Preliminary Task:
Through this course I learnt that following traditional conventions was a big part of having a successful magazine, to attempt in doing this on my preliminary task I gave my magazine a large masthead to catch the eye of the reader, a sell line to help persuade the reader into buying my magazine and a slight range of what is going to be in my magazine.
Before taking the image that is displayed on the front cover I needed to find a clear lit area within my school that had a blank wall so there was nothing on their to distract the readers attention. By having this model looking directly into the camera and smiling at the audience I feel as if I have created an excellent focal point for the audience to engage with.
The fonts used on my front cover is the default font given, it is the same font throughout, Now I am nearing the completion of my course I fully understand why the default and repeated font is a huge problem for my magazine, It makes it look plain and boring.
There was no planned color scheme for my magazine the fact he is wearing a black top and my font is black is sheer coincidence however I feel that highlights my ignorance to these types of factors at the beginning of the course.
My lesser knowledge meant that when it came to having things displayed on the page to attract attention i couldn't as I wasn't as well versed in Adobe Elements 11 as i am now.
In comparison to my latest magazine I feel it highlights clearly the areas I have improved.
Final Product:
After copious amounts of research and planning I decided when I came to making my magazine I would try to include as many conventions as I could, I included a large masthead with a 3D effect to attract attention to it, I also did this to make it easily distinguishable for my TA. I have a sell line to help in the persuasion of my magazine to my TA.
I have used a range of different fonts and font sizes, I feel this places emphasis on the more important stories by giving them a larger font size. I used alternate colored banners at the top and bottom of the page which included key words as to what was inside the magazine, the bottom banner also has social media links which appeal to people of the digital age.
The color scheme used were extracted from the color of my models top and guitar to help create synergy throughout the magazine,
The bar code, issue and price is clearly displayed in the bottom left, I attempted to place it in an area where it would not take attention away from other aspects without making it too hard to find for the reader.
I have used pugs and puff on my page to attract the attention of the reader and to entice them into reading on.
Graphological Aspects:
Front Cover:- I asked my model to wear a shirt with red on and black skinny jeans, I also instructed him to have is top button undone, this was a result of my research as I found it was a convention of acoustic players in magazines to wear shirts and have the top button undone. I placed studio lights on either side of him to create a bright effect which was an effect I had seen in my research and really lied the look of! I instructed him to sit hugging his guitar so it would give the impression he loved his music which I feel came across greatly in the image. I gave him my own acoustic guitar as I myself am a guitar player.
Contents Page:- My contents page consists of a range of photos all taken by me, from studio shoots to concerts, I also acquired a few pictures of instruments from the music department. I arrange 3 other photo shoots with other models to aid my other stories that are displayed within my contents page.
DPS:- For my DPS I went out in my local town with my model and acquired a picture of him sat on a park bench whilst holding my guitar, I decided to get a location shot as the background creates a nice atmosphere and provides a visual change for the reader.
