Producing 2nd Mock for Poster/Mag Ad

Process of Producing my Mag/Ad from MollieMayMediaA2

Above is a slide share clip of all of the screen shots I took to produce my magazine advert. After producing my final product, I will then look into places where my product will be advertised and featured.

Firstly I created a new document on photoshop with the paper sizes A4 as this is the standard size that most advertisements are made to fill. I then made the background black so that it would correspond with the digipak. I then opened my front cover, and copied the layer which I used for the front cover of my digipak. This was because I wanted to use the same image on both products to show continuity.  I then moved the image into the center of the poster and made it to fit the majority of the poster, as I wanted this to be the main focal point. When I positioned the image where I wanted it on the poster, I then filled in the edges to make the background of my poster. Using the front cover of my digipak, I copied the text of the artist name and album cover. Next I gathered the rest of the conventional information I would need for my poster advertisement eg website, released date, featured track and logos. I used the text style 'Optimus Pinceps' for the release date and website as this is what I used for the track list on my digipak. I had this writing in white to stand out against the black background. For the information above the album name, I used the default text style as I wanted the text to be formal and not stand out from the rest of the text styles I used. With all the conventional information I needed, I then begin to construct my product.

When it comes to developing my product I am going to consider moving the text to the middle or layout my mag advertisement in the design of my first mock up. I realise now that I missed the star rating so in my next draft I will include this and see what ways I can structure my product for the best result.