In Design Project

This is my first project using In Design. As you can see it is a double page spread which I picked out from a magazine and then copied the formats. I measured the margin guidelines, making it look liek a real magazine spread, and also added in a picture from google, which fitted in very well with the spread. I also had different font sizes, ranging from huge fonts to the small text in my article, and also the colours and style of the font ranging from serif, and sans serif, and also put in a circle shape. I then put in some coloums and a drop cap so people know where my article starts, which you see in real magazines, so i felt like this made my double page spread good.

I did this well as i feel it looks very professional, considering i had not used In Design before. I was very pleased with my work and feel as if i developed a lot of skills doing this project, that i can then take on to other projects and develop them even further.

My Vampire

This is my vampire. I made her look like a vampire using various tools on Photoshop. I used a burn tool to make her eyes and lips appear enhanced, making the colour stand out alot more and making them look alot more intense. It made her eyes look very dark, and mysterious, and all around her eyes dark and outlined, which looks like a scary vampire with dark dead eyes, drained of life. It made her lips blood red, and the burn tool also added texture, which made her look thirsty for blood. I also made her teeth sharp and enlongated using a warp tool, giving her the teeth of a vampire aswell.  Lastly I changed her skin tone to a bluey grey colour using the sponge tool, which drains the colour out of her, making her look dead and cold.

Over all i am pleased with how my vampire looks and i feel like i used the tools well for a first time. I was pleased with how i used the sponge tool as i got an even background of colour, but i was especially pleased with the burn tool, as it enhanced the lips and eyes really well and made them look so much more intense.

Vampire

This is the woman before i turned her into a Vampire using Photoshop.

Skills Audit

AS Media Production: Technical Skills Audit Print Production

Name: Rebecca Booth         Tutor group: 1.04         Date: 20/09/2011

Photographic Skills

Which of the following photographic features/equipment have you used on a camera before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features		X
Shutter Speed		X
Aperture control		X
ISO Control		X
A tripod		X
External flash		X
Self timer facility		X
Light meter		X
Composition grids		X

Photoshop Skills

Which of the following features of Photoshop have you used before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Have you ever used Photoshop ever before?		X
Text control		X
Filters		X
Brushes		X
Layers		X
Opacity control		X
Shape creation		X
Brightness and contrast control		X
Gradients		X
Load selection features		X
Feathering		X
Colour curves adjustment		X
Resolution setting control		X
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool		X
Cropping tool		X
Clone tool		X
Retouch tool		X

In Design Skills

Which of the following features of In Design have you used before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Have you ever used In design ever before?		X
Margin and column guide creation		X
Inserting in ID		X
Resizing images in ID		X
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation		X
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading		X
Text flow creation		X
Using transparent imagery in ID		X
Shape creation In design		X
Exporting to PDF from In-design		X

This is a list of skills, throughout my course i will develop the skills i do not know. As i have not had much experience using Photoshop or InDesign, i am not yet able to do most of the skills on the list, however i will learn them by using them more and more, developing new skills and further improving the ones i know.

Magazine Introductory Styles

Magazine introduction gives the reader a feel of what the article is going to be about. It catches their attention and draws you in; it is the element that dictates whether you read on.

Shock horror introduction

Christmas time. The best holiday of the year, I’m sure you’ll agree? Not when you’ve been a victim of identity theft. Christmas was completely ruined, but seeing the look of my kids’ face was the worse thing ever. Because I had my money stole from me, I couldn’t afford to get any presents, Santa had failed and so had I. I wouldn’t wish identity theft on my worst enemy, simply because it ruined and my second child’s first Christmas where they could understand the magic of Santa Clause, I’m sure they lost faith in Santa now. It ruined a year of excitement I will never get back, and neither can my kids.

In this paragraph I have went straight into the topic with some sensational information to get the reader to be captured straight away.

Question introduction

I bet you’ve never heard about identity theft? About the things that it can do, the upset and devastation it can cause?  Infact, I bet you’ve never thought that you were prone to it, have you? If someone came to the cash point and took your money, I’m sure you wouldn’t just let them take it, would you? So what’s the difference? If you want to change it then you can, its up to you. 

Formal 3rd Person

Reading the horrific stories with my fellow peers they were absolutely outraged at the concept of identity theft. They could never grasp thought of taking another innocent being’s money and identity. They were discussing the matter and thought those awful people doing the crime should take a good look at themselves, they could never begin to think about treating such a person in that way, it is a horrendous thought that our own identity could be taken from a criminal.

In this paragraph I have used very formal language in 3^rd person. This would make it feel like I am reliable and trustworthy, and that my I am accurate with my information. 

Mild Taboo, 1st Person. Youth slang and north eastern feel

Identity theft is a bitch. People stealing your identity and getting your money... not having that like. I would just love to knock out the people who do it. If anyone does it to me I swear down there will be a lot of trouble. Someone tying to be me, stealing my identity, who do they think they are! How’ay man get a life, I don’t go around stealing your identity so don’t think your are hard and clever stealing mine.

In the above paragraph I have used mild taboo language, youth slang with a north-eastern feel and my topic was identity theft written about in first person. This gives quite an aggressive feel because of the mild taboo language and youth slang, using things like ‘knock them out’ and ‘bitch’. It also fully informs the reader so they understand how I feel about identity theft, and they can understand my personal reason for being upset with identity theft and they feel my emotions. 

2nd person Extreme Taboo

You fucking bastard stealing my money.  You’ve nothing better to do than fuck about messing with peoples lives I’ve never heard anything like it. Wankers you are. In my day if you did that your head would have been clean off but in this day the fucking twats get away with murder. Gets me fucking pissed off. You cunts are clever are yas? I’ll fucking show you that when me and my mates come round you’re fucking shithole and knock ten fucking shits out of you. You’ll be fucking sick.

In this paragraph I have used extreme taboo for someone in their 30’s. This language is horrific and involves the reader in an aggressive way, which 2^nd person narrative aims to do. It is also direct to the reader.