Recreation of an existing front cover

To begin with, my intentions are to recreate an 'ELLE' fashion magazine cover, using a collection of features and images from the internet. I like the composition of this magazine to the left and therefore, i intend to recreate the magazine. Although, i plan to experiment with color tone and the features i include on the magazine cover.... 

Development

Using photoshop, i created a fashion magazine in the style of the one above, using 'Elle' magazine. In addition, i included elements of colour, typography, such as bold and upper case styled font, as well as use of image, layout consideration. Plus, i also included the use of quotes/phrases that would appeal to the target audience of the fashion magazine...

Using photoshop...

To start with, i created a new A4 international paper sized layer, which allowed me to add image and text. This was useful when designing my magazine. Below is the list of each tool i used in photoshop and how i used it.

Magnetic Lasso tool..

This allowed me to select a pacific area from an image in which i wanted to paste onto the international paper sized layer.

Edit Copy, Edit Paste...

The copy tool allowed me to start the process of copying the selected area with the magnetic lasso tool to the international          paper sized layer 

The paste tool allowed me to finish the copy process by pasting it onto the international paper sized layer.

The eraser tool...

The eraser tool was useful for erasing areas of the magazine design i didn't want. For instance, the areas that were not as clear as others on images and accidental parts of the image selected by the lasso tool that has been paste onto the international paper sized layer.

Brightness and Contrast tool...

The brightness and contrast tool allows you to adjust the level of contrasting colour tones the design gives off. For example, this was useful when adding the final touches to the magazine. Such as, making the magazine cover more vibrant and intense to capture the audience's attention.

Below are the images of the magazine creation throughout the process of recreating the fashion magazine...

To the left is the final outcome of the recreation of the fashion magazine at the top of this post. I have considered the use of bold and vibrant, contrasting colours, in order to capture the audience's attention. in addition the genre target audience for this magazine is  the younger generation. Therefore, it connects well to the style of audience i plan to aim my magazine, billboard and website to.

To begin with, the colour red is dominant in this design and is used in the image and typography. So, in this case, i decided to use a light shade of grey in the background of the cover. This allows the red typography to stand out and contrast. Not only this, it is a shade that will allow many shades of dark font to stand out. As for the style of the typography, i really like the variety of fonts I have used. I used the font styles from the photoshop software to do this. There is a good range of font styles used used. For example, there is upper case bold font used in the Main headline and the quote 'Major Fashion'. and creative style fonts used on the rest of the magazine. The different fonts identity different areas of the cover. Such as, using the models name on the cover, 'Amanda Seyfried'. This is in red typography, connecting to the main image. Plus, its in a completely different style font to the rest of the font used on the front cover. This indicates the phrase is important to the audience.

I have used statistics and facts to engage the audience and thought of these myself, rather than taking them from original magazines. Furthermore, the language used is catchy as well. This is another technique of engaging the audience.

Finally, the composition of the main image is interesting and has been taken as a close up shot. This allows features to stand out and eye contact to be made from the model towards the audience. Again, this engages the audience and makes them feel connected to the magazine. I took this image from google images and used this model, 'Amanda Seyfried' because she is successful and is a high ranked female in the celebrity industry.

Overall, i am pleased with the process of recreating a magazine, using my own ideas and the internet. as well as the use of photoshop. I feel confident that the process of designing this has gave me an increase in skills on designing fashion magazines, rather than music magazines.