Contents page

Contents page!

Editors Letter:I think its important that editors interact with their readers because it makes the magazine seem more friendly and welcoming. This is why I included a editors letter. The language I used was informal and chatty so the readers feel as if they are being spoken to directly. I used a simple text so it was easy to read and for the name I changed the font so it looks like it has been signed.

Banner:
It is important to sell as many magazines as possible which is why Mosh magazine try to gain as many subscribers as possible. By putting this in a banner it makes it stand out but also looks tidy and neat on the page

Image: I chose this photo because I liked the facial expression. I think his facial expression makes him look as if he's in deep though and distracted, this would make the target audience wonder about what he's thinking and therefore would want to read the article. Another reason I liked this photo is because when I edited it I could make the red in his shirt vibrant and I thought it would help set the colour theme as red suits the genre. The photo was also a perfect position and size to fit in the section wanted without making it look to crowded or empty.Editing the image:

1) The first thing I did to this photo was erase the background I did this in photo shop by using the magic wand tool then I refined the edge making it look smoother and more professional.

2) I then started playing around with the curves as I thought some of the photo looked to dark and the colours looked dull and I used the curves to make the colours look a lot brighter and I was pleased with the result and made the page colour scheme match this.

3) Thirdly I wanted to edit his eyes to make them look brighter cause eye contact in magazines can really draw readers in. I selected the colour balance tool to do this but had some difficulties as I couldn't get both eyes looking the same, One eye kept getting a random white part in it and this stood out and looked unnatural.

.

Overall I am quite proud of this page, It was much better than I was expecting it to come out as. I feel that it looks very professional. My favourite part about the page is probably the image, I thought the editing looked really good and I love the colours in the shirt against the leather jacket. Secondly I think the layout worked really well, its not to cluttered but not to empty either.