Constructing my Double Page Spread

First I started with a blank photoshop doubling the width of the cover and contents pages but the same height. 

Then I added the photo of Lewis for the left page, using the crop tool to crop the original image and the move tool to move it into place.

Next I added the second picture of the guitar on the right hand page again cropping it slightly and using the move tool to move it into place.

Then I used the Line tool and drew a line on the left of the left page to start creating my border like the one on my contents page to keep a consistent look.

Afterwards I added a line using the line tool to the centre of the two pages to divide them into the individual pages.

After adding the final vertical line to the right hand page I added the page numbers to the bottom right of the pages to give a conventional magazine look. I used the font Georgia and a black colour to keep tied in with the contents page.

I also added the footers onto both pages, copying the footers from the contents page keeping the font the same for consistency.

I then made a new layer and added my initial for the article in the Bebas Neue font for a clear hierarchy. I also used the paint tool in white, a large size of about 600 and a hardness of about 10% to keep the edges soft so it blends with the background. I did this so the body of the article which is in black will stand out better and be easier to read from the background.

Then using the rectangle tool and a white colour I drew 3 boxes for my Q and A sections to go inside. I made them opaque by changing the opacity to about 30% allowing the text to be separate from the background but still blending well. I also added a drop shadow to all three boxes by selecting all three using cmd and clicking Layer in the top left, then Layer style and applied the drop shadow by clicking the drop shadow option and moving it to where I liked it.

I then added the first section of my article in by drawing a text box which was the size I wanted for the column. I used a black colour, the font Georgia and font size 11, moving it next to Lewis' body and making the writing slightly move around his body and around where the quote will go by pushing the space bar until the writing left a gap.

Next I added the rest of the column underneath in the same font, colour and size.

I then added the second column in, again by drawing a text box and using the same size, colour and font as the first column and using the space bar to move the text so it goes around the quote section. I also added the Q and A quotes to the text boxes below the column in the same font and colour but in a smaller font size to compliment the hierarchy of the page.

Afterwards I added the quotes to the centre of the two columns where I had left gaps in the text, I started by drawing three rectangles and colouring them in the magazine's red. I gave the rectangles drop shadows using the same method as before and angling them in a similar way. I then added the text over the top in the font Bebas Neue and in black to fit in with the page but still look eye-catching.

I then added the Magazine's name to the top centre of the page by copying it from the contents page and pasting it onto this double page. I also added a drop shadow which was angled the same way as the text boxes on the page.

Then I copied the word again with the drop shadow and pasted it at the bottom left of the second page. I then used the resize tool to make it larger.

Next I added the masthead using the same font 'Thirsty Script' to keep consistent with the Cover and contents page, making it white using the paint bucket tool so it is eye-catching and large using the resize tool to fit the conventions of mastheads I saw. I then added the drop shadow to the masthead too with the same angle. I chose to put drop shadows to give the page depth and an interesting layered effect which I had seen in a few magazines before.

After that I added the Album cover for the band's debut album which I made by cropping the photo using the crop tool into a square, then I put the album's name 'Wave Again' in the Thirsty Script font at the top of the album so it fit all the way across using the resize and move tools, then I added the band's name in the same font below the album name and made it smaller using the resize tool.






Next I made a new layer and selected the paint tool and changed the shape to a paint brush shape. Using a white colour I drew a paint effect beside the album layering it over the album slightly. I decided to use the paint effect because it looks unique and more interesting than a plain text box, and it also linked with the paint effects on the cover.

Lastly I drew a text box and wrote the band's details over the paint effect in Georgia and black.

Constructing my Contents Page

 To start my contents page I had to create a new blank document of an A4 size to serve as the template for my page.

I then added all of the borders onto the page using the line tool. I decided to use borders because I saw it used in the Q magazine and liked how it looked.

 Afterwards I went back to my cover page and copied the masthead, I then put it sideways and sized it down using the resize tool and holding shift to get the correct proportions.

