To follow up the creation of my writer review box I decided to add a separate fact area that was positioned above as a specific new point of interest for my reader to look at. After much deliberation I decided to not include an extra image or enlargde one in particular, as I had been conducting extended back ground research I discovered that many writers of professional mainstream publications had employed a variety of unique elements to generate interest - whether this was through review boxes mixed with a factual text box or a preview of new programmes etc. To me this seemed more conventional and significant to employ within my final product so I opted to go for this choice overall my initial plan of action. I created the text originally on a Microsoft word document then copied and pasted it into the final draft of the spread. To keep with the conventional trend flowing throughout the production, the title and numbers were encased in the basic red font that had been used on important aspects of the article, I felt this would signify unity throughout the article, therefore the reader would be easily able to identify all aspects were related to one another. Finally a slight adjustment was made to the spacing of the pull quote, it was elevated slightly to create more room at the bottom of the page to add an additional sell/information line.
To ensure that the first two pages of the spread were pretty much fully completed, I returned my focus back to these in particular. I extracted an emotional segment from the article during an interview with one of the girls to use as a pull quote alongside the image. The section I selected contrast sextremely effectively with the image as the girl describes anorexia as 'not a choice' which influences the motions set in the photo as this girl displayed clearly did not opt to develop the condition intentionally, (hence why she appears emotionally distraught) which highlights profound emphasis onto the recurring message throughout my products - that anorexia is not a lifestyle it is a deadly and life threatening mental illness. Te quote was signified further in the continuity of red in the font colour as this created the sense of all elements being related to one another, with their individual messages each resulting in a simple single message - anorexia is a killer. Important words were justified through the use of italics in the pull quote to draw attention to the more significant words, for example 'anorexia' and 'choice'.
As I did not intend for my audience to become confused in deciphering which segments of text were part of the article and which were individual from the main body (for example the review box), I used a background colour to distort these areas from one another. The writer section was filled in with a grey palette, this was allow the reader to identify it was directly corresponding with the text of the article but contained a slightly different context, which justified it in being in its own unique area. The grey contrasts with the colour scheme running throughout all my products as it symbolises the 'black and white' thinking of the anorexic, whilst drawing focus on the medical health side of the conditions and the underlying depression linked to the families and the sufferers themselves.
Whilst searching randomly through some backup information on my hard drive of my own personal laptop i discovered some of the original images from the photo shoot i had participated in many months prior.At a last minute request I asked the advice of my lecturer if she believed it would be appropriate to swap out the image I was currently using as the main photograph on the spread and replace it wit the one which can be seen presented above. I felt i've referenced thoroughly to the desolation and seclusion brought about by the illness, the emotional turmoil of the individual but most importantly the image itself was of a superior quality and to me personified that destructive message more effectively hen the previous one I had selected. After some deliberation she agreed it would be beneficial to make this change, so the images were converted. However I still remained unsatisfied with the background colour layout of the article so I continued to experiment with new styles - the first of which I trialled in this screenshot of having a completely white backdrop rather then a one mixed with white and grey tones resecviely. This enabled me to keep the original background colour of the image and remained in the same colour style I opted for in my brief. Most importantly I preferred the selectively white background as opposed to the grey i had employed previously, therefore as a final informed decision I have concluded I will be using this colour palette over the original which can be viewed in some of my earlier posts of construction.
With the spread nearing completion it was an appropriate moment for me to insert the image of Taylor to use as the writer fo the review text 'Hollie Learie' She was placed above the main paragraph but in perfect alignment with the title and additional kicker - this illustrated how she was equally as important as her article yet she has dominance over the words she has spoken hence whey they are moved to the side of her in an almost 'respctful' fashion. She overlaps into the anorexia fact box in addition, I feel this is an effective manouver as it allows the writers serious words to relate directly to the severe symptoms of the condition itself, drawing immediate emphasis from the reader as to what she has described.
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