Now there two design ideas I had in mind. Originally this started as just an effort to create magazine covers. I figured that would be a simple way to make money, definitely good experience. In the processes of this not-so brilliant idea, I became detached from my passion of Photoshop do deal with real world college responsibilities. In hopes to please you I decided to include another design ideal to the post, and that is the art of digitizing, something I most literally stumbled upon. Followed a tutorial without much of my own creative design. Through out the week I plan on doing two major things to this photo. First, I want to perfect the digitization. I think it's a great concept and when perfect can aid in a lot of future projects. Second, I want to work on my typography. This is important in the graphic design world, and I feel this will help me in my future.
Where is the evolution? Well while I further this project, I will be putting up side by side by side pictures of my original creation and the two large edits. Sort of like the Evolution of Man photo.
Update!
First Edit
- Decided I wanted a more prodigious appeal. I decided to show the entire picture, and digitize much more of his body. Unfortunately, the back of his head was cut off... but thanks to the divine minds of Adobe©, I was able to draw out what I needed to be done with the lasso tool and used Content-Aware Fill for the rest.
- Saw the blocks coming off his face and body were too... block like... so I figured it would be best to get a more realistic feel (if possible). As shown below, I found the motion blur, set it to 90°. This gives a slight feel for moving up and down, but hopefully just up in this case. The actual number of Distance you want your pixels will all depend on the the picture and its size.
Second Edit
- This edit was strictly for the layout and text. Even though I was in love with the original title, I felt it wasn't showing any form of real design. Also, the genius slogan, "Evolution as Advertised", seemed lost in this pseudo A4 jungle. Right click the layer ("Design" in this case) and select Blending Options. Here you will find Bevel and Emboss. Here are the actual attributes I used. I did the same for "Evolution" except just with slightly different characteristics.
- Next came the rest of the layout. I realized a few things when referencing other magazine covers. A rather obvious concept, never cover the model's face. In this case, the face is important, but the design itself was what needs to be seen. So I did my best to arrange the layout in a way that allowed the viewers to get the best view of the back design.
- Accompanied with the layout design, is the actual text design, or typography. I am no skilled typographist, (no, this is NOT a real profession... or word) but what I did was to try and implement my own low-level text design. Not much I can elaborate, but what I would like is some feedback on how I can approve, because we all know I can.
- Lastly, I realized a few elements of a magazine I was missing. Bar code, price, and date. Didn't know how to fit it in accordingly without altering the layout entirely. Don't need to write a paragraph explaining that I, in fact, added these.
As implied, click picture for full size image. Don't forget to provoke my unsettling fetish for constructive criticism! If you see something else that needs to be edited, comment below, it'll be monumentally appreciated!
