Media Magazine Cover Page Development Process

Below is a collage of the individual stages during the process of producing my magazine cover page.

Reflection on my Draft Magazine

After completing my draft magazine I feel I have made progress with the design structure and layout of which I wanted my magazine to follow. I also think that from my previous experience with Photoshop I have improved a lot and gained some more skills when editing photos and positioning items. I think that my cover has turned out the most successful as it looks the most professional and how I originally wanted it to look however I feel for the second draft I need to improve it by using even more technical skills and enhancing the images with more interesting ideas which make it stand out. The contents I think was okay for a first draft but needs a lot more detail, including more detail and better conventional layout, which I have been told through feedback from my peers in class. My double page spread I think is a good design however I think I am going to completely change it and design it in a more unique way so that it fits in with my targeted indie audience. Overall I also think more photos are need to be taken to improve the quality of the magazine and so that my pages look more informative, appealing and fit the criteria.

Reflecting On My Research

Organisation and Time Management

So far I think that I have kept up the coursework demands in the schedule and have met all deadlines in advance. I also think I have understood in which order the tasks should be completed and have achieved more than enough for each section.

Research and Planning 

I have learn't a lot from the research which I have done, including the type of genre and structure which my magazine will follow. I have also found inspiration from similar artists which resemble my type of style, allowing me to look at similar designs and compare the differences across the different magazine titles out there currently. The colour palette is an extremely important part of the magazine design and personally I have been influenced by the combination of Loud and Quiet's magazine covers and double page spread, as they always use the traditional black and white whilst adding a splash of sharp colour, like red or blue. I like Vibe's use of unique colour patterns which they use to catch the reader's eye line. I am going to put my own edge on my creation which will be clear though the use of added patterns and cover lines.

Technology  

I have began using Photoshop which I have previously used before so I think that I am fairly confident with creating a final magazine using it. I am now able to Scribd documents and embed them onto my blog post on Blogger. I can also create videos on Stupflix and upload them to youtube easily.