Initial Plans

1. Initial Plans
Jude McMichan

2. Initial Reaction
• After taking a brief look at what I need to complete for my final production, I feel very
confident that I will be able to complete my work very successfully.
• There was several different routes I could have taken for my final production and I am
choosing to create a magazine as it gives me some great experiences for future references as
I want to pursue a career in this aspect of media.
• After deciding that I want to create a magazine, I then have to decide what my magazine will
include. I have several ideas that I could use currently, which include football, skateboarding,
fashion and Hip Hop.
• The reason I have decided to consider these ideas is because they are the topics I feel most
confident and comfortable using as they are all part of my day to day life.
• I believe choosing football would be a very smart decision because I have lots of knowledge
on the sport which will help me create a detailed magazine.
• Also, I have lots of experience creating magazines that include football content as I chose this
route in my previous Print rotation where I gained lots of new skills.
• However I could also create a magazine that includes skateboarding, fashion and Hip Hop as
they all fit into a group in society, which would give the option to include lots of information.
• I will decide what my magazine will include after weighing up my options from the use
research and mind maps.

3. Mind Map Idea 1

4. Mind Map Idea 2

5. Mind Map Idea 3

6. Mood Board - Content

7. Mood Board – Colour Schemes

8. Mood Board - Logos

9. Mood Board Analysis
Is there any repetition in the images you have collected? Repeated
colours/images styles/fonts/tone/mood
• The repetition that I notice first is the use of black and white images throughout the mood board. This is very similar to the magazines
and websites that also study in these topics, which makes me believe that it is a trend amongst the people who live in these societies. I
also notice that in some photos such as the Ski Mask, ASAP Rocky and Travis Scott photo they all look away from the camera. This could
be a possible trend when placed in front of camera which seems pretty clear with Ski Mask and ASAP Rocky but I believe Travis Scott is
looking away because he doesn’t want to be publicized.
• In my second mood board I notice that most images include a contrast in colours. The reason why I included these images is because
when using a range of diverse colours it helps everything stand out.
• In my final mood board, I studied logos that are used throughout skateboarding and Hip Hop magazines. The first form of repetition I
notice is that they don’t use any forms of vibrant colours, or colours at all! Most logos are presented in a very basic black and white
form. I believe this reoccurs because many magazine companies have been inspired by the most successful brands such as HypeBeast
and Vans which also use the same techniques.
• How will your mood board influence your final product?
• After collecting a range of different photos throughout my mood board, it has influenced me to use some of the features included. The
first feature that I will be replicating on my magazine is looking away from the camera when a photo is being took. Not only is it a
current trend throughout the society of fashion, but I also don’t like looking directly at the camera so it works entirely in my favour. On
my mood board I also advertised several different brands on the first row, many of these brands will be advertised on my magazine as I
will be showing them off in the photos that we take in the photo shoot. Finally, I will also include photos of myself skateboarding which
will hopefully replicate the photos shown in my mood board.
• My second mood board will also influence my final product as I intend on applying the colour schemes I included in my magazine. This
includes using colours in a diverse manner and also applying peach - like colour layers over my images so that they hopefully look
similar to the images shown in the previous slide. This process can be used on Photoshop to edit my photos.
• My final mood board will influence my product as it has helped make it clear to me on how magazines logos within this genre should be
presented, so I will take lots of inspiration from the photos I included and will apply these features in my final production. An example
which can be seen in the previous slide is heading/title being presented within the logo itself, which I believe works very well.