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Flat Plan for ‘Lyrical’
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albums/singles)
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albums/singles)
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DPS - pages 12-13
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Flat Plan for ‘A’
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12. Step by step making my front cover
First I opened up Photoshop and created an new document. The paper size I selected
was ‘international’ as this is an A4 size. To make my background, I used the colour
‘f1e8e8’ as on Q magazine, my magazine of inspiration, they seem to always follow the
same background colour which is a white/off white colour. To colour the background I
used the bucket tool as this would give me an even coverage of the canvas.
Step 1
13. Step 2
The second step I took was to create the box in which my masthead would go into. It is in the
colour ‘ec1c24’ as this is very similar to the colour that Q magazine have their masthead in. In
my option this colour would attract readers to my magazine as it is a bold colour that stands
out. I used again the bucket tool to fill in this square, I also added some effects onto the box to
try and make it look more attractive. I did this by selecting the ‘FX’ option at the bottom of the
layers section. I added an inner bevel with a smooth technique. I also added on an outer glow
with the blend mode of dissolve. I made this have an opacity of 58%.
14. Step 3
The next step I took was to create the masthead and strapline. This is where I chose my font
styles, for the masthead I chose the font ‘Otrebla’ as it looks very similar to the masthead of Q
magazine. The main part that makes the two fonts similar is the small flick at the base of the
font. For the strapline I used a font called ‘Beillingsday’. I feel this font fitted well with how I
pictured my front cover turning out. Both of these font styles I downloaded off of ‘dafont.com’
15. Step 4
Step four consisted of adding in the main image. After deciding which image I would use, I
placed the image into the Photoshop document. I now needed to get rid of the background
from the image so that I would only be left with my model. To do this, I used the selection tool
to select my model, once I had got a rough outline of him I used the select and mask option so
that I could refine the edges of my image to enable the little strands of hair and other small
details to be included within the image and not have any of the background in it.
16. Step 5
In this step I added in the box in which my barcode, issue date, issue number and social media
information would go in. I used the rectangle tool to create this box. To enable the box to look
more professional and stand out more, I added some ‘FX’ to it. This included a black inner
glow with an opacity of 92%, size 8px of a choke of 57% and finally a range of 50%.
17. Step 6
To go in the barcode box, I needed a barcode. I got a PSD barcode off of Google images. A PSD
image means that is is transparent so I would not have to remove any background. When
looking for a barcode to use, I tried to get one that was as similar to my magazine of
inspiration as possible. Another method I could of used would be to use the magic wand tool
to select the lines and numbers of the barcode and removed the background myself.
18. Step 7
The next parts to go into the barcode box are the issue number, issue date, price and the social
media tags. These are important for the reader to see as if they want to know more about the
magazine they can easily look it up. It also allows them to see what date the magazine came
out so they are able to keep up to date. To ensure all the details were inline, I used the ruler
tool. This makes the magazine look more professional.
19. Step 8
Step 8 I added in the main headline and cover lines. The main headline has to be big and bold in
order to attract members of the public to pick up my magazine. The font I used for the main
headline was ‘Beillingsday’. This was a font I found on dafont.com, I think it is quite easy to read
and goes well with the layout of my magazine. I made it bold so that it would stand out more
and also changed the spacing between ‘Graham’ and ‘Sparkes’ to make it come across more
professional. The cover lines also need to be attractive and stand out the the public to grab their
attention so that they will read my magazine. I used ‘Beillingsday’ again so that it would all flow
with my main headline. For the coverlines on the left, I used the font ‘Bebas Neue’ as this is
slightly different to my main heading however it still flows well with my magazine.
20. Step 9
Lastly, I added a puff promotion. This will hopefully catch the publics eye and influence them to
read inside of my magazine. It is essential to make it quite big as if it was small, the public would
not necessarily see it this therefore leading to not many people picking up my magazine. To
make the shape that my puff promotion is in, I used the ellipse tool. I made one circle in the
colour ‘e76262’ and the smaller circle inside in the colour ‘ee9191’. I chose these colours as they
go quite nicely with the red of the masthead box and overal fit with the magazine.
