Research & Planning - Magazine Progress 11

To start off with on my double page spread, i created the gutter margins then typed up the main story of the magazine. I got a lot of my ideas/inspiration from a film called 'straight outta compton' but didn't copy it, i just got some ideas from it, inspiration from the character Dr Dre in the film.

Research & Planning - Magazine Progress 10

Here is the new image i have got. I have chosen a new image so i am able to get a better double page spread shot. I am more flexible for more shots with this new model.

Research & Planning - Magazine Progress 9

Here you can see i have changed the colour scheme on my front cover. I changed the subheadings to blue from red and and orange. I then changed the background to a darker grey so my new image stood out more and there was no clash.

Research & Planning - Weather

The weather today isn't suitable it is too windy and raining to get the correct shot. I will just take all of my indoor shots today for example my front cover shot and I can take my outdoor pictures next Friday when the weather is better.

Research & Planning - Magazine Progress 8

I included a red line and red sub heading to make the magazine stand out more. The main focus of changing the colour was to make SEF stand out so i made the quote about SEF larger and embossed with a red colour overlay.

Research & Planning - Magazine Progress 7

I reevaluated my design and thought about what is going to be my main focus and who is. I need SEF to be my main focus because he is the main focus of the magazine; the double page spread is all about him. So i changed the previous main cover line to the same as the others and began to change the colours and designs.

Research & Planning - Magazine Progress 6

I have included the main cover line now but have made it stand out from the rest because it is the main thing which will attract the audience. I used AtlanticCruise font in size 24pt but i stretched the text so it fit perfectly. I used some typography editing sliders so it stuck to the hip hop theme and didn't overlap the image. I used the same font for the cover line but stretched the text. I used red text so it stood out but the only problem is that it looks random and the main cover line isn't about the main image model (SEF).

Half Term Plan

My plan for the half term in February is too 1st of all focus on my front cover, as i am a first time customer to photoshop on my personal PC. I can get a free month trial so i am able to use photoshop at home. This means i can update and blog my progress and hopefully complete it over the half term. As i am off, i will have a lot of spare time so my model who is my sisters boyfriend. I can be available all the time so i can arrange a date in that week to go out at night that suits him and take the pictures for my front cover/double page spread.
The second post i need to complete is the weather assessment for the shoot i will be doing, this is a post which shows if it is possible to get my pictures.
The third and final post is my production schedule for when i get back to college, when i will be shooting and making posts.

Research & Planning - Magazine Progress 5

I have got some sentences just below each cover line going more in depth about what the article will be about. I have used AtlanticCruise font 24pt size. I have used a maroon colour so it matches the theme i am going for. I am trying to not use any wild colours only for the main stories which need to stand out.

Research & Planning - Magazine Progress 4 2/2

Here i have thought of 4 cover lines to use about artists within the hip hop genre. I am using BebasNeue font in size 41pt. It has 2 blending options, one is colour overlay which is white and a drop shadow is used. I have used white so i am staying with the same house style and also staying with the hip-hop theme.