Elodie J' to appear on the contents page alongside two other images. I am going to photograph a further two models this week in order to complete my contents page. As well as this, I need to create a list of realistic contents.

 
 
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

 

 

Upon putting my article onto my DPS I have found that it is too short. However, as I would like to include another smaller image of a ripped up Valentine's Day card which links into the article, this may fill up the empty space. As a result, I am going to photograph this card within the next few days in order to add this into the article. I am also going to photograph 2 other items for Elodie's wardrobe recommendations, cut them out and add them to the sub article.

Creating My Sub-article

As previously mentioned, I was going to include a sub-article of 'Elodie J's 5 Wardrobe Necessities'. However, I have now decided to narrow this down to 3 items due to the space in which I want this sub-article to take up on my double page spread. The first item I have chosen is a cap from New Look costing £12.99. I believe this item fits in with my theme due to the eccentric 'LOVE' brandished on the front. Below is the original image which I took in the shop:

Following this, I then cut the cap out from the background using the technique I have previously described in detail. This is the end result:

Beside this I will write a 'quote' from 'Elodie J' about why she would recommend this item and also the shop, price and website of the shop. I believe this will appear as professional as this is a feature you regularly see within magazines.

I have also taken photos of my necklace and my sister's trainers to include in my sub-article:

Beginning My Front Cover

Following the development of my Photoshop skills, I have decided that I like the effect of adding a glow and drop shadow behind long shots. As these effects would not appear as professional on my front cover, I am therefore going to use a mid-shot on this page. Beneath is the image I have chosen:

To begin, I wanted to remove my image from the black background it currently stands upon. To do this I:
- Used the quick selection tool to select my model
- Clicked on 'Refine Edges'
- Changed the Smooth to 8 and Contrast to 15
- Used the brush tool to draw around her hair to ensure all of it was contained within the new, cut out image
- Clicked on 'decontaminate colours'
- Selected 'new layer'

Now my image was cut out from the black background. Following this I used the eraser tool to get rid of any remaining background.

Next, I drew a rectangle the size of my page and placed this layer behind the layer with my model on. I am now able to change the colour of this rectangle and in return change the background colour of my front cover.

 

I am aware that one of the sides of her leg appears as jagged and pixelated. However, upon zooming in on the image it appears as smooth and neat. As a result, I am going to leave the image the way that it is for now and continue constructing my magazine. Later, I will print out this page to see what the image looks like once printed and then, if needs be, I will smooth out these imperfections.

Taking My Contents Page Images

 On my contents page I want one of the images to appear as though it has been taken on a red carpet. Due to this I purchased a 'red carpet runner' off Ebay and created the below scene in the photography studio within College:

I took various photos of my friend, Rebecca Philpot, wearing two 'red carpet appropriate' dresses such as the ones below:

I have decided to use this image as I believe it has turned out the best:

Following my photoshoot with Rebecca, I then went on to take some photos of Lewis during a joint photoshoot with a classmate as she is also using him as a model. I have decided to use the image below however I am going to cut him out of the background and fill it in all black: