LSCSS Evaluation

LSCSS Evaluation

For my college magazine, I had to create a front cover and a contents page. 

For this, I used multiple types of technology such as:

• Adobe Photoshop (for construction)
• Adobe InDesign (for construction)
• Google Chrome (for research and planning)
• Microsoft Word and eBlogger (for evaluation)

For my front cover, I used photoshop. I decided to use photoshop because I had used it before in core art in years 8 through 9 so I had a good understanding of how to use it effectively. I researched a variety of pictures online but couldn’t find a good one.  My page layout was portrait - and I used gutters to make sure I didn’t let the images/masthead bleed out.

So I decided to use my friend, Shea, as a model for my college magazine. Once I got the headshots and mid-waist shots from Shea, I started to layout my front page.

I used a midwaist body shot for my front page, in the picture, he is reading a book, looking confused. I also used puffs to accentuate the coverlines and main points. I didn’t use as many puffs in the left third, instead I used plain text. I did this because I didn’t want the page to look too cramped with extras.

For my contents page, I used Adobe InDesign™, originally, I was meant to do the contents as a double page spread, but I decided to do a single page spread because it looked so much better. My page layout was portrait - and I used gutters to ensure I didn’t let the images/masthead bleed out.

I used shapes like stars and hearts – and I even signed the bottom of the editorial to make it even more unique. I took the picture for the contents in the Hairspray auditions, when all the lighter girls were auditioning. I took the picture from a higher angle, plus, I used less extras on my contents because I didn’t want to stray away from the actual purpose of the page.