Magazine cover Comparison

As seen from the examples, my Photoshop skills have got quite a bit better...

For starters, my masthead was tragic, as I edited the bottom parts while zoomed out, and used the eraser tool, whereas in the second version, I used the skills I had learnt to edit them close up (way easier), and created my own identifier of the Satanic Salute.

Also, the captions on the college magazine don't really stand out, whereas by making the lead like larger and white with a bold black outline, it was the first piece of writing most people would look at.

College magazine

CD Cover

 CD Cover Photoshop development using DaFont, PSBrushes & Adobe Photoshop.
Curiosity Killed our Childhood - "Through Conrete Air we Breathe"

- Firstly, I experimented with the brightness and contrast levels until the scene was lighter.
- Using the Magic Wand tool (Photoshop), I selected the area of sky in the top right hand corner.
- Using brushes from PSBrushes, I created a storm-cloud effect using different shades of grey.
- I then used the same brush to create a smoke effect enveloping from the model's mouth.
- Using a smaller brush and a higher opacity, I added little flecks of "concrete" in the smoke.
- Finally, using dafont, I wrote the titles at the top and bottom, and used different brushes to create a cracked effect in the bottom one.

Test Shots

Test Shots by Maisie Jeanes

My reader profile & results contributing to it

Finished Cover, contents & double page spreaddd

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Image in Text1 by Maisie Jeanes

Evaluatioooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon

After two and a half hours of trying to find my gmail account username, I have finally managed to upload my evaluation. Phew.

CD Cover: Selecting a style.

So far I have looked at a lot of CD covers, and the main ones I liked were the ones which were very simple with a lead image reflecting the style of music and the title, with not much writing. I think these appealed to me the most because there was no unnecessary changes to the photo, and this gave it a sort of raw edge. However, I did like the CD covers with dynamic edits, such as flames and smoke, which helped to express the style of music it belonged to.
Here is my favourite:

I like the editing in this photo because it made it deep and dark which helped to show the genre of music it belonged to, as the sharp editing signifies electronica and pop. I also really like the identifier of the A which is significantly larger than the other letters, and an edge is given in the font of the title as it has shatters throughout it, emphasising the word 'crisis'. I also like the way that the hands are larger than the city they are holding, expressing the name of the album, "places". This shows that A Goodnight Crisis are bringing the places, as well as the music, to their audience.

Exploration: CD Analysis

As part of the exploration part of media, we had to construct CD covers using our own photographs and ideas. In order to know how to form a link between the style of the cover (fonts, etc) and the style of the music it promotes, I had a look at some of the CDs I owned myself, to compare their styles and to see how their cover photos reflected the taste of music.
Here is the outcome.

Jessie J, Jason Mraz and the Lighthouse Family