Making My DPS

I used 3 columns to create a template for the way that my DPS would be made, to give it a more aligned and more accurate look once it is all completed. Using this Photoshop template, I was able to create a brief layout of how my DPS would look, and use it as a guideline through the production of this double page. 

I decided to decrease the opacity of the blue banner because it looks more professional as a music magazine, and does not block the colours of the graffiti wall, which is the main highlight of the image.

After this, I began to separately edit my other photoshoot images, to place them at the bottom of the page and give them borders. 

Once this was done, I added my logo and page number onto the page. I decided to keep the page numbers as Futura font, with the effects being exactly the same as that of the FUSE. logo, because it shows consistency and emphasises the fact that my magazine is adhering to a specific house-style.

I have intended to keep most of my text as Futura and Impact, to emphasise that these are the theme fonts that define my magazine as a brand. Therefore, when I typed up my double page article in InDesign, it was in Futura font, and the subheading was in Impact. This way, the house style is being kept intact, and the conventions are being conformed to.

I made my heading "London Lights" because it is the name of the artist's album, and the article is being written a short while before the time of its release. By doing this, I have managed to present that my magazine is all about new and currents music in British Pop/Rock, and I have hit this target accurately with such a feature. 

Once everything was put together, I took what I had and chose to present it to members of my target audience, to receive feedback and make my magazine better.