This document discusses the research and planning process for a student's preliminary media studies project involving the creation of a magazine cover and contents page using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. The student chose to target their magazine at college students and considered features that would appeal to this audience, such as a laptop competition and fashion content. Through using Photoshop and InDesign, the student learned new skills like using gridlines for alignment but notes aspects of the software they need further practice with.