This was the image before I edited it.

I then traced out the outline of the headphones using the Polygonal selection tool.

I added it to the contents page. I tried to make the 'V' look as if its hanging off the 'O' to make it look a bit different. I put the headphones so they looked as if they were coming out of the 'V'.

I decided that the black did not fit in with my strong house colours so I changed the colour so the orange that features a lot in my magazine.

I refined the headphone with the pen tool. I did this because the headphones did not look very neat. I then added in the main feature pages, making sure I highlighted every 'V' with the house colour orange.

I desaturated the background image to allow the font to stand out. I also added a 'Week in images' section because I feel as if it will make the reader want to read on.

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Making my front cover

Here i started with a plain photo as a base layer. I made a duplicate layer and then deleted the original layer to allow me to do anything i wanted with it because the original layer was locked.

I then added the masthead in, but previously I had sad that I wanted to overlap the mast head.





Here is where i overlapped her head over te mast head. I used the magnetic lasso tool to cut a section out of her head and create a new layer on top of the masthead.

Here is the base layer of my magazine with the added text. Now i have to add in my advertisement puff and barcode.

This is the magazine in large with a vinyl disk as my advertisement puff. I took a photo of my model holding a vinyl disk and then cut the disk out with a circular selection too and then pasted it into this front cover, adding text over the top.

Slogan name ideas

With my slogan on my magazine I would like one which is short, snappy and to the point. I would also like to use a clever slogan to drawer in new readers.
Ideas

• Music is life
• Read, like , share...V
• Music to YOUR taste
• The place to V 
• The best V around

My favourite out of thes is ''The place to V'' I have chosen to use this as the slogan on my magazine because it is short, catchy and replacing the V instead of be has a play on words and it draws the customers in.

Layout of front cover, contents and double page spread

With my layouts i have opted for a simple but effective layout. I want my magazine to look sophisticated and not too cluttered. I have chosen this style because its easier to read allowing you to create a primary focus.

House colour choice

This is the blue version of my mast head. I like this idea because its sophisticated and the headphones contrast against the background.

This is the red background version of my masthead. I like the red because it will stand out of the page more, making it more eye catching.

I cant decide which masthead to use so I am going to do a survey.