Final Unit 3 Project

Firstly I inserted the top banner onto my magazine again that i deleted before as it looked as if it was cluttering the page up. However this time I made the text smaller that i had inserted onto the white rectangle and changed the colour of the 'Britain's' 'No1' and 'Women's Magazine' to make it stand out from the white background.

I then added another sell line to cover the empty space below the mask 'Alcoholic, drug addict, bulimic. AND pregnant.'  Which are all teenage girl related issues that girls may go through while being a teenager and teenage girls are more likely to feel like they might be able to gain some advice from my magazine.

I then added a button again, that reads 'Only £2' as most magazines have this and it gives off a professional look to readers. I made a drop shadow behind my button to make the price stand out and I also made it light orange/yellow to make it stand out from the colour scheme.

I finally added my sub header underneath my header on my DPS to give the readers an overview of what my article was about and to give them an idea of the statistics and results that I had found from my questionnaire.

Your Life Your Time Skills Development 2014

Below are the skills that i have learnt on this course. I have used different techniques in Indesign, Photoshop, Language and Journalism and Photography.

For example, the skills that i have learnt in Indesign are how to put margins onto my design to guide where my text should go and to help me make sure that my text is in line at the top, bottom and sides. I did this so it would create a more professional layout. I also learnt how to place a image into my work by drawing a rectangular shape with the cross through the middle and clicking 'file' and 'place' and then finding my image or text so it is placed in the rectangular boxes that I have drawn. If I had inserted text, I learnt that if the text was too big to fit in one of the rectangular boxes which was shown by the little red box at the bottom right hand corner, I had to drawn another one so that the text would flow into another box but only if I clicked on the red little box first and then clicked into the new rectangular box.

In Photoshop I firstly learnt how to insert an image - I went to File, then Place and found the image that i wanted to use and then that inserted the image into my black document into Photoshop. I learnt how to use filters such as Drop Shadow to give a sell line on my magazine a 3D effect. I also learnt how to organise my layers as each time i created a sell line or button i had to make sure that they were on different layers as if they were on the same layer, they would not move separately if i needed them too. I also learnt how to control the opacity of the buttons i inserted onto my front cover of my magazine, the opacity control lets you control the transparency. Finally I also learnt how to use the cropping tool to create my image on my magazine front cover as the image I wanted to use of my model for the front cover was slightly too big.

In terms of Photography I firstly learnt how to use manual focus features as that was the setting the camera had to be in instead of auto focus. I also learnt how to use external flash when taking my magazine images to give me a brighter shot. I mainly learnt that the images that i had to take for my magazine front cover and DPS had to be in focus and not under or over exposed - i made sure this didn't happen by constantly checking and adjusting the lenses to make sure that my images were perfect.

In terms of Language and Journalism I learnt about 1st person, 2nd person and 3rd person. 1st person singular being 'I' which is mostly used in magazines but rarely in newspapers. 1st person plural being 'we' which makes the reader feel included. 2nd person being 'you' which is quite often used at the start of the article to engage the audience. 3rd person being the exact opposite of 1^st person narration, it describes an event from an objective point of view. I also learnt about colloquialism (slang) and taboo language and that it is sometimes used in magazines for a humorous effect. I also learnt the difference between a short paragraph length and a large one - short paragraphs keep the reader interested as it doesn't look like a lot to read in one go whereas large paragraphs are more likely to make the reader bored and go on to the next page without even trying to read it. I also learnt that in magazines writers use hyperbole a lot to exaggerate their point so that the readers really think about what's being portrayed.

Narrative Voice in Magazine Articles

	Manner of Address	Effect on reader	Example
1st person singular	I – used in magazines but rarely in newspapers. Will not see 1st person narrative in magazines aimed at men, as it is more emotion.	To make the story/article relatable as it is more likely to be a personal experience. Informal and subjective. It allows you to climb inside somebody’s thoughts.	I have started to realize how stereotypically media affects teenage girls nowadays. I am also affected by this myself as I worry about what my body is like and how I can change it to become like the models on the front of magazines.
1st person plural	We – inclusive narrative voice which makes the reader feel like they are part of the community. Quite often used at the start of the article to engage the audience.	Makes them think that they are included in something and it also allows you to suggest that you have shared experiences.	We as a society stereotype girls into categories of their weight and shape. As a community we need to stop this from happening as it can have big affects on how girls are.
2nd person narrative voice	You – very rarely used.  Quite often used at the start of the article to engage the audience.	Reaches out directly to the reader. Used to engage the reader quite quickly. Generates a sharp tone.	You as part of the society need to realize how media is affecting girls as it pressures girls into being ‘perfect’. Are you pressured? Would you say your body needs changing or is your body perfect?
3rd person narration	Exact opposite of 1st person narration. Describes an event from an objective point of view. Newspapers are more likely to use 3rd person narration as it is detached and the readers have an overview of the story.	Formal and objective. Gives an overview of the situation. Not very emotional, can be quite dry.	69% of women are sensitive about their weight, this means that any media attention on how a woman ‘should’ be and how much they should weigh affects these women quite a lot.

