Instead of creating my double page spread in photoshop, I used microsoft publisher. This was because my primary focus was the text, and I found it easier to use this office based programme rather than a programme that focused more on editing images. The first thing I did was insert the headers "What's the deal with..." and "Chasing Daylight". I created both of these headings separately in photoshop:
The first I created using te 'black background black text' technique that I used on my contents page. Again, I made the text visible by putting a white stroke on the edge of the text.
For the second heading, I just duplicated the heading used on the front cover of the magazine. This gives the impression that this is the band's 'signature title' or logo.
I then selected four images that I wanted to use on my double page spread. For three of these images, I used the quick selection tool to delete the background so that the images were just of the models. However,the background on the other image was much too complex to delete quickly, therefore I decided to keep the background and edit it by making it brighter and decreasing the contrast. I also put a black stroke on the edge of the image, which I cropped to be a square shape. This caused the image to fit in nicely in the top right hand corner of my double page spread, as one of the two largest images featured.
The other large image is the one in the bottom left hand corner of my double page spread. The guitar featured in the image enhances the musical theme of the magazine.
The two smaller images are used in a way to make the page look more colourful and interesting, rather than there being just too much text, which could seem boring to some readers. One of the images (used on the right side) mimics the famous pose created by the famous rock band Queen, which readers of this type of magazine should identify.
After inserting and posititioning the images, I decided to create a page border using thin, long rectangle shapes that look like thick lines. These lines are purple and green, in keeping with the ongoing colour theme o the magazine. In each bottom corner I added small black boxes containing page numbers - making it easy for the reader to navigate their way through the magazine.
I added text underneath the main headers Introducing the band and making a start to the main article. This text is showed to be separate from the rest of the article as it isn't in the same noticable column format.
I created the interview article in microsoft word and pasted it into publisher. Beforehand, I split the whole double page spead into six columns, and filled these columns with text boxes. I used the 'link' tool to link the text boxes together, so that when I pasted the text into the first text box, it flowed into the rest of the text boxes until it filled them all. This gives the illusion of a professional magazine article. I used a tool which made it so that the text also flowed around the images, rather than overlapping and disturbing them.
I emboldened the interview questions to split the article up and to also enable the reader to navigate their way around the page easily, for example if they wanted to read the answer to a particular question.
To finish off my double page spreI used two black text boxes with purple outlines to highlight some of the best features of the article, and also to split the article up. These boxes contain bold white text to catch the readers attention & draw it to the relevant points in the article.