How I Created My Double Page Spread

The first step I took to create my double page spread was to set the page size correct. I chose the international paper size and selected A4. However I needed to swap the height and width of the page to allow the page to be a landscape size.

So for my work the height would be 297 and the width would be 210.

The next step was to include all of the photos in which i want to include on the page. I am creating my double page spread about a young pop star who all the girls are in love with. I have already taken and edited my photos (I did this on a website which includes the tools in which I need to create the photos I want.) All that's left to do is place them onto the page. However, before I do this I need to get rid of the backgrounds of the photos. This is because I wanted it to look as if the artist was at a photoshot. The photos I have taken haven't given this look.

To cut out the background of the pictures I have used the Magnetic Lasso Tool.

This is such a useful and brilliant tool as it allows us to cut around the photo and it would automatically stick to the body.

(Here is a preview of how the tools work)

Once the body is highlighted I copied and pasted the photos into the paper where the interview will be. I did this for all three of the photos going onto the page. I then used the move tool to help move the photos around the page until I got it to the right place where it looked good.

For the next part I wanted to split the three photos down the left hand page up. To do this i decided to create borders. I used the line tool to  create 6 different lines to fit around the photos. I didn't like them thin so I changed the width of them to make them look thicker. I used the colour pink which is used on the front cover. This allows me to keep the colour theme running all the way through the magazine.

I then included the main heading for the article. This will be the artists name 'Josh McCoy'.

I have placed the writing in the middle of the page. This will then allow the page to look a lot different and more interesting to the reader. The interview can then be placed around the writing. I have used the font Cheri. This is the same which is used on the front cover. The font size i have used is 106pt. This allows it to be large enough for the audience to see. I also used the colour pink which has been used for the borders and the front cover.


My next task was to type up the interview for the double page. I needed this to be in the eyes of a teenage boy who has just reached fame. I also needed to come up with questions that the audience for pop magazines would want to know and be interested in finding out about.

I then selected two phrases out of the interview which would attract the audience to read the interview. My favourite one was 'I am not into shy girls. I like them to be a bit cheeky'. I thought that this would be a good one to use as the audience are girls. They want to know who he would like to go out with. I am going to place this phrase at large within the page. The best place for it is underneath the title for the interview.

I have placed it in black so that it is highlighted and attractive towards the audience eyes. It is also written in a fancy font and in italic.


My next step then was to add in the interview. This took me a while to do and fit it all in within the page. I did each question and answer separately. This would allow me to move them around the page to fit them in where I wanted them to go.

I wrote the questions in pink. This linked within the rest of the magazine. The answers were then written in black. This helped because it shows that the boy is speaking. I used the font style of Myriad Pro and the size was 12pt. I am going to place the interview within four different columns.

Once that was all placed in the best placed I am going to highlight another quote which would be used to grab the attention of the audience. This quote is one that I looked at earlier. This one is 'It wouldn't be fair on her. I would be busy and travelling all of the time'.

I placed this quote on the body of the singer. By placing the text in white allowed it to be bold to the readers eyes. To make it look more like a quote I needed to add in speech marks. Because of the text font I have selected, they don't stand out much. So I am going to add in separate ones.

As you can see the speech marks are bigger than the size of the text.


Looking at the page, it looked plain, i needed to add something else. I decided to place writing on the page which will get his female fans going mad. Asking to follow him on a social networking site. To make this bold I drew a shape. I used the shape tool and decided to draw a circle. I am going to use the same colour as his top.

I then added the text on top of the shape. This is going to say "follow Josh McCoy on twitter @officaljoshmccoy". I have written it in white and in a clear plain font style.

The last step I needed to do was to add the last minutes bits to the page. These are the page numbers. I have placed the numbers in the bottom left and right hand corners. The font style is again plain although I have used italic. The main colours were the pink and whites used throughout the magazine.