Dec Calendar

This is my calendar for December. Due to headaches and migraines, I spent some time away from my media sorting out my eyesight. I am still happy with what I achieved and will do more next month.

DPS #1 and #2 - Feedback

My cousin is a member of my target audience as he is a twenty year old man with a well-paying job who enjoys indie music. I asked him to look at the draft I've done and give me one-on-one feedback to help me improve:

I like the fonts on that one. I like the picture too. It’s really interesting with the sweets. This one’s really colourful and the title really draws your attention in. The pull quotes draw your attention in well as well. I think that’s cool. You need to add things to that black bar on the top though.

The background’s nice because it adds to the theme. I’m not sure if it looks unprofessional though. Also the writing on the black bar is good. The ‘big story’ would attract a readers attention.

9th Dec

Aims:
- Produce two DPS drafts

Reflection:
I've done this but I desperately need feedback. I'm not sure how I feel about either of the products I've created.

DPS Draft #1 and #2

Both of these were done in one lesson and I'm not sure about either of them. Whilst I like them on their own I'm not sure either of them fit in with the rest of the magazine and this will need to be something that I work on. I feel as if they fit conventions fine and they both look good. I will need to receive feedback on them.

8th Dec

Aims:
- Begin writing article story

Reflect:
I made a prezi describing what sort of things I would put in the article. This will keep me on track.

Article story

I made myself a short Powtoon to make sure that I know the story that I will have in my article. This makes sure I don't contradict myself if I have the bands details in this PowToon that I can refer back to at a later date.

I have learnt the story that I plan to follow. This will make the writing process easier for as I know that I will manage to be consistent throughout the article which will aid me in looking professional.

Front Cover #3 - Feedback

My cousin is a member of my target audience as he is a twenty year old man with a well-paying job who enjoys indie music. I asked him to look at the draft I've done and give me one-on-one feedback to help me improve:

I like this photo the best. It’s more exciting than the other two so it belongs on a front page more. And this one’s got more colour. And it looks more like the competing magazine you showed me so you can tell it fits its genre. The layout is really professional but I don’t like the font I think it looks a little childish. Also I think it’s a little too dark.

7th Dec

Aims:
- Produce second front cover draft
- Receive feedback on front cover
- Receive feedback on contents page

Reflect:
I am happy with the feedback I have received and with the progress I'm making with my front cover.

3rd Front Cover Draft (writeup)

This is the third draft for my front cover. I really like this though I know there are some things I will have to tweak. I feel as if the image is now too dark and the font is too childish. I'm also not sure if I like the black box surrounding the title. I need to experiment more with colours and text placement as a whole. 

6th Dec

Aims:
- Redo front cover flatplan

Reflect:
I have made my flatplan better. I feel as if it fits the product I am trying to create better now. I will continue to develop my ideas.

Front Cover Flat-plan (RE-REVISED)

This flatplan is based off of Under The Radar

This magazine looks vibrant and exciting, which is how I want my magazine to look, thus, I'm mirroring what they've done. I've added two additional sell-lines as well just because they fit the curve of my image better.

I am putting the title central so that it catches attention straight away and is the clear focus of the page. I will also have my masthead behind my model so that it's clear who is the most important in the shot. 

My sellines should be short and snappy and I may be able to include more than one sellline in the boxes marked sell line. I will expiriment with this.

I want my product to be as bright and colourful as the image I am taking reference from.

Front Cover #2 - Feedback

My cousin is a member of my target audience as he is a twenty year old man with a well-paying job who enjoys indie music. I asked him to look at the draft I've done and give me one-on-one feedback to help me improve:

   I like this one a lot more. It’s a nice photo and I like the fonts. I think it’s a good idea to include something like free posters because it’ll inspire people to buy your magazine. You’ve got quite a few different articles so that makes it look more interesting. And your main band, Platinum City, has a bigger font so it’s very clear what the main article is. I think it needs more colour though because it looks a bit bland at the moment. And the image needs a bit more editing to look really professional. And maybe change some of the fonts and move them around to fill all the space on the page.

Contents Page #2 - Feedback

My cousin is a member of my target audience as he is a twenty year old man with a well-paying job who enjoys indie music. I asked him to look at the draft I've done and give me one-on-one feedback to help me improve:

You’ve changed a lot here but I like it. It looks a lot more mature now. The colour scheme is really peaceful and the font is more mature. I think the editor’s note is a selling point because it appeals directly to the audience – a direct mode of address. And I think the photo is more suited to this part of the magazine 

Contents Draft #2

I've changed a lot here to make it fit a more mature audience and I've based this front cover more off Mojo

I added in an editors note but I feel as if my editing style has been similar. This was to appeal to an older target audience but I feel like I've made it look a little bit too old.

2nd Front Cover Draft

This definitley looks more like a real front cover that the other pieces I've done. I don't like the way the fonts seem to blend into the background and I'm planning on changing them around. However, I do like the way the masthead dips behind the models head. I still want to see how Leah would look on the cover before I make any decisions. 

Contents Page #1 - Feedback

My cousin is a member of my target audience as he is a twenty year old man with a well-paying job who enjoys indie music. I asked him to look at the draft I've done and give me one-on-one feedback to help me improve:

This is a cool layout. It looks a bit like one from Q. I think you need to crop these images a bit so there’s less white and make the features section a bit bigger and easier to read. I like the ‘contents’  font. It’s different and it stands out. It looks like you’re appealing to a quite young audience though so you might want to make it more mature.

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2nd December

Aims:

- Produce a contents page draft

- Revise front cover flatplan
- Receive feedback

Reflect:

I'm not happy with the contents page draft I produced but I am happy with the front cover flatplan. I think that I am making improvements and will continue to do so. The feedback I received from my uncle was also very helpful. 

Front Page Flat-plan (REVISED)

I like this flatplan a lot more. It does not have an actual base on any real magazine but I took inspiration from Under The Radar. This feels more professional and there's a lot more going on that would make it interesting. I listened to my survey results and decided to add in free gifts. The subimage down the left will be the posters that come with the magazine and the square blow that will have the text about the free posters. I also have more sell lines now which boasts that my magazine will have  more content which will help it sell and appeal. 

I based my title position off the of Under The Radar as they have a successful magazine and therefore I feel safe taking inspiration from them. 

The other sell lines have not taken the focus away from the main band as it still has the most room on the page with the enlarged band name at the bottom. Having it off centre creates visual interest. 

I will try to go for a red colour scheme once more and edit my photo so that the headphones on the photo are red whilst the body is B&W like I was initially planning on having on the contents page. 

Contents 1st Draft

This was my first contents draft. I don't like it very much. I definitely left too much white in the images and need to crop it down. I also don't get a very professional vibe from it and need to work with image editing and different fonts. I do like the red colour scheme in this though I need to experiment with colour further. Editing the headphones to make them the only thing not greyscale was surprisingly easy and had a very dramatic effect that was exactly what I wanted.