I also wrote the word Contents in Bebas Neue and left it black, putting it to the centre of the top of the page using the grid tool to make sure the masthead is centered.

I then went onto illustrator and used the pencil tool to draw the vertical line for the two decorations on either sides of the masthead that frame it. I then used the pencil tool again to draw the horizontal lines and using illustrator I could make sure the lines were straight and the same length. I then screenshotted the lines and layered them onto my contents page, once I had the one on the left in position I duplicated the layer and flipped the lines, moving it to match the left one. 

Then I added the magazine's slogan underneath the masthead, using the grid tool again to assure that it was centred, the slogan was in Georgia to keep the fonts consistent with the cover page.

I then used the shape tool and selected the ellipse tool, I held down shift to get the circle perfectly circular and once I had it the right size I centered it. I then used the dropper tool to get the colour from the magazine's title and used the paint bucket tool to fill the circle with that colour. 

Next I wrote 'Issue' in the font Bebas Neue in a white colour and resized it to fit inside the circle. I then used the move tool to move it into the circle.

I repeated the step from before but with the issue number '243' I decided to make the number bigger so it looked abit more exciting.

I then went back to illustrator and drew a long horizontal line with a small vertical line on the end, using the tools to make sure that the lines were perfectly centered and not at angles. I then screenshotted this and added it to a layer on my page placing it to the left of the circle I made in the previous steps, then duplicating the layer and flipping it to mirror the other.

Then I used the rectangle tool and drew a rectangle below the lines to the left of the circle, filling it with the same colour as the circle using the dropper and paint bucket tools.

Next I added the word features in a Bebas Neue font and a white colour to contrast the red layering it over the rectangle.

I then got the photo of my model I wanted and cropped it into a square to make it fit under the features heading. I then used the resize tool to make the photo smaller and used shift whilst resizing to keep the proportions correct.

Afterwards I added the featured article title underneath the photo of my model in the Bebas Neue font keeping it centered.

I then added the same image of the cursor that I used on the cover and dragged it over the contents page layering it over the photo of my model.

Next I added the Page number underneath the featured article's title. To do this I drew a rectangle using the rectangle tool and filled it in using the same colour as the colour of the magazine's name Noise. The page numbers are in  Bebas Neue as the font is quite rectangular and fits in well with conventions of contents.

I then added the summary sentence for the article in the magazine's red because it is one of the featured articles. I chose Georgia for the font because it works to keep the hierarchy of the page.

I then drew a line with the line tool underneath the first contents section.

I then repeated this with the rest of the column of contents.

Next I added the second photo of the guitar placing it onto the page using the Move tool and resizing it to fit inside the column.

I then added the page number for the article the same way I did for the other column, using the Bebas Neue font in a white colour and placing it over a red rectangle drawn using the rectangle tool.

I then added the Band's name next to the page number in the font Thirsty Script to keep with the front cover and feature pages using the colour black to contrast well with the white background.

Afterwards I added the summary text for the feature article in the font Georgia like I did with the first column.

Below this I added a line and started my second contents column by repeating what I did in the first column, I started with the page number in the font Bebas Neue and placed it on a red rectangle drawn using the rectangle tool.

Then I put the band name in the Bebas Neue font in black to make it stand out from the Georgia font and to match the first column.

Then I added the article summary in the font Georgia and a black colour.

I repeated this with the rest of the articles adding a line underneath using the line tool to complete the second column of articles.

 Next I added the third image of Lewis beside the second column using the move tool and resizing it to the correct size, making sure that the second column was the same width as the first to keep a consistent look.

 Then I added my editors comment using a text box and sizing it to the correct size, then using the font Georgia in black, I typed it in italics to make it stand out from the contents but still used the same font so it doesn't draw attention and distract the reader.

Lastly I added the page number and footer to the bottom of the page underneath the line which was quite conventional. I used the font Georgia and a black colour and kept it the same size as the text on the contents page to keep a consistent look and a clear hierarchy.