Recreation of a magazine page

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Here we can see the finished results of my recreation task. On the right hand side we have the page chosen by me to recreate from a already existing magazine, whereas on the right we have the finished product. To do this task I have watched and followed an InDesign tutorial video which allowed me to acknowledge new skills in a new DTP software. The purpose of this task was to allow me to follow and copy each detail of the magazine as well as use a software which is new to me, making my mind focus on all of the details and tools which I have to look out for. During this task I have learned many different skills in terms of software applications, but as well as in terms of visual presentation.

The skill which I have mainly acquired from this task, is finding the same resources as the article author has used in the original. I have gained this skill by carrying out multiple in-depth searches for the exact same image as the author has used. Later on I have developed this skill by using Photoshop to recreate the text which is also seen on the female silhouette in the image. I have searched the entire list of font styles the programme provides us with to find the most suitable font which was close to the original. Additionally I had to make sure the text has the same finish, proportions and positioning to the one in the original as I was aiming for the highest quality recreation. I think that gaining a skill like this has been very beneficial for me, as it allowed me to work on my focus and determination to achieve the best outcome possible. This will definately pay off in my own magazine making as I taught myself how to be careful and patient with my work, meaning that I will put my already known DTP skills to a better use.

Another skill which I have also gained from this task, is to proportion my page layout by the use of InDesign. In InDesign I was allowed to create my own rows and columns by clicking and dragging the ruler tool onto the canvas. This allowed me to follow the before measured out layout of the original magazine, which made my recreation as most accurate as possible. By this, I have been taught page properties such as bleed or inside/outside margin. This improved my theoretical as well as practical knowledge and understanding of what factors I have to follow to make my page layout successful.

Concluding from this task, all of the skills which I have gained from it will be put to a use in my magazine creation, making it far more friendly for me as I was allowed to experiment with softwares such as InDesign which I have never used and explore its functions which would help me with my further design tasks.