21. Changes I made to my final front cover
As shown below, I have slightly changed the layout of my front cover. I did this as the
picture I chose did not completely go with the chosen layout. The main change I made was
swapping around the cover lines with the main headline, quote and anchorage text. It
gives a more professional feeling and comes across more ascetically pleasing. Another
change I made was putting the strap line below the masthead rather than on top. Within
the Q magazine, they sometimes do not include a strapline however when they do it is
sometimes moved around, I however found that putting it below the masthead connotes
professionalism and simplicity. I also moved the barcode to the bottom left, instead of
being top right as I did not want to cover the guitar head completely as the guitar is the
main object that lets the audience know this is a music magazine. The last change I made
was adding in a puff promotion. I added this in to enable my magazine to catch the readers
eye and grab their attention to my magazine. Without this puff promotion, my magazine
also looked as if there was empty space and this could connote to readers laziness,
unprofessionalism and that my magazine is not very good.
23. Step by step making my DPS
First I opened up Photoshop and created a new document. The canvas size I chose was
4961px by 3508px. This is simply double of my front cover size. I kept my background
white as most of the Q magazine DPS’ are just plain white with an image on one side.
To colour the background I set the background as white when choosing the size of my
canvas.
Step 1
24. Step 2
Next I chose and inserted my image. My DPS of inspiration had a similar colouring to
what I have created. I did this by using an overlay of red on the left side and an overlay
of blue on the right side. I kept the shadow from the original image as it looks effective.
This image can grab the readers attention and make them acknowledge my DPS.
25. For step 3 I added in my interview. I needed to make space for my drop capital, to do
this I drew a box with the pen tool and added my text into that box (as highlighted
above). I’ve changed the colour of the questions to make them stand out so it is
obvious that it is an interview. I’ve used the font ‘Apple Symbols’ that I found on
‘dafont.com’. It is easy to read and goes well with my layout.
Step 3
26. Step 4
In step 4 I added the drop capital and the title of my DPS. The font I used for my drop capital is
‘Otrebla’ this is the same as my mast head font on my front cover. This enables the magazine to
look professional and neat. For the title of my DPS, I drew two lines on either size and changed
the height of them to 12px. By doing this it attracts the reader and draws their attention to the
title of the DPS. To make my title I used the font ‘Oranienbaum’ at size 22. I think this is a good
size as it is not to big however it is big enough that it can be seen. I used the same font for the
artists name underneath the title but at size 21. I chose to put it in red so it will fit in with my
DPS as the picture has red on it and by being it red it stands out to the reader.
27. Step 5
The next step was to add the pull quote. I used the font ‘Oranienbaum’ again to show
repetition and so that it would suit the rest of my DPS. It is size 24.91 so that it can be
visible to catch the readers eye and entice them to read my article. I used the rectangle
tool to draw a rectangle above the quote so that it can stand out even more. I have put
it in the colour ‘ed4d4d’ as this again suits the rest of my DPS and the red overlay on
the picture.
28. Step 6
For step 6 I added the ‘G’ over the interview. To do this I drew a plain text box and used
the font ‘PCMyungjo’ from ‘dafont.com’. It is in the colour ‘f62828’ mainly to stand out
but also because it links well to my image. So that the article can be read through the
‘G’ I brought the opacity down to 76%, this enables some transparency and the text is
now visible. It is a letter ‘G’ as this stands for Graham.
