Cover Page
Front cover - background
Front cover - added text
Front cover - added barcode
Front cover - changed layout of text
Front cover - changed text effect
Front cover - changed logo and title text, kerning/spacing
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This is the first page of my magazine, the contents page. I found it hard to figure out where to place the writing and finding the right image to go as the background. I am still not that pleased with this image as my background but it is the only one that fits with the writing.
This is the second page for my magazine. This image connects with the background image on the first page. I think it works really well using one image for both pages.
Third Page
I struggled to come up with a colour for the background. I did not want a bright colour as I thought it would be too bright for the reader but also not a dark colour to make the page look dull. However I chose grey for my background as you can see on the forth page i have used an image of myself which is in black and white. The only colour that i could use for the background and to match the image is grey so I chose to us that colour.
Forth Page
Fifth Page
For the Bristol Flyers page my first thought was to use this image as my background as it really stands out with the drama of the player trying to reach for the ball. Also I could fit the text in nicely at the bottom left of the page, tucked underneath the player.
Sixth Page
With this page I studied other sports magazines closely and I noticed that they photoshop the player and stick it on a plain background so the reader focuses on the action of the player. So I tried it myself and this is the outcome of the page. The position of the player really helps when controlling the text around the player.
Seventh Page
With this page I have used the similar technique that I used on the first and second page of using on image that has spread out onto two pages. This page is specifically for the Bristol City U-21's team that I went and photographed a few weeks ago. When I started working on this page I new that image for the background would work as I caught the action of the player kicking the ball and space on the right side of the image for text on page eight as shown below.
Eighth Page
Ninth Page
When I started this page I new I wanted to use a map to show the trail of the stage going from Worcester to Bristol. So I used google maps to find the trail and highlighted to show the trail. I struggled to find the right colour for the background. I went for a cream colour which went well with the image i have used for the tenth page, as seen below, but clashed with the map on the right. So I added a drop shadow for the map to stand out and also gives it a bit of depth from the map below. Choosing the colour for the writing was hard too as I couldn't find a colour that matched the images or the background. In the end I found that red was the right colour as it went with the red trial that I used for the images.
Tenth Page
Eleventh Page
The image in the background works really well as it shows the tension of the player. By using this image there was only one position I could place the writing.
Twelfth Image
The background image works really well with the title as I have placed the bouncing ball where the O is in the word world. It works really well as the colours go together nicely and it gives the page a boost from previous pages.
I have not carried on in producing a magazine as to actually print a magazine you have to have over 20 pages for a supplier to print. I have produced 12 pages but can not think of any ideas of how to increase pages.
I did come up with an idea of coming up with a games page as shown in the Bristol City Well Red magazine but can only come up with producing a word search. Also trying to produce a word search is hard as I can not find a system that produces grids.
I have also thought about making the last few pages as a gallery of a few of my images taking over the events, but I don't think it will work as it will be just images placed at the back of a magazine.
