Jordan Demuths Media Portfolio

After erasing the background of the picture I manipulated...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:36:48 +0100

Real image

After erasing the background of the picture I manipulated in Photoshop to give it a vintage tint. I wanted to achieve this effect so that the image wouldn’t look very plain and bland.

After getting some feedback, It was mentioned that the title of...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:37:18 +0000

After getting some feedback, It was mentioned that the title of the magazine wasn’t very bold, The silverness wasn’t very noticable. I might try working on the title again to see if I can improve upon it further.

Compiling all the things I created I positioned them how I would...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:07:00 +0000

Compiling all the things I created I positioned them how I would like them, Although this is not the final deisng for my cover, This the disign however is the direction I would like to take. There is still more things to add such as:

News bulletins
images
possibly more graphics

I used all these different graphics such as the grungy paint splatter and the red ripped paper graphics side board to give off the rocky/punk like vibe to help draw in people who are into that genre, But also the modern retro style type font of the title allows for other audiences to be drawn in and attracted by as it gives off a modern signal.

Using This website I was able to create A custom barcode to...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:00:28 +0000

Using This website I was able to create A custom barcode to diplay on my magazine cover.

After finding some royalty free fonts online at Dafont I created...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:47:36 +0000

Outcome (Better without white background

After finding some royalty free fonts online at Dafont I created some logos, Trying a few techniques I managed to have a final outcome. The logo I wanted was of modern style, and very stylish to the eye. I feel I have acheived this through my progression of logo making.

To start off my music magazine, I sketched out on paper what i...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:43:47 +0000

Banner

Background noise

To start off my music magazine, I sketched out on paper what i would want it to look like. I then encorperated my designs into photoshop using severeal special effect brushes which enabled me to create this ripped paper edge effect. The splatters were also made using more brushes. I then arranged the two pieces on a publisher file

At first before starting my music magazine, I looked into and...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:32:31 +0000

At first before starting my music magazine, I looked into and researched current music magazines that I quite liked the style of, I looked for key significances in all of them and thought how I could use them in my own work.

To combat the emptiness on the front page, I extended the arrows...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:21:19 +0000

To combat the emptiness on the front page, I extended the arrows from the main header of the cover, But there is also some potential for a background or sorts.

I am now adding imagery to my contents page, although I still...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:07:56 +0000

I am now adding imagery to my contents page, although I still feel that the background is rather bleak white and empty.

I am now working on the main cover stories which feature on the...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:47:49 +0000

I am now working on the main cover stories which feature on the front page, so far I have created one feature post about exams which is an important school topic that the magazine is covering, which is why it is on the front cover.

Small features such as these arrows detail the magazine and help...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:46:16 +0000

Small features such as these arrows detail the magazine and help make it more interesting, It also helps to fill any blank gaps which it may have.

What I am doing now is creative the contents pages name, the...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000

What I am doing now is creative the contents pages name, the pages that will list on the contents page include:

Top news this week
This weeks subject challenge quiz
This weeks events
Your questions
Students of the week
Staff and sixth-form information

Although these aren’t set in stone some can be subject to change.

This is the the main structure for my contents page, it will...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:40:51 +0000

This is the the main structure for my contents page, it will include pictures to the end of the tab to clue what will be on each page.

I also took the liberty to create a small button logo, this...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:35:58 +0000

I also took the liberty to create a small button logo, this could be used in various places on the magazine such as watermarks and also in page corners within the contents page and the rest of the magazine.

Using the tab page theme base I made earlier, I was able to...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:18:35 +0000

Using the tab page theme base I made earlier, I was able to create a mock up of my magazines front cover. I gave it the name “Tor Bridge Weekly” to link to my school, and also gave it a rather formal Serif font, which is clean to read, but is also quite appealing and attractive to the eye. I am also going to make most of the font on the pages white with a colour background, it feels like it’s a more modern approach to the magazine.

Then again in Photoshop I made the base structure of the...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:14:18 +0000

Then again in Photoshop I made the base structure of the contents page, I also tried to keep to the theme of tabs to keep the strict theme of things. I create them with no background now as I can then open them in publisher and add things easier, and then it will be easier to change things at ease.

In Photoshop, I threw together a “Tab” looking page...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:09:00 +0000

In Photoshop, I threw together a “Tab” looking page design, I used the colours of my Schools Logo to make the magazine’s tabs more themed and linking. The angling and positioning of the tabs make it seem more informal, which is attractive to and audience of school kids meaning that they will most likely pick it up and give it a read.

I rather liked the idea of using large boxes or tabs to create...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:06:56 +0000

I rather liked the idea of using large boxes or tabs to create spaces on the cover to write in information and also include pictures, it gives the magazine more colour, without it being to over the top.

I started creating my school magazine by first listing things...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:02:45 +0000

I started creating my school magazine by first listing things that i would include in it, and then moved on to sketching outs some ideas