Double-Page Spread: Final

In this post, I shared my first drafts of my double page spread as well as the final version of my DPS. I then reflected on this process and compared the initial drafts to my final magazine.

First draft:

First draft(second version):

Program used: Canva

When reflecting upon my Double Page Spread, I mainly remembered how exciting it was to create it. This was mainly because I had free range to write my article using opinions and thoughts of my own on a topic I truly loved. This writing style was extremely different from what I am used to since I write a lot of informational texts and research papers. I also liked how I had so much room to play with the formatting of the text and how I would place it in relation to the images. Furthermore, interviewing someone in the world of fashion was truly an eye oping experience, especially since I was able to accompany Mr. Gross on his buying trip and see what his world was like. Something that I am really happy about is how I including a pull quote on the second page of my DPS. I knew before adding it in something was missing. Being able to be creative and take on my own initiative to improve my magazine instead of having to get permission to do so meant a lot to me. I was able to prove to myself I had good ideas that were worth putting into action.

When comparing my first draft to my final version of my double page spread, the first thing that can be noticed is the color difference of the title. The title of my article in the draft is in black while the final version is in that pink color(beetroot purple) that I used a lot throughout my magazine. In the draft I also don't include the enlarged and bolded letter P of the first word in the article as I do in the final version. Likewise, I don't have spaces between the paragraphs I wrote, however in my final magazine I included spaces so there was a breakage between texts. In the second page of the DPS draft, I did not include pull quote or the names of the people seen in the photo on the top right. Without this pull quote there was a lot of empty space, making me shift where I placed the photos and the text. What is the same, however, is the margins and photos that I used in both my drafts and final magazine.