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ABANDONED HONG KONG
DATE: MAY 2018
MEDIUM: PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOSHOP
THIS TIME OUT MAGAZINE COVER WAS MADE FROM A PHOTOGRAPH THAT I HAD. TAKEN AROUND HONG KONG. WHEN IT CAME TO EDITING THIS COVER. I CHOSE BOLD AND AESTHETIC FONTS TO USE AND THE COLOUR CHOICES WERE JUST AS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE LEGIBILITY OF THIS COVER. AS THE BACKGROUND IMAGE HAS DIFFERENT AREAS OF COLOURS, I MADE THE SMALLER HEADLINES OF THE COVER BLACK AND WHITE DEPENDING ON THE BACKGROUND.
AS FOR THE MAIN "ABANDONED HONG KONG" TITLE, I CHOSE A FONT THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE THREATENING FOR THE WORD "ABANDONED", TO GIVE IT MORE OF AN EFFECT. I ALSO HIGHLIGHTED IT IN BLACK TO MAKE IT STAND OUT OVER EVERYTHING ELSE.
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