In this task, my job was to create sufficient content for my DPS in Photoshop which then would be implemented into InDesign in order to structure the double page spread correctly. Below I present the various techniques which I have used to create the needed content:
First of all I have began with the background creation. I have come up with an idea to create a background which will match the image which will be placed on the left page of the DPS. Therefore to make sure the colours match I have used the 'Eyedropper tool' in order to pick the colours from the images background. As a result I have chosen two colours which differ in brighteness. I then have chosen the 'Gradient' tool and selected a 'radial gradient' as my gradients type. As we can see above I have come up with a very simple composition, yet very effective as it matches the colours of my images background.
In my initial design for the DPS I have placed a pull quote on the page. This means that first of all I had to research the internet for a good music or rather hip hop related quote.When I have found one it was time for me to turn it into a suitable pull quote for my magazine. The first step for me was to use the 'Text' tool and insert the quote into the Photoshop file. Once this has been done I have selected a font which in this case is Bebas Neue which has been widely used in my magazine. I then have highlighted the text and turned it to red. I have used red as from my research on hip hop double page spreads I have found that red has been mainly used as a attention grabber against a background, meaning that using red as the colour of my pull quote would in fact cause the audiences attention to be drawn to the text.
Last of all it was time for me to create a heading for the page. In this case I have chosen to keep the title the same and use the same heading as I have used for my front cover, "IMMACULATE flow & style on the loose!". To begin the creation of this heading I have written it in Photoshop file and then seperated it into two seperate layers. By doing so I have provided myself with more area to work on and be more flexible with the design as I can move more objects around. I have chosen to keep the heading in a simple black colour as from my DPS research I have found that the magazines mainly use a black for their headings which in fact make them very clear to read and understand from a far distance. Adding onto that, it was time for me to structure the heading into a creative composition. On the right screenshot we can see that I have moved the "style on the loose!" part of the heading downwards below the "Immaculate flow &" part. I have alligned them together so that the letter "L" in both layers are right below each other which makes the heading very clean and organised.
The content created can be seen below:
The content created can be seen below:
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