Magazine practical task research and planning

 Research: 

1) Use Google to research potential magazines that you could use as your brand/design for this project. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. We recommend looking at lifestyle magazines or a similar genre as these are more achievable to re-create.



2) Choose one of the three magazine brands to use for your project e.g GQ, Vogue or The Gentlewoman. Then find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines written? What camera shot is generally used for the cover image? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.


 

Planning:

1) On a Word or Google document, plan your main cover line (also called the 'main flash') - this is the main cover story that links to your central image.

"Akon the new face of hip-hop"

2) Briefly plan the image you will need for the cover - model, costume, make-up, lighting etc. At this point, simply describe the image you need to capture.

Bradley is going to be my model, and he'll have headphones on and wearing casual clothing to give it that music look. no make-up and a ring light. 

3) Write the cover lines and any additional text you need for your magazine cover.

R and B hip-hop

Publication to blog and evaluation:

1) Once you have completed your design in Photoshop, go to 'File > Save a copy' and save your finished Photoshop magazine cover as a JPEG image. Then, upload it to your blogpost.


2) Upload two genuine covers of the magazine you have chosen and put them next to your front cover. This is a brilliant way to check how professional your work looks alongside the real thing.


3) Write a short evaluation of your work: have you succeeded in your brief to create a new, original edition of an existing magazine? Does your cover stand up alongside the genuine covers of your chosen magazine? How professional is your work alongside those genuine examples?

I feel like my work could definitely improve however I believe it does look pretty similar to the original. My cover does stand out against the rest and my cover looks semi-professional. I may have been able to add more around it but I wasn't sure what to add.

4) Finally, what would you do differently if you completed this assignment again?

I would play around with the platform more so that I can make it look better as I still have no clue how to use it. 




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