Ganer High Final

This is my final design for my preliminary task. For this task i had to use desktop publisher and an image manipulation program to produce a front page for a school or college magazine, featuring original photography of a student in a medium close up. The image manipulation program that i chose to use is Photoshop elements 3.0. The main colours that i'm using on my front cover are pink, black and a dark shade of green. I've chosen the web colours format for my font colours because they're alot brighter. On the front cover i used the school motto as the skyline; i chose a black background and a hard pink to make it stand out. For the masthead i've used the gradient tool to add the multicolour effect. I've used the same colours on the masthead that i've used for my font colour on my logo. I chose to keep all the colours the same because magazines usually use up to three colours for all the typography. For the kicker i've used one of the preset shapes in Photoshop and placed an notice for media club which also emphasises the media issue theme. I've also used a similar colour for my kicker that i've used for my front colours. The main image taken on a graffiti background that has been layered on to other graffiti backgrounds to create a dramatic background. The main image is placed in the two middle intersections. The model is seen on her mobile phone because mobile phones are very popular with teens and a product of media. And finally the school logo is slightly rotated because i think it would be more appealing to teens as it’s seen as informal and make the magazine more elitist because only members of the college who reads the magazine will recognise it.