29. Step 7
Finally in step 7 I added page numbers, small ‘A’ logos, the month of the issue and photo/article
credits. To add the page numbers I used the rectangle tool to draw a square. You can do this by
holding down shift as you drag to make the shape. I then inserted a text box into the square and
wrote my page number. To make the other one I simply duplicated the layers and moved the
new box over to the right hand side of the document. To make the small logo I transferred the
masthead from my front cover, I took off the dissolve effect as it did not suit my DPS. On the
right hand side of the document I added the month and year of the issue. This is so readers can
keep up to date with the latest issues. I used the same font of ‘Oranienbaum’ to keep my
magazine looking professional and repetitive. For the photo and article credits I used the same
font but in size 12, this is so the credits are still visible however not completely obvious.
31. Back page step by step
I first created a plain document of an A4 size. This was so I could place my
picture into the document and start to create it.
Step 1
32. Step 2
Next I inserted the photo I was going to use and brightened it a little to
enhance the colours.
33. Step 3
After this I put in the dogs trust logo and a little slogan I made up, “I’m not just
a cute face”. I have used the font KohinoorBangla Regula at size 52 as it is
simple however quite eye catching.
34. Step 4
Finally I added in the dogs trust website in a box that I created. I lowered the
opacity of the box so that it fitted in with the rest of the image and also to
make the website easier to read.
36. Production Process
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Setting up a date
for publication is
the is the first
thing that is
needed as this
will give the team
a deadline to
work to. A budget
also needs to be
discussed to
ensure that when
the magazine is
published, there
are profits being
made and not
losses
The team will all
come together to
decide what
content and
topics will be in
the magazine,
what main stories
are going around
at the moment
and also what the
biggest story is
that will make the
front cover.
The team will all
come together to
decide what
content and
topics will be in
the magazine,
what main stories
are going around
at the moment
and also what the
biggest story is
that will make the
front cover.
The team will all
come together
to decide what
content and
topics will be in
the magazine,
what main
stories are going
around at the
moment and
also what the
biggest story is
that will make
the front cover.
Teams will
gather
information on
the stories from
‘in-house’ and
‘external’
writers. All this
will be done
alongside
deciding on
what graphics
will be used.
Deciding the
correct graphics
for the
magazine is vital
as this will give
the impression
of the
magazine.
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Complete:
(Monday)
01/03/18
Complete:
(Thursday)
04/03/18
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(Tuesday)
09/03/18
Complete: N/A Complete: N/A
Production process is the steps that the staff will take when making and producing the magazine.
37. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Teams will gather
information on
the stories from
‘in-house’ and
‘external’ writers.
All this will be
done alongside
deciding on what
graphics will be
used. Deciding
the correct
graphics for the
magazine is vital
as this will give
the impression of
the magazine.
Teams will gather
information on
the stories from
‘in-house’ and
‘external’ writers.
All this will be
done alongside
deciding on what
graphics will be
used. Deciding
the correct
graphics for the
magazine is vital
as this will give
the impression of
the magazine.
An editor or sub-
editor will start
going through all
the information to
check that all the
facts are correct
and true. They will
also look at the
graphics being
used to see if they
are agreed with
and that they give
the right brand
identity.
At this stage in
production,
layout staff will
start to put
together the
layout of the
magazine. This
will be done using
programs such as
‘InDesign’ and
PageMaker’. The
adverts from the
decided
companies also
get put in at this
stage. Adverts is
where the
magazine makes
most of its profits
so placing the
adverts in the
correct places are
vital.
At this stage in
production,
layout staff will
start to put
together the
layout of the
magazine. This
will be done
using programs
such as
‘InDesign’ and
PageMaker’. The
adverts from the
decided
companies also
get put in at this
stage. Adverts is
where the
magazine makes
most of its
profits so placing
the adverts in the
correct places
are vital.
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(Wednesday)
10/03/18
Complete:
(Friday)
12/03/18
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38. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
The editorial
team now
print out a
hard copy of
the magazine
to enable
them to read
through
checking for
any sorts of
mistakes. It
also allows
them to see
how it look in
a hard copy
compared to
digitally.
