evaluation skills

Tools on Photoshop that I found useful

The stroke tool –This allowed me to make my text standout on my front cover and contents page by adding a shadow effect around the letters. I feel this was effective as readers are more likely to take note of text which stands out. I also think it is quite a good design. On my front cover the red masthead is shadowed by a white border which I feel gives it a professional look.

The Crop tool – This allowed me to cut images out that I had previously taken and put them against a different background. This made the images look more professional and more effective. I could also cut out parts of the image I didn’t want, to just leave the bits I did. If I didn’t know how to crop images my photos wouldn’t have suited the background, making the product look unprofessional.

A variety of 'Blending options' - This allowed me to paste in a certain texture, and overlay it on certain image, such as the one on the contents page. This creates a vintage effect, and adds of course, more texture to the page.

As the college magazine is aimed at a neutral audience I tried to make the image more direct and appeal to more people whereas my music magazine is aimed at a narrower target audience.  For my music magazine I used more precision in addressing my audience as I was more aware of their interests.