1. I took inspiration from a boxing/MMA magazine and created my
style of magazine in a similar way. I took my own images of a fighter
and enlarged him so he fits the entire page of my front cover to
show he is an important part of the magazine. The masthead is also
in a large font which stand out but it behind the fighter, this also
keeps the concentration on the fighter. The two end letters in
“Fight” and a small part of the ‘N’ is covered up but is still readable.
The colour of the text blends and fits in with the rest of the
magazines and the capitalization of the title and the other slogans
make it bold and stand out so more people will take notice. Nothing
is blurred out of the fighter or the magazine because this shows the
whole cover is important. This clearly shows the magazine is about
fighting as the fighters clothing and the title of the magazine. Next
to the fighter shows that he is the fighter of the year and the new
face of boxing. This also links to the fighter covering the entire
cover and the concentration will stay on the fighter. There are other
puffs on the cover which show what is inside the magazine such as
the 40 best fighters and how to prevent injuries. The colour of the
magazine is Grey/white and orange, the orange links in with the
colour of the fighters gloves and the grey and white help the fighter
stand out more.
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3. To create my double page spread I also took inspiration of real life magazines. I took one half of the page and
enlarged a photo of a boxer and made him cover the page, I always inserted a little section that states the statistics
of the fighter e.g. name, age and height. This tells the audience who the fighter is and a little bit about his boxing
stats. The masthead of the double page is in large black bold text which stands out and is on front of the main
image, this shows the audience what the double page spread is going to be about. The next page shows text and it
tells you about why the boxer is in the news, one part of the text tells us that he is created a new gym, on of the
biggest in the UK and a small image on the bottom right shows one part of the gym where the MMA will take place.
There will be other rooms like this that will be used for other martial arts such as a boxing room with rings and
equipment to spar.
The photo showing a hand using a boxing sparring glove, this is Mullenders personalized glove that you can
purchase and use for your own fights or training sessions, all the money that will be raised will also be going towards
the gym that Mullender wants to open. You will be able to see further information about how to purchase his
apparel and information about the gym throughout the magazine.
The photo of the certificate next to the gloves shows what award Mullender has won and what the rewards is to
other people, there are similar rewards and certificates like this for other martial arts which show people what they
can win. This award is a very special award and can only be rewarded to a handful amount of people. This certificate
is given to someone who is dedicated to boxing, other martial arts and to someone who has made a huge impact on
the sport. He has gained many awards over the years such as World Heavy Weight, Fighter of the Year, having streets
and halls named after him, being put of the Hall of Fame and many other rewards. This shows he is a very good role
model to look up and is having an impact to many peoples lives. The gym is also a good way to help others as he is
giving people a chance to train and have the chance to be a boxer one day.