The whole magazine
now gets sent to the
printer. After it has
been printed, it is
pre-pressed which is
where it is checked
again for any errors
and that all the texts
and pictures have
been correctly
printed out as well as
the rest of the
magazine. A few
copies get sent to the
publication editor
and if the whole
team is happy and
satisfied with the
prints then the other
thousands of copies
can get printed to
meet the demand of
the magazine
The whole
magazine now gets
sent to the printer.
After it has been
printed, it is pre-
pressed which is
where it is checked
again for any errors
and that all the
texts and pictures
have been correctly
printed out as well
as the rest of the
magazine. A few
copies get sent to
the publication
editor and if the
whole team is
happy and satisfied
with the prints
then the other
thousands of
copies can get
printed to meet the
demand of the
magazine
In this final stage
the printing
company would of
finished printing
the magazines
and would of
packed them up in
boxes ready to
send to the
warehouse. Once
the magazines
have reached the
warehouse they
get distributed to
different stores
where the public
are able to
purchase them.
In this final stage
the printing
company would
of finished
printing the
magazines and
would of packed
them up in boxes
ready to send to
the warehouse.
Once the
magazines have
reached the
warehouse they
get distributed to
different stores
where the public
are able to
purchase them.
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Completed:
(Monday)
15/03/18
Completed:
(Wednesday)
17/03/18
Completed:
(Friday) 19/03/18
Completed:
N/A
Completed
: N/A
39. Equipment and cost
Equipment Cost
Office space £22,474 per year
MAC desktop computer Retina 4K Display 3.0GHz Processor 1TB Storage
(x30)
£37,470
(£1,249 each)
Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps (x30) £17,889.90 per year
(£596.33 each)
HP PageWide 377dw Multifunction Business Inkjet Colour Printer J9V80B (x2) £628.80
Nikon D850 Body plus MB-D18 Battery/Portrait Grip Bundle (x3) £11,099.97
6x3m Photo Studio 2 x Soft Umbrella White Backdrop light Kit Backdrop Stand
Set (x2)
£119.98
Gloss Digital Elite Laser Paper, 94 Bright, 80lb, Letter, White, 500 Sheets/Ream
(x4)
£149.84
HP 300XL Original Ink Cartridge CC644EE 3 Colours
HP 300XL Original Ink Cartridge CC641EE Black
£127.96 total (£31.99 each)
£107.96 total (£26.99 each)
BIC Cristal Original Ballpoint Pens Black 50 Box (x4) £37.56 total (£9.39 each)
Ganzert 25 Desk Shell with Cable Management (x30) £2,553.60 total (£85.12
each)
Ergonomic Mesh Office Chair (x30) £1409.70 total (£46.99 each)
TOTAL COST £94,069.27
41. Staff and Cost
Staff Salary
Publisher £35,290
Editors (x6) £26,000 (£156,000 total)
Journalists (Internal or
External) (x4)
£14,000 (£56,000 total)
Writers (Internal or
External) (x4)
£16,000 (£64,000 total)
Photographers (x3) £20,528 (£61,584 total)
Marketing (x2) £14,000 (£28,000 total)
Advertising (x2) £14,000 (£28,000 total)
Designers (Graphics) (x2) £29,000 (£58,000 total)
Finances (x2) £18,000 (£36,000 total)
Human Resources (x2) £15,000 (£30,000 total)
Source: https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Salaries/london-graphic-designer-
salary-SRCH_IL.0,6_IM1035_KO7,23.htm
To enable my magazine to come out successfully and looking professional I will
need a Publisher. A publisher is a company or person that prepares and issues
books, journals, magazines or music for sale to the public. I will also need
Editors and Graphic Designers. Editors are the people that determine and are
in charge of the final content of a newspaper, magazine or book. Graphic
designers are people who have skill to mix both text and pictures to look
appealing to then go into magazines, advertisements and books. This can be
physically or digitally. The next set of staff I need are Journalists, Writers and
Photographers. Journalists are the people who write for the magazine,
newspapers, news websites or prepare news to be broadcast. Writers are the
people who write books, stories and most importantly the interviews for a
magazine or newspaper. Photographers are the people who will take the
photos to go into advertisements, magazines, newspapers and so on.
