I have learnt many new design skills and production techniques while making my front cover for my magazine.

Firstly I discovered how to add stroke or weight to text in InDesign. This is very beneficial as it can make text stand out from the page but also easier to read. I used this on my mast head and also some of my subheadings on my front cover.

Secondly the Clone Stamp/ Spot Healing Tool in Photoshop allows you to cover skin imperfections by repeating another section of the image ontop of the image to hide it and it blends in so that it is not obvious.

Another tool in InDesign was the fx tool, this allows you to add a number of different effects to an image that you have placed for example the bevel and emboss tool.

Finally the opacity tool in both Photoshop and InDesign became very useful. This allows you to change the opacity of any object e.g a photo or shape. I used this tool many times for example when creating the background for the 2nd draft of my front cover.

Overall I think that my design and production skills have significantly imporved when designing my front cover. I think that I have learnt a lot of new  skills and have been able to begin creating a front cover that will demonstrate my music genre and work well to draw the attention of the audience. I also think that my front cover is beginning to show the meaning that I am trying to convey. With the changes in my drafts I think that I am successfully beginning to convey my music genre, but also create a happy summer vibe through my work.