In this lesson, we were given the task to create our own magazines. We started off by using A3 paper in order to come up with ideas of what type of magazine we wanted to do. This is gave us the opportunity to come up with names for our magazine, as well as choosing colour, font size , images etc. I found this particular exercise helpful as I was able to be creative and it would also help me to use more original and unique ideas that I know nobody else would use. Whilst drawing my magazine, I had to think about the positioning and the layout. The reason being, is that I dont want my magazine to have so much going on as it may cause the audience to be misled in what I was trying to sell. Not only this but it would be too choatic and cause confusion. Before planning the front cover of my magazine, we were given the opportuinity to look at previous work of other students. This helped all of us as it showed what not to do and also gave us ideas of how we could improve to make our magazines even better. For instance, we saw a couple of magazines which had a lot of spelling errors as well as punctuation. This showed me that I have to make sure that I spell check my work thouroughly in order for me to gain marks instead of loosing marks.
Here is an example to show my ideas for my front cover magazine.
This is an example which shows an idea of how I would want the front cover of my magazine to look like. When making this, I will have to make sure that I consider the positions of where I will place the flashbacks. This is so that it does not cause chaos in the front of the page. I would initially like to be able to draw the target audience in without having to use so much information on the front of the magazine cover as I do not want them to loose interest in what I am tyring to sell. I plan to use a dull background. This is so that I am able to use colourful writing to attract the audience making sure that I do not go over the top with my design. I would also like to make sure that I remember to draw my target audience in by making sure that whatever I sell to them will get them to feel more engaged in the product. It is important that I remember what they like and the types of things they would want to read in the magazine. For instance this could be celebrity interviews, information on tickets etc. When using the font types I will make sure that I use a consistent style of writing and design so that I do not confuse the reader or put them off wanting to buy my product.
NEW EDITION
This is what I chose to be the name of my magazine. It will be an off yellow to gold colour. The reason being is that it will help to symbolise and represent the genre which is RnB. This is for the way in which you get the whole idea of jewelry consisting of big gold chains and hoops etc. The reason as to why I have chosen the name 'NEW EDTION' is because I feel that this magazine can bring something new to the target audience. I also hope for my design to be unique by this name title and I hope to show this by including a different feature of the other magazines.
On the front cover of my magazine I hope to include an image of the posing celebrities I will be mentioning.When taking the photographs of this image, I would like to use a mid-shot. The reason being is so that the audience can feel more drawn in by their ''idols'' and so that they get a chance to admire them. It could also help to show their dress/fashion sense especially for those who are number one fans. Another reason for this is that I am able to get the celebrity models to position themselves in a more dynamic was in order to engage and attract the audience to the magazine. In addition to this, I plan to make sure that the people I use in my magazine, will be able to dress well in accordance to the genre as well as pose in various ways. By doing this, I hope to show how creative I can be with my ideas.
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