Photographers can be self- employed or employed by a company. Staff will be
needed in Marketing and Advertising. The staff in marketing would be dealing
with getting the product, in this case my magazine, out there for the public to
buy and making the next issue sell more than the previous one. This would be
done by advertising it on platforms such as social media, including in the advert
who will be included in the next issue. This will attract more people to buy my
magazine. Advertising plays a similar roll as they will be advertising the
magazine on social media websites such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and
Snapchat. Finally the last set of staff I would need are people in Finance and
people in Human Resources. The Finance team are in charge of all of the
money side of things throughout the company, this includes planning,
organising and controlling all of the companies finances so that the company
does not run out of money. Human Resources deal with administration, hiring
staff and the training of any staff.
42. Printing Quotes and Cost
To print my magazine, per copy, it
would cost £15.40 with a delivery fee
of £4.96. This makes an overall total of
£18.47 per magazine. I used this
information for 20,000 copies of my
magazine, to be printed and delivered
it would cost £10,090.97 overall.
(£8.409.14 for the printing of my
magazine and £683.10 for delivery.
Source: https://print24.com/uk/product/magazines/
44. Calendar Events
When my magazine is available to the public on the 19th March 2018, there are no events scheduled
which could affect people buying my magazine. This is good as none of my target audience will be
distracted by anything such as music concerts and new films being released for example. It would
also be the middle of the month, people would still have money left from their last pay day which
they would be able to spend on buying my magazine.
46. Risk assessment
In order for ‘A magazine’ to
be safe for my employees I
needed to perform a risk
assessment to ensure that
if there were any hazards I
knew how to prevent
anything happening.
47. Royalties is when a magazine has included some content which is copyrighted and
if another company includes any of this copyrighted content then the company
who have used it have to pay money to the original magazine.
• The NLA are a newspaper licensing company which sell copying licenses to
newspapers and magazine contents. They also ensure that all publishers get their
royalties.
Source: http://www.nlamediaaccess.com/default.aspx?tabid=126
Royalties
I would ensure that my magazine buys a copy writing license from the NLA as this
will ensure that my magazine has some extra protection. It will also ensure that if
anything gets copied from my magazine then I will be able to claim royalties on it.
48. Water Marking
Watermarking is a way of protecting your own
material. This is essential for magazines as they
pay a lot of money to get professional
photographs and to have them all published
within their magazine, therefore they would not
want people just using them either as their own
or without giving the magazine some credit.
49. Data protection - legal control over access to and use of data
stored in computers.
As an example of a breach of data protection, if a celebrity got
photographed at their front door with the house number and
name of road visible I the picture, this would be breaching
data protection as member of the public who would see this
image would then know where the celerity lived and they
would start to go to extreme measures such as stalking them.
Even printing of another persons date of birth is breaching
data protection.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/data-protection
Data protection act
51. Source: https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/advertising-codes.html
Advertisers can choose to self and co-regulate on a
voluntarily and paid for bases
Their purpose and strategy is to ensure every UK advert is a
responsible one.
Complaints can be made direct to ASA who publish their
findings to ensure a rigorous process is in place.
Committees of
Advertising practice
offer advice and
guidance as well as a
formal complaints
procedure
KFC advert received 755
complaints in 2017 making it the
most complained about advert
that year.
Advertising Standards Authority
52. The Editors’ Code of Practice sets out the rules that newspapers and magazines regulated by IPSO have agreed to
follow. The Code is written and administered by the Editors’ Code Committee The latest version of the Editors’ Code of
Practice was on the 1st January 2018. I will ensure that ‘A’ follows all of these codes to enable us to be a good magazine.
Accuracy - The Press must not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted
information/images. A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion
must be corrected promptly. where appropriate there should be an apology
published. The Press, should distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture
and fact so that there is no confusion.
