Further magazine improvements: Adobe IndesignBy Kirsty Steward

Adobe Indesign

When actually creating the format of my piece, I used the programme Adobe Premiere. This was to ensure I achieved a professional looking layout to represent how film magazines look in reality.

Masthead and Coverlines

I used many different tools on the programme to ensure a conventional layout was achieved in creating my magazine front cover. Along with other lines of text, the rectangle frame tool was used to lock text into place to make sure it did not move when rearranging other objects. Regarding both the masthead and cover lines; I used two different colours using the default and stroke tool to create a more aesthetically pleasing cover with colours that contrast each other so each element would stand out. I also used text tools to space out the letters on the masthead and make them large to represent the conventional size. Similarly, I used the same tools to lay out the coverlines so they were smaller, but still big enough to catch ones attention.

Additional elementsWith the additional elements, some of the previous tools I mentioned were used again with new tools included. Regarding the barcode, I used the rectangle frame tool to create the template which would allow the image to stay in the same place all the time. I then went to file and place and selected my image and then, using the rotate tool I locked it into place. To coincide with the previous conventional element, I included the price just above it. To make sure it could be seen easily over my image, I used the stroke/fill tool to create a thicker black line around the text. Also, I used the text tools and colour tools again. To ensure all the text pieces that were blue were the same shade, I used the eyedropper tool to take on shade and apply it to all the pieces necessary. I edited the size of the text at the bottom of the page to be smaller and make the full stops between each one bigger to clearly separate the text and make the piece look better overall.

Finally, with the flash I included on my front cover, I right clicked the rectangle tool and selected the oval tool to create the template for the flash. Then, using the stroke/fill tool, I selected a bright purple to fill the circle so the flash stood out and caught the audience’s eye and would therefore be conventional.