Double Page Spread
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In order to do more research on DPS and how to create them, I took a double page spread that was already in the media and re-created it. This allowed me to learn how to create all of the different aspects of the magazine in Photoshop. This would greatly help me when it came to creating my magazine.
To begin with, I had to plan out where everything was going to be so that I know that everthing will fit into the correct places. On the first page there is simply a large image with a small paragraph of text over the top. Therefore to do this, I had to find suitbable images to go into the space and then place the text over the images so that it could be read by the audience.
The second page was much more complex as there was a lot more going on. There was a large title, multiple pictures (one of which was in a circular shape), 3 columnns of text, and a quote insert. This page was much harder to place all of these aspects as there was a lot more that had to fit in. To create the title I created a new layer and in this layer I wrote 'Rihanna and Rita's 'feud' over Rob Kardashian!'. I then had to place it onto a slant as this is how it was placed in the original magazine. Underneath this was the kicker which was placed in the same way as the title however I used a smaller sized font and this did not need to be altered to be on a slant. I then added the 3 colums which I did using Photoshop and then I wrote the article into the columns. I had to change the font size to find the perfect size so that the whole article could fit into the columns. I then had to place the images into the correct spaces. The two at the bottom and the one to the left underneath the title were fairly simple as they were the normal portrait layout. However, the one in the very top left hand corner was much more difficult as it was placed in a circular shape. In order to do this I created a small circle shape and then placed the image inside of the shape so that it took the shape of the circle. In order to do the quoto insert, I used the quote insert option on Photoshop so that I could write in what I wanted the quote to say, and also change the size of the space around it.
This greatly improved my knowledge of how to create a double-page spread in Photoshop so that when I come to creating my own, I will know exactly what to do in order to make the best possible product I can. I will know how to create the amount of columns I want, and how to add the images I require, as well as other things.
To begin with, I had to plan out where everything was going to be so that I know that everthing will fit into the correct places. On the first page there is simply a large image with a small paragraph of text over the top. Therefore to do this, I had to find suitbable images to go into the space and then place the text over the images so that it could be read by the audience.
The second page was much more complex as there was a lot more going on. There was a large title, multiple pictures (one of which was in a circular shape), 3 columnns of text, and a quote insert. This page was much harder to place all of these aspects as there was a lot more that had to fit in. To create the title I created a new layer and in this layer I wrote 'Rihanna and Rita's 'feud' over Rob Kardashian!'. I then had to place it onto a slant as this is how it was placed in the original magazine. Underneath this was the kicker which was placed in the same way as the title however I used a smaller sized font and this did not need to be altered to be on a slant. I then added the 3 colums which I did using Photoshop and then I wrote the article into the columns. I had to change the font size to find the perfect size so that the whole article could fit into the columns. I then had to place the images into the correct spaces. The two at the bottom and the one to the left underneath the title were fairly simple as they were the normal portrait layout. However, the one in the very top left hand corner was much more difficult as it was placed in a circular shape. In order to do this I created a small circle shape and then placed the image inside of the shape so that it took the shape of the circle. In order to do the quoto insert, I used the quote insert option on Photoshop so that I could write in what I wanted the quote to say, and also change the size of the space around it.
This greatly improved my knowledge of how to create a double-page spread in Photoshop so that when I come to creating my own, I will know exactly what to do in order to make the best possible product I can. I will know how to create the amount of columns I want, and how to add the images I require, as well as other things.