Privacy - Everyone is entitled to respect private and family lives. It is unacceptable
to photograph individuals without their consent.
Harassment – Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or
persistent pursuit. If journalists are requested, they must identify themselves and
what newspaper/magazine they represent.
Intrusion into grief or shock – with cases involving grief or shock, any enquiries
much be made with great sympathy and discretion. Publication should also be
handled sensitively.
Reporting suicide – Whenever there is a reporting of suicide, in order to prevent
simulative acts, lots of care should be taken to avoid excessive detail of the
method used, while also taking into account the media's right to report these
legal proceedings.
Source: https://www.ipso.co.uk/editors-code-of-practice/
Editors code of practice
53. Children - Children must not be approached or photographed at school without permission of the authorities of the school. If
under 16, children must not be interviewed/photographed on issues involving their own or another child’s welfare unless
their parent/guardian agrees.
Children in sex cases – under no circumstances should the press identify children under 16 who are victims or witnesses in
cases involving sex offences. In any press report involving a sexual offence against a child, the child must not be identified, the
adult is able to be identified. The word "incest" cannot be used where a child victim might be identified.
Hospitals – a journalist must identify themselves while also getting permission from an executive before entering any non-
public areas of hospitals (or similar institutions to pursue enquiries).
Reporting crime - Unless genuinely relevant to the story, relatives/friends of people being convicted/accused of crime should
not be identified without their consent. Unless a child's name is published, the editor should avoid identifying anyone under
the age of 16 unless there is consent from the parent/guardian.
Clandestine devices and subterfuge – the press must not publish or obtain information from secret cameras, listening devices
or intercepting phone calls, emails texts etc. without consent.
Victims of sexual assault – there must be no information or material published that could lead to the identification of a
victim.
Discrimination – details of someone's race, colour, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental illness or
disability must not be mentioned unless genuinely relevant to the story. The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative
reference to someone’s, race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or
disability.
Editors code of practice (continued)
54. Financial journalism - Journalists must not use for their own profit financial information they receive in advance of its general
publication, and they should not pass information onto others. They must not write about shares or securities in whose
performance they know that they or their close families have a significant financial interest without disclosing the interest to the
editor or financial editor. They must not buy or sell any shares or securities which they have written recently or intend to write
later on.
Confidential sources - Journalists have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information.
Witness payments in criminal trials – there should be no payment/offer to a witness or anyone considered to be a witness. If
there is a payment/offer made to someone who later then gives evidence, it must be disclosed to the prosecution and defence.
The witness must also be advised of this.
Payment to criminals – there should be no payment/offers for stories, pictures or information, which look to exploit a crime or to
glorify crime generally. Payment must not be made directly to the criminal, via agents to convicted/confessed criminals or to the
criminals associates, this includes family, friends and colleagues.
The public interest – The public interest includes, but is not confined to: Detecting or exposing crime, or the threat of crime,
or serious impropriety.
• Protecting public health or safety.
• Protecting the public from being misled by an action or statement of an individual or organisation.
• Disclosing a person or organisation’s failure or likely failure to comply with any obligation to which they are subject.
• Disclosing a miscarriage of justice.
• Raising or contributing to a matter of public debate, including serious cases of impropriety, unethical conduct or
incompetence concerning the public.
• Disclosing concealment, or likely concealment, of any of the above.
Editors code of practice (continued)
56. Environment of presentation
Below are the pieces of equipment I used within my pitch. I took place within my class room,
MS1. The first image is of a slide changer, this made it easier for me to present my pitch as it
meant I did not have to keep pressing the keyboard which may look unprofessional. The next
picture is of an interactive white board which is connected to the apple mac (last picture).
This made it easier for my peers to see my presentation clearly. The middle two images are of
a camera and a tripod. The camera was used to film my pitch and the tripod was used so that
the camera was stable and did not move.
