This document provides details on Matthew Hackett's work on creating a magazine for his Unit 14 Learning Aim B assignment. The magazine is intended to entertain teenagers and inform them about upcoming movies. It will be a print magazine targeting male readers ages 14+. The document outlines Matthew's magazine purpose, selection of primary and secondary images to use, plans for the front cover and double page spread layout, writing an article in Word, incorporating feedback on making the design lighter, and progress on revising the front cover design.

1. UNIT 14 LEARNING
AIM B
Matthew Hackett

2. Mood board front Cover

3. Mood board double page spread

4. My magazine purpose
My magazine is made to entertain and tell people about upcoming movies. It will be a print
magazine as I believe people who read my magazine will be teenagers and more interested in
having physical copies. My target audience will be male strugglers from the age 14+.They will be of
social gradeC2 and below

5. Primary Images
I don’t want to use these images as they are too dark and you
can see the lighting equipment: although it can easily removed
in Photoshop its still not very professional so I wont use these
images
I wont use these images as I don’t like the facial
expressions and it doesn't’t convey the tone I want to
I will use this image as both
models are giving the correct
facial expression. It is quite dark
but I will be able to edit this.

6. Secondary Images
https://www.freepik.com/free-
icon/avengers_810072.htm is
where I got this image. I wont use
this image as I don’t like how think
the lines are
https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/608369
407/avengers-symbols-complete-set-
embroidery I wont use this image
as I don’t like the colour.
https://1000logos.net/avengers-
logo/ I believe this images colour is
too bold which is why I wont be
using it.
https://www.zedge.net/find/wallpa
pers/avengers%20logo I've decide
to not use this one because its too
dark
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/48273027228880
461/This is the image I will use. Its easy to edit so
it will fit my magazine.
It is ethical to use images from other companies as long as I have their
approval. If you don’t its unethical and can get you in trouble.When I
have approval i must give credit to these companies somewhere in the
magazine.

7. Article
I wrote my article in word so I
can check for any punctual
errors and know my word
count. I made my article talk
in a way that’s factual but also
written slightly informal to
appeal to the correct target
audience

8. Front cover plan
Dominant
image
For the dominate image It
will be a mid shot and
the two models will stand
back to back and I will use
mood lighting; red light
from one side, blue from
the other. Example.
Blackoak Std font for
text which isn't mast
head or main/sub title
Impact font
for
masthead

9. Running head
bigger font
than text.
Section of
magazine
Drop cap,
shows start of
magazine
Sub image,
logo
Running
head, movie
title
Page
number
Small text, a lot of text to
show its for an older
audience
Gutter line to
separate text
Shot of one model
in a long shot with
mood lighting
Shot of the other
(hotter model –
ben) model in a long
shot with mood
lighting
Double page spread plan

10. Process cover
1) First I made a
black background as
I had not taken the
photos yet. I used
the paint bucket tool
to do this. I then
used the text tool to
make my skyline and
bottom banner
2) I then
added the
mast head
and tag line
(in impact
font)
3) I added a
plug and
quotes in
different
colors
These
were
not my
images
4) I used tools to brighten my image. I
used the brightness tool, levels tool and
curves tools. I then pasted the image in
and used the paint tool to get rid of
parts of the image which were bright
when I didn't’t want them to be
5) I then put the
image in and
used the rubber
tool to make my
head overlap
the image

11. Process cover
7) I then deleted the background and
made it white
6) I then took this
image from
https://www.pinter
est.com/pin/482730
27228880461/
8) I then pasted the
logo into my front
cover

12. Front cover final Skyline with more movie titles
(magazine’s genre) in Blackoak
Std font
Mast head in bold white which
stands out from background.Also I
made a tagline for my magazine
which is slightly below in a smaller
case. Both in impact font. I used this
font for exclusively the mast head
and tagline
Yellow plug to stand out, the
models head is overlapping it
Main sell line is bad boys in the
ITC Machine Std font.This is the
same font the bad boys movies
use in posters for the title. I only
used this font for the main sell
line and the tagline for the film
below.
Bar code and issue
number
The models are looking directly into the camera,
this creates direct mode of address which
intrigues the audience. The lighting is mood
lighting, red is on Ben as his character in the film
is more angry, and blue is on Matthew as his
character is more calm. Blue and red also link to
the police and show the genre of movie. The
models are both male and will appeal to the
correct target audience.
I had to ask for Bens consent to take his image
with the knowledge id use the image for a
magazine
Sub headline under the main sell Line in
a different font and color. It still stands
out though. Also the punctuation of the
exclamation mark shows its important
and may persuade the reader to read
Bottom banner
Quote creates none direct
mode off address which creates
intrigue
I used these colors as they are
colors which stand out from the
dark background. Blue and red
link to genre and contrast which
is why I chose them.
I edited the logo to be white so it
stands out, it’s the avengers logo so it’s
a very well known and will attract fans.
This was an image I had taken from
online so it is secondary content. I
took the image from
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/482730
27228880461/ I edited the secondary
image so I believe its ethical to use it. I
will give credit for the image in my
contents page

14. Double page spread
1) I made a white
background with
black boarders. I did
this as at this point I
had not taken my
images so these
borders were meant
to temporally take the
images place
2) I then added the
headline in the
middle. I made sure
it was directly in the
middle and that the
tagline was even
wit the main title to
keep it neat
3) I then added
the gutter lines
so that my article
would be in the
correct place.
This is
temporary till
the article is in.
4) I created a
article on word,
this is so that I
know there will
be no spelling
grammar
mistakes in the
article.
5) I added the text and
formatted it around
the main headline. I
decided to not remove
the gutter lines as I
believed it looked
good
6) I added the
running head
and page
numbers
7) I did a photo shoot
and added the
dominate images.

15. Double page spread final
Images
I took all my images myself in a photography studio. I have
two dominate images which is challenging codes and
conventions. I did this as I wanted all the text to be in the
middle. I like that the images are at either side as since
there are two stars in the movie it allows them to both be
prominent in the double page spread.Also the models are
looking into the lens which creates direct mode off address
which engages the audience. I also use moonlighting of rad
and blue which shows the film is about the police.
Layout
Language
There is a lot of text which is linked to the target audience
of teens and anyone who's interested in film.The text is
very opinionated. I used small impact font so I could get a
lot of text on there. I used black for the text to make it
stand out from the white background. I also used a drop
cap to show the start of the main body of text.
I put the main headline in the middle with the text
surrounding, this is challenging codes and conventions.
I included both a running head and page numbers to
help the reader navigate the magazine. I used a gutter
to separate the article into paragraphs and put my
byline in the gutter, again challenging conventions.

17. Peer feedback
My friends believed that my color palette was too dark and that made the blue in image not stand out as much as I wanted it too. I'm going to amend
this and create a second alterative design which will use more light in the photos. I am doing this as my target audience have given me suggestions and
it will be beneficial l to listen too their feedback.

18. Front cover progress
1) First I bighted the image
2) I then added the mast head and
made my models head go above it, I
did this by copying his head and
creating it as a new layer and put the
mast head layer below his head
layer. I also did my tag line this way
3) I then added the main sell line; like my last one
Badboys is in the ITC Machine Std font as it helps it
stand out. I also used the inner shadow tool. I also
added the films tag line this way
4) I then added
this sub sell
line
5) I then
added a
bottom
banner 6) I then added a plug 7) I then added another sell line
8) I used the stroke tool on the
mast head of film round
9) I added a pull quote 10) I then added the
information