The document discusses the design process for a magazine, including:
- Choosing a color palette and fonts to match the indie genre and appeal to a younger audience.
- Selecting simple layouts and centered images with minimal color to differentiate from other magazines.
- Using Photoshop to edit photos, collect images from various sources, and incorporate the chosen colors and fonts.
- Creating a schedule over 8 days to design magazine pages covering topics like a concert review with photos and an article on skinhead culture.
2. Style sheet
I chose this colour pallet because I want paler colours on my magazine giving it
a vintage look, I also think making more colourful with a wider range of
different colours makes it more eye-catching and matches my indie genre.
The colours I have chosen are all light pale colours of similar shades which I
believe will be more appealing to a younger audience as well as making a
sweet combination of colours giving the magazine a comfortable colour
scheme.
3. Style sheet
I have chosen these particular fonts
because I think they match the genre
I have chosen, and will look good
with the topics and pictures I am
using making it far more appealing to
my audience, also these texts will
bring my magazine together
matching with the colours and
theme bringing it all together to help
me create what I am hoping for.
4. Layout 1
I have chose a simple
layout for the context page
because I would like it to fit
the indie genre making it
different to most
magazines.
I chose this image because the
main focus is centered also there is
very little color in the photo and
the main color focus is in one part
of the photo, I also chose to use
the plain lines font I chose for the
text and indie rock for the title, I
chose this because I believe the
two fonts match together and the
genre also they make the page
more appealing.
5. Layout 2
Text
For my front page I decided to
base it from an existing product
making the most out of the main
image including few text and
more white space.
I also chose the fat ass font from
da font because I believe it
stands out and is quite an eye
catching font for the cover page,
I also have made a sticker for the
top right of the page to make it
seem more professional.
I then have chosen the text to
be a purple color so it links the
the colours on the page making
it all fit together and come to
make what I would like for the
front page.
6. Props & Locations
resources Software
I am goanna need to put together my
magazine page by page.
For this I am going to need to use
Photoshop so I can use all the different
resources to make it all come together.
I am going to need to use a lot of images
and will need a software which I can edit
and crop these photos.
I will use Photoshop for this as it contains
many resources for editing photos and
enhancing images.
I am going to include lots of images in my
magazine and will need tov collect these
photos.
So I will mainly use as much of my own
photography as possible and then will use
the internet for any others I may need.
I am going to use lots of fonts and styles to
bring the magazine together and
understandable.
Therefore I will be using dafont.com to find
a range of fonts I think meet my magazines
standards.
My magazine is goanna contain a certain
colour scheme including several different
colours
Photoshop has a large range of colours
including the ones I have already chosen.
7. Contingency Planning
Potential Issue Solution
my computer might crash with my work lost I will keep a back up saved on a memory stick
as well as saving it on to my h-drive.
I may not be given enough time or may finish
my project early
I will make sure I manage my time well and
make sure I always have work that needs doing.
The pictures I take may have a bad resolution or
came out wrong
I will make sure I check them when I take them
so I can retake i so.
I may not have time to keep up with the work. I will manage my time so I do the PowerPoint
work at home and the software work in my
college hours.
the graphic images I make may not scan
correctly
I will make sure that I draw with thicker lines so
it stands out and scans easy.
8. Health and Safety
Potential Issue How will the issue be
avoided?
Working around computers and electrics all day
leaves you at high risk of having a fire.
to get rid of the chances of a fire starting in
your work space make sure any wires are kept
untangled and all machines have room to
breathe.
staring at a computer screen all day can cause
migraines and eye strains.
to prevent this from occurring I will go 0n
regular breaks but, if it isn't enough I can get a
screen cover.
sitting in the same position all day can cause
repetitive injuries in your neck or back
taking regular breaks and making my seat
comfier using pillows and neck rests.
leaving things around the room could cause a
trip hazard.
I will make sure no items are left lying around
and all chairs are kept well under the desk.
leaving drinks or any sort f liquid around could
break a pc or cause an electrical fire.
to prevent this people will be asked to keep
drinks in there bags or well under the desk so
there out of reach from the computers.
9. Schedule
Day Plan of Action Resources Required
Day 1
the first step I may take is collecting as many photos as I may
need and bringing them all together with my planning.
cannon dsl 500
Day 2
I will then start to design the first page of my magazine using
the images I collected and the software in college.
photoshop
Day 3
I then will design and draw the graphic art for my magazine
using paper and the computer making the back page for the
magazine..
photoshop
Paper and pencil
Day 4
I will start the production of review page using the notes I
took down from the gig to make a suitable review, using
Photoshop too out the layout and image together.
Photoshop
word
Day 5
I will use Photoshop too design and draw the poster for my
magazine, I will make the poster completely my own design
only using the bands logo from Google.
Photoshop
Day 6
I collected several images from a rally in Leeds to make my
double page spread, I will also write up an article covering the
skinhead movement.
cannon dsl 500
Photoshop
word
Day 7 I will I will make the final page of my magazine being
the contents page including my own image and the
other pages as sub titles for the page numbers.
Photoshop
Day 8 I will finish of any mistakes making the pages more
professional concentrating on the rulers and
boarders.
Photoshop
Editor's Notes
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Mock up of a potential design using the colours and fonts established in your style sheet and sourced images
Mock up of a potential design using the colours and fonts established in your style sheet and sourced images