Sophia McDonnell/ Media Studies

Final Cover:  Updates and Revisions: Due to peer feedback, I've made a few minor changes to my spread. To begin, the title of the article has been changed from black to a deep red. The color brings out the text more and adds more life to the page. The deep color also ties into commitments to a jewel tone color scheme stated in previous blogs. This color also ties into the color scheme of the front cover as it has the same warm tones. The only other change was the increased size of the "written by" byline. I updated it from a size 12 to a size 14, bringing it out slightly to contrast the text of the article. 

      The spread begins on the left page, a largely blank canvas. This spread would be the beginning of an article, as the left page is purely introducing the article. The text "Natural Inspection" is size 88  and uses the font size "Yeseva One". The use of this font ties into the front cover, which is also in "Yeseva One". Beneath the title is the "written by" line and sub-line, which introduces the article. These are both typed in "Times Neue Roman", another variation of the serif typeface. The use of serif fonts is to create an elegant, timeless appeal. The abundance of white space on the left page also ties into the intention of using serif fonts. White space  creates harmony when balanced with a busier design, in this case the text on the right page. While some may believe lots of dark, bold text is the key to creating an eye-catching page, the stark brightness of the mostly white page makes the little bit of text much more impactf...

Spread  1:   In all three spreads, Florence Pugh is used as a placeholder to for the actual image that will be used. The left side is completely the image. This creates a bold, powerful meaning to the image. The sheer size allows readers to inspect it more, making them believe it is salient. The right side, or second page, is completely filled with text. At the top of the page is the masthead, "Natural Inspection", in the font Bodoni FLF, and size 60.5. The masthead is centered, bolded, and italicized to assert superiority over the other text. Beneath the masthead is the "written by" line. The font used is "Times Neu Roman" is the font size 12. This text is less significant than the masthead, so there is no need to emphasize it with added text effects. Beneath this is the subline. This is in the same font as the previous and in a slightly larger size of 12.6. The text is centered and gives readers a brief description as to what the article is about. Beneat...