How To Achieve A*/A/B

1. Be critical - rework the designs, retake photos, use photo manipulation
2. Show your development of your work. Accompany screenshots and images with comments
3. Frequent posts! Sometimes short and snappy is better than extended essay
4. Use a broad range of media; Prezi, Goanimate, Slideshare, Youtube, mobile video interviews and production shots

Double Page Spread Notes

• Deadline 14th February 
• Double page spread - landscape A3
• Create graphics and photography in Adobe Photoshop, BUT layout text using Microsoft Publisher
• Start article with a drop cap/raised cap
• Text should be in columns 
• Page numbers
• Mini mastheads - logos or branding
• Margin & Gutter

Contents Analysis

My Magazine Website

Every magazine has it's own website for the customers to have a look at online for the latest news etc. therefore, I visited the website https://www.123-reg.co.uk which is a website that allows you to look at website domains that are available to use worldwide. 

I firstly decided to type in 'partypop' as this is the name of my magazine, however when I searched this, 'partypop.com' was already taken,

So I then searched for 'partypopmag' which was fortunately available in many domains. For my magazine I chose 'partypopmag.com' because it short and snappy and because it's my magazines name, it will be easier for my audience to remember it.

2014 Winter Term Feedback

My Final Front Cover

My Finished Front Cover...

Front Page Conventions...

Edited Main Image Steps

Original...

New with editing...

In order to make my pop magazine seem more appealing and 'perfect' I decided to use my main image and try and edit parts of it.
To create my new edited look, I decided to change two of the girls tops colours from black to a red/purple so it looks more happy and positive. I did this by using Photoshop. First of all I used the 'Polygonal Lasso Tool' and outlined the top so I could have a neat finish. Once I had outlined the top, I decided to fill in the tops by using the 'Paint Bucket Tool'. Both of these tools can be seen under this paragraph.

To whiten the teeth I used the 'Lasso Tool' so I could get an accurate outline of the teeth shape, I used this edit on all the girls to make them appear more flawless. Once I had created an outline around the teeth, I clicked on Colour > Properties and then altered the Hue and Saturation to find a nice, natural white colour.I also used the same technique to apply a lip stick look to make them appear more bright. All of these tools can be seen under this paragraph.

To make sure the girls had flawless skin, I removed spots and blemishes using the 'Spot Healing Brush Tool' I find this very easy to use and enjoy using it when I can see the difference and progress that has being made. I just clicked on where the spots where on the face and it made them disappear. I used this website (http://www.practicalphotoshopmag.com/) to learn how to use the Spot Healing Brush Tool correctly. This tool can be seen under this paragraph.