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I adjusted the content of my first draft that everything would fit and added a stronger outline to the text so it doesn’t get lost in the black background.
This is my second draft:
I now need to add the content for the editors letter. I also would like to change the background and give it more texture so it isn’t so plain. I’ve used fairly basic colours throughout including a bright orange for the sub headers which I felt was important to separate the groups and make it easier to read.
This is my first draft of my contents page:
I started with a plain black background and kept the same font and colouring for the header as is found on my front page. However I found that the text was too big and the spacing to wide and wasn’t going to be able to fit everything on the one page. I also think the text needs to stand out more.
I wanted to make a contents page for my magazine that related to my front cover and kept to the same house style. I also would be using what I had found in my research to produce a good contents page.
I made an inital layout plan:
It’s extremely basic, but I don’t think the contents should be too over the top and there would be a lot of text on it anyway.
This is the final version of my front cover:
The layout and content isn’t any different to the last draft. but I’ve made some minor yet vital adjustments.
I thought the background image looked a bit immature and stood out a bit too much. I edited the models face to get rid of any blemishes and also removed her nose piercing. I didn’t want anything to take attention away from the articles. I also desaturated the photograph to give it a grey tinge. This helped portray a look of despair and sadness even more. I also put outer glows on the boxes and text to bring it out amongst the black background.
This is my fourth draft of my magazine draft:
I’m alot happier with the main image taking up the whole page. I think the fonts are a lot less busy. I’ve also moved the bar-code into the top right hand corner to make space for my other articles, I think it’s more suited there and out of the way. I’ve also changed the image corresponding with college fashion to monotone because I think this gives it a vintage touch and makes it look like the kind of photos you’d see in a fashion magazine. I like my front cover now and think I just need to spend time giving it the final adjustments and tweaks.
This is my third draft of my magazine front cover:
There’s less articles on this, but i was focusing on the fonts and colours. I also added a bar-code and date to make it more professional. I chose to keep it basic because I don’t want it to take priority over the other articles. I’ve also changed the colouring of the header because I thought the blue looked tacky. For my next draft I want to try rescaling my main image so that it takes up the whole background.
Today I made my second magazine draft. I started with the header because I think that’s one of the most important parts. I gave it an outer glow and a stoke to really emphasise it and make it stand out.
I chose Snell Roundhand as the font for ‘Skylight Brasserie’ I think it looks posh and suits the wording giving a representation of the restaurant. I like the boxed out parts, but think the font and colouring of ‘This Seasons College Fashion’ isn’t right as it blends into the photographs and is over powered by all the content. I also think there is too much going on in this especially all the different fonts which is something I want to change in my next draft.
I took my original photos today for my front cover. I chose these two to be used in association with some articles advertised. I thought they were suitable because they corresponded with the article one being about fashion and one being about the victory of the college president elections.
I also needed to take a medium close up as my main image on the front cover. This needed to relate with the article about university and the worries. I wanted to represent this with a student looking worried and stressed out.
These are the two I liked best:
I decided to go with the latter photo. I didn’t like the first one because the subject wasn’t looking at the camera and I think there is too much going on in the background. The other photo has good lighting and i think the students facial expression portrays what I wanted.
