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Creating the Magazine in Photoshop: Double Page Spread

Creating the Magazine in Photoshop: Contents Page

Creating the Magazine in Photoshop: Front Cover

Editing Images In Photoshop: Double Page Spread Background Image

For the background image of the Double Page Spread, I thought that this image would be best, as the bricks would create an interesting background for the text. However, in the top left corner, the bricks stop and on the right, the bricks change into a different pattern. 
To continue the pattern along the top and sides, I used the clone tool to copy parts of the image to fill the areas. In the end, I found it difficult to replace the top left corner area, and used an inner shadow across the edges of the image to hide it. The final image used is shown below:

Editing Images In Photoshop: Contents Page Images

Cross Processing

For this idea I took inspiration from an image I found on Google (Left). I liked the idea of cross processing the images in the darkroom because it links back to how the darkroom is used and the use of a camera as a prop on the front cover. I decided these "prints" would be good for the contents page design. To create these images, firstly, I removed the border from the image on the left, leaving an empty area in the middle. Then I loaded the image that I wanted to Cross Process. Next I went to "Image" > "Adjustments" > "Curves". Here I selected "Cross Process" from the Presets, giving the image the effect I desired. This was then placed under the border from the previous image.

Stroke + Black & White

I decided that other featured bands should be presented in a different way, as if they were literally "popping out" of the page. To create this effect I simply changed the colour settings to black & white (Alt + Shift + Ctrl + B) and then removed the subjects from the background. Then in Layer Style I added a black coloured stroke around them, giving a border around the shape of their body. Then, to avoid confusion and to create a more aesthetic image, I added the names/logos of the artists onto the images.