The first dps that I have created has two transparent shapes that fall across the picture. This creates contrast and interest within the design. I created the shapes with the Rectangle tool then dragged the corners out to alter the shape.
The image that I used is one that I had taken when I went to New York. I edited it in Photoshop. I changed the levels, brightness, contrast and saturation to enhance the image.
The 'Life Freedom Happiness' text is larger than the rest of the text. This is to create contrast against the rest of the double page spread. I decided that 'Freedom Happiness' fonts were too concordant against each other. I changed the typeface of 'Freedom' so that they contrasted.
The body text is sans serif to add a trendy and stylish look to the magazine. The sub headings are slightly larger than the body text and are in bold. This is so that they stand out from the body text and break up the page so that it is easier to read.
I used a grid when making this so that the different factors of the page align and therefore look more pleasing to the eye.
I added two of my own photographs at the bottom of the right hand page. This balanced the page out against the body text that was taking up the rest of the page.
At the bottom of the right hand page, I included a page number and folio. I also used whitespace around the edge of the body text and in the large pink triangle. This gives a classy effect to the magazine and ensures that the dps isn't too cluttered.
I used two pull quotes to break up the body text. I made them larger and bold so that they'd be eye catching.
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