Noted Magazine

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NOTED MAGAZINE

• Fran Muriel

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DEVELOPMENT front cover
I used a close up image of the subject, I
contrasted the image and added a drop shadow to
the subject. I used a simple font for the
masthead to break conventions.
I filled the dead space with text, I didnt like
the colour or style of this magazine, it seemed
too boring.
I saturated the image more so it was less yellow
and more peachy , I condensed the text into
different graphic features so it looked less
crowded.
I experimented with a different image and changed
the masthead to something that fitted a younger
audience.
By adding a slogan and moving the graphic
features around, I came to this conclusion, I
filtered the whole cover to give it retro look.
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DEVELOPMENT contents page
I chose two images I thought looked effective to
create a double page contents page.
I used different fonts for each segment so it had
its own identity, this gave the page a lot of
dead space that I couldnt fill without
cluttering it.
I condensed the information into three main
articles, I used it to frame the image, I made
the image black and white so bold text would
stand out and only adding a splash of colour.
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DEVELOPMENT double page spread
My original idea was to do a three double page
spread article, I found having an opening image
and using different styles had worked in many
magazines I researched, by using a variation of
fonts and colours I created an elegant opening
page featuring a quote to peak the readers
interest. I used the colour from the Image to
select colours for the font, I did this for
emphasis.
I had to condense the article enough for a
continued addition to the article. I added
important parts of my first article. I explained
this quote highlighted as well as introduce the
main part of the article, the UK tour. This
brief summary is enough for the reader wanting to
read on.
I filtered the PNG image of the subject and used
colours from the image for the text. I preferred
this to the original black and white image
because it has more colour which didnt have the
flow the final arrangement has.
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CONVENTIONS
BANNER- Combined with a menu strip
MASTHEAD Black stands out the best, especially
when combined with a drop shadow for emphasis.
SLOGAN- fancy, overlaying each other, gives it
character.
IMAGE- Close up, subject covers the masthead but
is covered by the conventional headline.
GRAPHIC FEATURE- bold eclipse and text to
emphasise, looks like a stamp, I wanted to make
it look like it was being peeled but it didnt
match the style.
HEADLINE- Red font, flows well with the anchorage
and the sign.
ANCHORAGE- White so it stands out from the bolder
red text overlapping.
BAR CODE- Combined with date and issue number.