Using Pages, i have created a school magazine cover for my school as my preliminary task. Having never used Pages before, this was something new to me - it was very simple. I quickly learned how to insert text and shape bubbles onto the page and set the whole page's background to one of my photographs. I chose to use this photograph (cropped on iPhoto) because it has bright colours and gives a warm feeling about the school. It has a good composition that shows drama masks on the left, books in the background and a sixth form student enjoying working on a computer. I covered up the electrical plugs in the centre by putting a speech bubble over them because they look un-neat. When i come to create my final piece for a music magazine, i will include a more text, shapes and detail in general onto the front cover. it would also be a good idea to include the marlwood school logo on the page.
To get more of an idea of how successful this magazine cover is, i asked my friend annie (a sixth form student at marlwood school) what she thought of it. she said it needed more text around the picture, a few more contrasting colours because the colours i have used blend in together to well and dont stand out. she said i should write the date of the issue somewhere on the page. she also said i should include the marlwood school logo.
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