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DPS Planning: Page Furniture

I decided to use two full-page photographs for my DPS, in order to appear striking and to give symmetry to the DPS, by placing one at the beginning and one at the end. I edited the photos, making them grayscale. I did this to fit with the black, red and white house style of my magazine.

I chose this photograph as it is an expressive action shot. 

The aggressive expression on the model's face is connotative of the general underlying feel of rock music, as well as demonstrating her passion for rock music. In the background we see a music studio, making the article seem more personal; the artist has been photographed in her work space, something the public would not usually see. We even see her at work, playing a guitar, which furthers the personal feel of the article.

I chose this photograph as it is again expressive, but here the artist looks out at the reader, creating a connetion between the reader and the artist. She gives a wry smile indicative of the general attitude behind rock music, stereotypical of rock stars. Again, the photograph is grayscale for the sake of house style consistency, but this also lends itself to the portrait format; black-and-white is said to be optimal for portraits because it removes any distracting colours and instead draws our eye to the subject.

Inspired by the destructive and gothic imagery used elsewhere in rock, and to further the house style of my magazine, I deliberately designed the following page furniture to fit specific purposes.

This bar is designed to fit multiple purposes. Not only does it add a splash of red to the page and continue my house style, but it also helps my page to adhere to conventions. Most DPS articles feature an image which overlaps the 'gutter' between pages, and by adding this tape-style graphic to the edge of my image I not only achieve this, but also make it appear that my images are stuck hastily to the page in grunge style. 

 

This arrow will be used to show the continuation of my article between pages. The cracks subtly continue the theme without distorting the shape so much as to make it unrecognisable as an arrow, which may make its meaning lost on the reader and as such render it obsolete.

 

The banner at the beginning of my DPS will continue my 'ripped tape' theme which has by this point become a large part of my house style. The font, 'Times New Yorker,' is the same font used throughout the magazine so far for almost everything relating to Queen Anne's Revenge, again continuing my house style. Key words are emphasized in black, creating a striking title.

Once again I have used Times New Yorker for my pull quotes. The huge red quotation marks will add a splash of colour to the page, continue my house style, and most importantly make it obvious that the text is a pull-quote.

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