Final School Magazine Contents Page

I was asked to create a contents page for a new school magazine. I had looked at the plan I had drawn which made the whole process a lot quicker as I already knew what  my page would look like.

My final school magazine contents page created in quark

Quark Express Production Process

I had to create a contents page for a school magazine using quark. I looked at the rough sketch I had drawn to use as a base of what it was going to look like. It didn`t take as much time as I thought although it took a while to get used to.

Here I have added writing at the top using a darker blue so it fits the colour code but still stands out.

I have also added numbers to the pictures to show the reader were they can find that article in the magazine again I used a light blue sticking to the colour code.

Pictures have been added to the page. One being bigger than the rest as that is the photo to do with the main image so it had to stand out. I had to create a image box and import an image into it and fitting the image to the box size. At first the images were to big to fit so I had to decrease to size of them in photoshop and import them again with the new size.

I added a header at the top and filled it with a light blue colour so it fits with the colours used on my front cover.

I have created a features list on my contents page by adding a text box the size of one column and then importing a word document with the list already written on it.

A blank page at the start of the process of my contents page.

Final School Magazine Front Cover

I  was asked to create a front cover for a new school magazine using the plan I had already drawn out. Here is the final production.

My final school magazine front cover created in photoshop

Photoshop Production Process

I had to create a front cover for a school magazine using photoshop. I used the plan I had made in an earlier lesson to base my work on which helped quicken the process.

I have created Graphic features that fit with the colour of the masthead. I have used a gradient tool to get different dynamics of colouring to allow it to have a more professional look.

Created writing to go with the genre of the magazine and also to fit the masthead. The writing below the main image has the effect of Stroke on it.

I have placed a new picture on my front cover, in another layer and decreased the size as it is not my main image.

I have added large test over the top of my main image. The lettering has the effects Inner Glow,Bevel and Emboss,Colour Overlay,Gradient Overlay and Stroke.

I then added my main image making sure that it wasnt blurry and that it fit the page with the person I had photographed as near the centre I could get whilst trying to keep the sign " Film Club" in it as well.Placing this image on a new layer so if I wasnted to I could go back to this image without disrupting the rest of my work.

I started with a blank A4 page on photoshop.

Pre Lim Task 5-Photographs For Designs

In lesson I had to take pictures for the school magazine I would create later on. Here are the photos I took for my pre lim task . Some I didnt use but took as a backup incase the one I intended to use didnt work/go with the rest of my work.

                                       Will be used as my main image on my front cover.

I chose to use the one above and not the one below because the picture came out clearer and looked more professional, whereas the one below came out slightly blurry.

Both photos were taken in a medium close up.

                          The picture above of the guitars in a close up will be used for my content page.

Differnt angles to show variation and also so I have options to choose from. The one above in an over the shoulder shot will be used on my content page.

This one in a side portrait in a medium close up will not be used.

Taken in a mid shot.

The one above taken in a mid shot will be used on my front page as her face can be seen.

The one above taken in a long shot will be used on my contents page.

The one above taken in a mid shot will not be used my magazine.

The one above taken in a low angle mid shot will be used on my contents page.

Pre Lim Task 4-Sketch Of Contents Page

Here I have created a rough sketch of a contents page for my school magazine. I looked at other content pages and followed what they did along with following the codes and conventions. Creating things

such as graphic features, images, articles in columns, a web address and many others for my content page.

Pre Lim Task 3-Content for School Magazine

In lesson we were asked to plan what would be in our own contents page that we would be making later on. I planned the regular content, feature articles and a list of the images I would be using. 


Planning Content

Regular Content

·         Letter from the editor

·         Horoscopes

·         Book reviews

·         The school dinners

·         Help with homework

·         Words from Mr Dyment

·         Agony aunt

Feature Articles

·         Inside scoop on Film Club “If you love films, then you will love this”

·         Loving the Library, Check out the amazing authors coming to Weatherhead.

·         How to gain more iris points. “More points, More rewards”

·         The ultimate guide to exams

·         A day in the life of a teacher

·         Win A trip for your year

·         Behind the scenes of drama

·         The jazz band revealed

·         What the pupils think

·         Meet the new maths

List of images will use on your contents page

·         Inside the library

·         Another shot for film club

·         Store cupboard in music (with instruments)

·         Mrs Ellison in drama

·         Maths department sign