Photo Shoot 1

I have completed my first photo shoot for my magazine. I don't think I will use these photos for my final shoot, I wanted to have a practise for my rough cut so I could get to terms with photography. I have taken a photo for each page of the magazine and a fourth to go as an extra on my front cover. I concentrated on the costume and posture of my models, making sure the clothes and pose were conventional to the genre. I will now use Photoshop in order to edit the photos, which I have already started to do with one of them, so they will look professional in my magazine. The main tools I will be using will be saturation, brightness, magic wand tool and the spot healing brush. These all allow my photos to look a better quality and also improves the appearance of the models. I wont be bogging for the next 2 days as I am putting my full attention on the completion of my magazine rough cuts. However, I will be back to show you what I have designed.

Writing My Own Magazine Article

I went back to look at my double page spread introduction where I analysed an article so I could see a rough idea of how one is constructed.  After I came to terms with this I then went back to look at my double page spread research. Here I had made note of ways in which other magazines had use language and information to meet conventions of the genre. I had also noted how I would use these techniques when writing my own article. Here are a couple of the main techniques that I learnt:

Using lexical features which promote the artists lifestyle is suitable for the target audience as it creates a chance for personal identity and and diversion to escape from reality.

Using slang associated with the genre targets the demographic as this is most likely part of their idiolect, meaning they can relate to the magazine.

I have applied both of these techniques and theories to my article in order to create the same result. In the top screenshot I have used an introduction paragraph which talks about the audience. In this part I have used a more sophisticated formality in order to reflect the intelligence and statues of the artist, using jargon and musical knowledge. In the bottom screenshot I have written an interview with the artist. My research shows this is a popular convention with established magazines. It also allows me to show the personality of the artists through language used and topics that I talk about.

Hand Drawn Design: Double Page Spread

This is the hand drawn design of my double page spread for my music magazine.

Hand Drawn Design: Contents Page

This is the hand drawn design of my contents page for my music magazine.

Hand Drawn Design: Front Cover

Here is the hand drawn design for the front cover of my music magazine.

Hand Drawn Design Introduction

I am now going to design my 3 hand drawn designs for my music magazine. I am going to go back through my initial research in order to find codes and conventions from my genres to help create each design. Each design will vary, putting different ideas I have came up with from my research together. Designing each section of my magazine, front cover, contents page and double page spread, will help me experiment and evolve my idea to create my final product. I wont be doing any target audience research for this task as I feel confident with which design I am going to choose. I will now get back to you daily with each of my 3 designs.

Survey Results For Magazine Fonts

I now have my results for the final part of my magazine preparation, the fonts. Again I interviewed 20 people from my target audience, asking them which 2 fonts were their favorite. I had to ask a mass audience because of the wide range of fonts that I had shortlisted. For the header the Eras Bold ITC font just came out on top with a couple of votes. I will now use this font for all my headers and sub headers in my magazine, because it is the most appealing and best looking to the target audience. My results for my text font research showed that the target audience found the Tw Cen MT Condensed most appealing. Personally this is my favorite as well due to the fact it is condensed. This allows me to include more text in a smaller space as each word wont be spread out taking up loads of the area, it is also clear to read as well. Now that I have completed all of my magazine preparation I will go onto my hand drawn designs. I will start of with an introduction, coming to terms with how I am going to approach this task. I will then design 3 possible designs for my magazine, giving reason behind my decision for each feature I include.