Final Major Project - Final Magazine Covers

 

These are my final designs for my final major project I think the outcomes are quite good and I'm really happy with the result. I wanted to try and create a professional looking cover which could actually be used in a shop and I think some of these designs have that look. My favourite one has to be the first cover because I feel that the typography and the image work really well together and everything flows around the whole image nothing is out of place. Overall I'm really pleased with these images and can't wait to display them in my exhibition. 

Aquarium Logo Design - Graphics

This is the logo which I created for my aquarium company, I wanted to try and create something which was quite jolly and child friendly, in the sense that the logo is quite simplistic and if I created a more detailed design they might have not been as interested. The part which I like most in this design is the name of the company in the splash marks around the fish I just thought it was a unique idea and added the finishing touch to the piece.  

My Shopping Bag Design - Graphics

 

This is my shopping bag design for my aquarium project; I wanted to create something which was visually attractive and which grabbed peoples attention, so I thought the best way in doing that was to create a vibrant and interesting design which captured that and instead of creating a boring shopping bag create something which reminded the customers of their experience and hopefully to remind them to come back and visit again, plus to make other people that see the bag interested in where it came from and what it represents etc.

 

Aquarium Flyer Design - Graphics

 

This is my final flyer design which I have created for my aquarium based project. Throughout this project I have decided to stick with using tissue paper in my designs as I think it gives a different style to my work instead of using mediums such as drawing, painting etc. 

Experimenting With Photoshop Tools - Text

The Type Tool

Whenever we want to add any sort of text to a document, we use Photoshop’s Type Tool which is found in the Tools panel along the left side of the screen. It’s the icon that looks like a capital letter T. You can also select the Type Tool by pressing the letter T on your keyboard:

 

 

 With the Type Tool selected, your mouse cursor will change into what’s commonly referred to as an "I-beam". I’ve enlarged it a bit here to make it easier to see:

Choosing A Font

As soon as we select the Type Tool, the Options Bar along the top of the screen updates to show us options related to the Type Tool, including options for choosing a font, a font style and the font size:

 

 

To view the complete list of fonts that are available to you, click on the small down-pointing triangle to the right of the font selection box:

 

Choosing The Text Color

The Options Bar is also where we choose a color for our text. A color swatch appears near the far right of the options. By default, the color is set to black. To change the color, click on the swatch:

 

Photoshop will pop open the Color Picker where we can choose a different color for the text. For now, I’m going to leave mine set to black so I’ll simply click the Cancel button to cancel out of the Color Picker. If you do select a new text color, click OK when you’re done to close out of the Color Picker:

Use the Color Picker to choose a new color for the text.