Aperture Images

The size of the aperture is determined using the F stop settings. The smaller number of the aperture setting, the bigger the hole and the bigger the number of the aperture setting, the smaller the hole.The image above i took at F 3.5, this made the clock in focus but not Faye and the background. This image had a thin depth of field.

My second image i took was at F11, this made the clock and Faye in focus but not the background behind her. This image had a medium depth of field.

My third image was took at F22, this meant that the clock, Faye and the background were in focus. This image has a maximum depth of field.
All 3 of these images were took at ISO setting 100 as the images were taken in a light place.

Front Cover and DPS Photoshoot Images

Firstly in my photo-shoot I took my photos of my main model with a white background. I ended up changing this as it contrasted with the clothing she had on and also I had a change of idea for my front cover. 
One of the strengths of my first few images were that they were in focus and were the correct lighting that I wanted, broad lighting.
One of the weaknesses of my first few images were that some of the images were underexposed and over exposed.


I then decided that I would use a pink background as pink is stereotypically a girls colour and my magazine is aimed at teenage girls. I also decided I would have my model in a black dress and red lips as I was trying to portray that she feels like she has to dress in a certain way although she isn't comfortable dressing that way, hence the mask on my front cover.
One of the strengths of my second images were that they were all the right brightness and none of images were underexposed or overexposed.
One of the weaknesses of my second images were that some of my images that I toke were rushed and were slightly blurred.

First Progress Review

This is my first attempt at my front cover before my image was inserted. 

When creating my front cover, I downloaded fonts from www.dafonts.com which helped me decide on fonts I would be having on my front cover and inside on my DPS. On the masthead I used a size 160 bold serif font to make my masthead stand out from any of the other magazines. Serif fonts are easy to read and create a modern and youthful feel to them which will appeal to a younger generation. However, a problem with my fonts on my front cover is that there was too many of them so i had to delete a couple to make my magazine look less disorganised.

When I wrote 'Image', I used the effect stroke and drop shadow to create the effect of the word 'image' coming out of the page to help the reader recognise that this is what my story is about on my DPS inside and to also grab the readers attention when they first see the front cover. I then wrote all of my sell lines, experimenting with bold writing and font size. Most of my fonts that i used to create my sell lines 'Thonburi' and 'Arial'.

As my magazine Glamour that i was looking at had 'Britain's No1 Women's Magazine' i thought this was a good idea to portray on my magazine as well. I firstly created a rectangle with the rectangle tool to  make the rectangle fit the size of my magazine at the top from left to right. I then inserted the text to fit on top of the rectangle. Similarly for my button, i drew a circle with the ellipse tool and then inserted my text 'Only £2'.

Firstly for my DPS, I inserted a rectangle using the rectangular frame tool to the file, place, my text into the rectangular boxes. As my article was long, i had to then draw another rectangular box to then carry on my article into that box on the right above. I did this by clicking the red little box at the corner of the rectangular box that tells me my article is too long for just one box so therefore after i clicked on the red box, i then clicked again in the 2nd rectangular box to create text flow. I then made my sub headers of the different paragraphs bold to make sure they stand out and to create more of a separation of the text.
Secondly, I created my header on my first page, 'Perfect size or digital manipulation?' which I made bold and carried the colour scheme from my front over onto my DPS so therefore i made my header dark pink and my sub-headers. I made all of my text on my article 'Arial' and made my main header on the first page 'Bebas Neau', both of this fonts are Sans Serif which is an informal font which is what i aimed my DPS to be to reach out to my target audience of teenage girls.

My First Indesign Page

My First Indesign Page

Since this is my first indesign, there was a lot to learn about. One of the techniques we learnt about was how to use the black arrow and the white arrow. The black arrow was used to change the size of the box and to rotate the box whereas the white arrow was used to move the image inside the box.
     Another technique that i learnt was how to draw a rectangle text tool and then insert the text into the rectangular boxes. The red box that is at the end of the text after it is inserted enables the text to flow when clicked on the text already there and clicked on another box that has been drawn as it carries on the text that will not fit in just one box.
     A third technique that i learnt was how to create a drop cap. This is the process of making the first letter of the paragraph larger than the rest of the text. I did this by writing the text that I wanted to use in my indesign and highlighting the word that i wanted to make a a drop cap on. I then clicked on the paragraph formatting controls tab and then knocked the drop cap size up so that the first letter of the word i had written became bigger.
    Another technique i used was text flow. I used Text Flow to continue my text into text boxes that i had placed next to the first text box. I did this by drawing a rectangle box with the rectangle tool and firstly drawing the box where i wanted it to go on my indesign page. I then went to file and place and found the document that i was inserting into my indesign and clicked OK. This then inserted my text into the box, however because my rectangular box was too small for the text it needed to be made to go into another box, I did this by repeating the process of drawing another 6 rectangular boxes as my text was long. I knew my text was too big for my box because a red box at the bottom of the rectangle appeared. I then dragged the red box onto my other rectangular boxes which created the text to flow from one to another.