Double Page Spread Production.

I have started to produce my double page spread using quark. The first thing that I decided to do was add the masthead of my magazine to one of the pages of my double page spread. I also decided to put my main image on one of the pages and also include the name of the artists I was going to write about. I copied my masthead from my front cover so that it would be the same throughout and it would be recognisable to the readers of my magazine. I took the name of the artist layout from my front cover as I felt it would make a good link between the front cover and the double page spread. Here is how it looked:

The next thing I decided to do was put my masthead on the other page of my double page spread. I also decided to number my pages before writing any of my article so I knew how much space that I would have for when I decided to start writing my article. I copied over my masthead so it was exactly the same as on the other page and the front cover- again, making it recognisable to the readers of my magazine- and put my numbers in. Here is how it looked:

When I looked at it again I decided that I wanted to add more colour to my double page spread as it would make it stand out more to my audience. I also found that the masthead was irrelevant so removed both the mastheads. I decided that in order to add more colour I would have to change the background colour of my pages. I drew boxes on the pages and made them pink. This links up with my front cover as the main colours were pink and orange. I had orange on my double page spread on the artists name, again, making the pages and the colours schemes consistent which consequently makes it look more professional.  I had to also change the colour of my page numbers so that they didn't blend in to the page and they could be seen by the readers of my magazine. Here is how it looked:

As you can see here the background image on my double page spread is white. This is not what I wanted. Therefore, I had to get rid of the background using both Photoshop and Quark. This is how it looked:

The next step in the production of my magazine was to add an article title and a subheadings. I decided that my text was going to be in white so that it was easy to see against the pink background. Here is how my double page spread then looked:

Then I had to make my columns. I had decided to split my page into thirds for the text and have another image on the page with the text. I liked this idea as I had seen it on another double page spread of the same genre and it worked well.

I then had to add my next photo. I used Photoshop to edit it and then added it to my middle column. I had an issue with the box at first because it was white. I wasn't originally planning for it to be white so I tried to edit the image again but was unsuccessful. I then took another look on the page and decided that the white actually did fit in with the pages as the main colour scheme of the whole magazine is pink, orange and white. Here is how my page looked with the image:

The next step was to start adding my interview/article. This proved to be very difficult as I was having trouble saving my work. I wrote almost my whole article and then went to save my work but my computer crashed. This seemed to happen on numerous occasions in the production of my double page spread especially when it came to writing my article onto the page. To prevent this from happening again I decided to write my article on Microsoft Word and then copy it up onto Quark. Along with making it easier to save, this also allowed me to spellcheck all my work and ensure the grammar and spellings in my article are correct. After typing up my article and coping it over onto Quark, I found I had too much writing. I deleted some unnecessary parts of my article and then I hadn't enough text. I decided to add a pull quote in order to fill the extra space. Here is how my double page spread looked: (these are a few screenshots of me constantly editing my article to try to fit the space)

The next adjustments I made was to add the name of my magazine to the bottom of my pages and also add a bubble that shows the fact that this is an exclusive interview to attract the audiences attention.

I then made a final few adjustments. I moved around the second page of my double page spread in order to add more pull quotes. I also edited the boxes of text. I decided that I wanted to add more orange to my double page spread in order to link all of my pages of my magazine together with the colour scheme of pink, orange and white. I tried to put the orange text against the pink background and found that the pink background made the orange text difficult to see. That meant I had to either change the colour of my text, change the colour of my pages, or change the colour of the text book to a colour that would allow the orange text to be read. I decided to change the colour of the text book; I changed it to the colour of white so that it fit in with my chosen colour scheme of pink, orange and white. It also allowed the orange text to be seen and able to be read. Here is the final double page spread: