Exhibit 7: Magazine Cover

Background

For our seventh exhibit, we were asked to apply the skills we have learned so far into a design of our own. I have several old photoshoots I have done over the years and I stumbled upon this one and wanted to see  what I could implement into my new design to make it more unique. I have found that I have expanded my horizons and can see new designs I can create. 

Photoshop

I went into Photoshop and didn't do a lot actually. I used the shape tool and made the squares and rectangles on the image. I then used the lasso tool to cut certain areas of the same image in a new tab, copied it, and then pasted it into the design. I used the same shape tools to make the shapes in the bottom that gives it that magazine vibe. 

Design

The design I was going for was a GAP type of magazine cover look. I already created a Summer Collection one, so I decided to make a Fall article since I love Autumn. I wanted to cut out the most important parts of the image, enlarge/shrink them, and paste them into the shapes to make sure they stand out. 

• I used contrast when placing the cutouts in areas that stand out. 

• Repetition was used several times by cutting out almost the same areas, but different parts of it. 

• I used alignment by having Olivia be the main focus and the "FALL" be in the bottom left so your eye can go to that area after. 

• Proximity was used by applying the rule of thirds in several areas of the image. 

• The color scheme used here was fall complementary colors and colors that contrast with the colors in the background. The colors used here all unify. 

Credits

• Editing Software: Adobe Photoshop

• Photographer: Cristian Mendez Flores (Me)

• Model: Olivia Short (Henderson)