editing the magazine

working on improving the design of the magazine 

In contrast to the first attempt of the final magazine cover design, this design shows that I have made many changes such as changing the masthead style. I changed the font style from  this :
to the font style distorted :
despite the original font style being the most favoured by my target audience this change had to be made as, this font was simply too thin to appear boldly from the gold background it had.

FINAL MAG COVER (IN PROGRESS)

Here is my final magazine cover design in progress.

As time goes on I will be editing the front cover in order to make it as professional looking as possible . I will be using many Photoshop editing options to help me enhance both the main image and the layout of the magazine itself. For example I will use filters, airbrush tools and many other editing techniques to enhance the main image to make more aesthetically pleasing , in order to intrigue the target audience as by making them take a second glance at the magazine as they would be looking at a more interesting image.

FIRST ATTEMPT OF THE MAGAZINE FRONT COVER

Here is a draft design of my magazine .

the purpose of this design is to act as a simple template , which will remind me of all the features I must include, in the making of my final design.

these features are: top banner, masthead sell lines, barcode,  chosen font style,

a colour scheme which consists of black gold and white to meet the conventions of R&B music magazine. The price of the magazine is also included on the front cover, in red.

front cover design ideas

Here is a sketch of how my front cover could potentially look.

this sketch evidently has all the features all magazines must have. Such as a masthead which has most preferred font style by my target audience through the survey I did. This magazine sketch also has sell lines, a bar code , the price of the magazine and a consistent colour scheme; which are black, white and yellow/gold.

the main image sketched also suggests that my magazine can potentially have a group of individuals ranging from 2-4 on the front cover of the magazine. This front cover sketch evidently has 3 individuals.

photoshoot

Photo shoot ideas / a trip to bricklane ( a potential location for the photoshoot)

 these pictures are experimental pictures I took, whilst I was on a short trip to Brick lane ,exploring locations for the most appropriate venue for the magazine photo-shoot. I Decided to take this trip because I needed an inspirational venue for my photo-shoot, because I believe that the location of the photo-shoot is very important as it adds to the quality of the image. This therefore makes the main image appear more powerful.

organisation of (artists) actors and, locations, costumes and props

Preparing for the magazine  front cover photo-shoot.

 Organisation :

 I have selected both male and female actors to model for the front cover photo-shoot.

Below  are some  examples of the chosen actors...

 male actor/model 1   

                                                             

 

female actor/model 1

                                                              

 Location

The  location of the photo-shoot will be in several settings, which includes a brightly light room, out doors in a garden, and brightly light corridors with plain backgrounds.

The costumes for the photo-shoot will aim to match the conventions found in R&B music which is the music genre the of this magazine.

The theme /style of the  costumes  will include a variety of  classy clothing to urban clothing, to meet the diverse codes and conventions found in R&B music.

costume:
               
Hoddie: This represents the urban         Winter Classy Fur Jacket: This represents the
 edge R&B conventions have                                   classy aspects of R&B music.

 Makeup

Makeup is also going to be used on the actors, to make them look more aesthetically pleasing.
 makeup:

 


 Props which will be used will be musical instruments, such as a piano, and a bench which the actors will sit/pose on.