Photoshop Editing/31 January 2011

Today, I worked on an image for my Front Cover, which required special use of, Photoshop.

First off, I began with Two Images, one of my Model, another of an Animal.
See below...

I then placed these images together on Photoshop and began by capturing the Felines face.

And then with the Layer of the Face, Recalling my Old Photo Test (see Blogs below), I superimposed the face over the image of my Model.

With special features, such as the Cloning Tool, to wipe off the Model's actual eyes & nose, I have been able to create this abstract, if not surreal image of my Model mixed in the Animals features.

Next Week, I shall add this to my Magazine Cover and fit it in between the Tag Lines, before starting work on the Contents & Double Page Spread.

24th January 2011

Today, I began to work on my Magazine Cover by putting one of my images on Photoshop and using the Magic Wand/ Feather Tool to cut the Background from my Artist and superimpose another background in.

I also learnt to use the Inner Shadow & Outer Glow tools and sharpening one of my somewhat blurry images.

I also created my own design for my Magazine Cover, So I wouldn't be stuck on a bland design from the avaliable fonts.

I shall try to take more Photos for Next Week and continue the Cover Work more.

17th January 2011

Today, I ran a Questionnaire, Deciding on what my Music Magazine should be called.
Along with starting up a Proposal for my Coursework.

The elements I need to fix in the Proposal now, is thinking up of Cover & Tag Lines, Choosing a Font & Taking the Original Photos, I plan to use in my editing.

I shall try to get them made, as soon as I can.

Music Magazine Proposal

For my Music Magazine, I plan to create a Rock Magazine titled “Transmission”

The Target Audience in which I plan to focus my subject on, would be the type of people, who take an Interest in new forms of, Music Groups, Gigs or Scenes.

Although, I am not entirely sure on what an Age Restriction should be, due to not wanting to make any form of Age Group feel excluded from anything in which the Magazine should have.

Both Title & Subject were both decided with from Results that were given within, Two Questionnaires, I have done throughout the Class.

As a reminder, here were the Title Suggestions, I had for the Magazine...

http://lbsdcmagblogs.blogspot.com/2011/01/questionnaire-for-magazine-titles.html

I was also able to deduct from my Questionnaire, that an Audience is drawn to a Magazine due to, what appears on the Cover. Possibly Candy to the eyes.

Because of this, I plan to make sure the Cover to this Magazine is as Interesting or Eye Catching as possible.

Cases in point could be this Cover to a Music Magazine…

I am also, still debating on what the Font Text to my Magazine Title/Text should be.

However, With the Link below, I should be able to find a suitable Font which would suit the image below it.

http://cooltext.com/Fonts-Epic+Games

However, To offer a bit more freedom in design, I could design my own font and logo to be shown on my over head title.

With ideas of what the image, COULD be on the cover, could be like a Super Imposed/Merge type of picture, which is how I place two images together, and make them look like a single image.

I have had an experience like this before, when I created this image in Photography…

I have created this type of image before, So I know the method in which I should be able to make this in.

The idea of merging separate images could possibly take inspiration from a Raveline cover, I have studied before…

However, Whether it can be conventional, is something to be debated. But to support this ideas case, The Questionnaire said that a Majority of Audience gets captured by what the Cover Image is.

So, This idea should capture the idea in which would drive Audience attention to the Cover.

Within the Contents Page, I shall use a Normal Photo Shot of the Model, whose image I have Manipulated on the cover. To help Audience level back down to Earth after seeing the cover.

In the Cover Lines, I will mention on what I have as my Double Page Spread (Which is an Interview with the featured model on the cover), along with noting other Music, Subjects or anything Misc.

If what I plan for my Cover Piece works well, I should be able to demonstrate the Skills in which, I am able to offer within, Photoshop.


On my double page spread, I plan to have it be an interview with the Artist which I feature on the cover, I am still however deciding on whether it would be a full talk or a large Q&A.
I do know though, I would have an image of her to center on one side of the Double Page spread.


So far, I have got photos of my Artist in rough head and long shots.
Here are some...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/56471139@N03/sets/72157625770940631/

I shall see what I can do with the images when I begin work on my Magazine Cover.

Questionnaire for Magazine Titles

Before I begin on my Proposal for my Music Magazine, I ran a questionnaire amongst the class, asking them for their opinion on Ten title ideas in which I came up with for my Music Magazine.

These titles consisted of...

• Sound
•  SurrOUNDed
•  Pandora
•  Sonancy
•  Revolberation
•  Coltrane
•  Assimilate
•  Modulate
•  Rataplan
•  Transmission

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Upon running the Questionnaire...I discovered that the most popular title amongst them was; "Transmission", winning almost 50% of Votes.

So, I have decided that for my Music Magazine, It's title shall be, "Transmission".

This can associate with the idea of Music, since Radio stations usually 'Transmit' Music...

I shall now get started on my Music Magazine Proposal, since I now have a Title for my Magazine in mind.

January 10th 2011

Today, I created and ran a Questionnaire, in working to have my Audience Research Conducted.

This means, I got 7/9 pieces of the Research & Planning Checklist, ticked.
Next week, I plan to get a couple of Titles ideas for my Magazine before running another Questionnaire to see which title, my Audience prefers most.

Hopefully, I should be able to get my task, working before the Hand In Date.

Questionnaire Tests

Today, In Session.
I created a Questionnaire Test, in which I asked about Nine People. the following questions...





1. What is your favorite Genre of Music?

 2. Do you Buy any Music Magazines?

 3A. If  Yes, Which ones?

3B. If No, Why not?

4. What Price Range would you pay for a Music Magazine?

5. What do you want to see in a Music Magazine?

6. What draws your attention to a Music Magazine?

When I got my results back, it seemed apparent that, 7/9 People preferred, Indie Music.

The Two who didn't, liked Metal or R&B.

Only a Third of them said to Buy Music Magazines, namely the Kerrang or NME.

However, he Two Thirds who didn't buy, either said that the Music Magazine was too expensive, or that it wasn't their type.

Pretty much All of the Participants agreed that they would prefer to pay from £2 - £3 in order to get a Magazine, and Expect to see an Interest in New Music coming on the scene.

And again, all agreed that it is a Cover, which drives them to choose a Certain Magazine.

I can take these Results and use them, in helping me on what I should do, when I get round to creating  my own Music Magazine Cover.

One result that I can definitely tell is, I will need to do a lot of work on the Cover, so it will catch on my Audience Eye, maybe feature a mention on a New Music piece on the scene but also have it at a price between £2 & £3.