Magazine Practical Task
Research
1) Use Google to research potential magazines that you could use as your brand/design for this project. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. We recommend looking at lifestyle magazines or a similar genre as these are more achievable to re-create.
2) Choose one of the three magazine brands to use for your project e.g MARVIN, Vogue or The Gentlewoman. Then find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines written? What camera shot is generally used for the cover image? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.
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1) Once you have completed your design in Photoshop, go to 'File > Save a copy' and save your finished Photoshop magazine cover as a JPEG image. Then, upload it to your blogpost..png)
3) Write a short evaluation of your work: have you succeeded in your brief to create a new, original edition of an existing magazine? Does your cover stand up alongside the genuine covers of your chosen magazine? How professional is your work alongside those genuine examples? I choice a a simple type of cover which goes against regular convention of a media magazine. If you compare it to the other magazine i would truly believe mine is better and this is due to the high quality 4k image that overlaps the text. Even if you can see the text because it is overlapped the use of it goes against the shown magazine as it is a common media convention.
4) Finally, what would you do differently if you completed this assignment again?
1) Use Google to research potential magazines that you could use as your brand/design for this project. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. We recommend looking at lifestyle magazines or a similar genre as these are more achievable to re-create.
2) Choose one of the three magazine brands to use for your project e.g MARVIN, Vogue or The Gentlewoman. Then find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines written? What camera shot is generally used for the cover image? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.
1) On a Word or Google document, plan your main cover line (also called the 'main flash') - this is the main cover story that links to your central image.1.png)
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2) Briefly plan the image you will need for the cover - model, costume, make-up, lighting etc. At this point, simply describe the image you need to capture.
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3) Write the cover lines and any additional text you need for your magazine cover.
MARVIN - 03/06/2027 - michelleeccs
4) Sketch out your cover on plain A4 paper using your written planning. Take a photo of your sketch and upload it to your blogpost.
4) Sketch out your cover on plain A4 paper using your written planning. Take a photo of your sketch and upload it to your blogpost.
Publication to blog and evaluation
1) Once you have completed your design in Photoshop, go to 'File > Save a copy' and save your finished Photoshop magazine cover as a JPEG image. Then, upload it to your blogpost.
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2) Upload two genuine covers of the magazine you have chosen and put them next to your front cover. This is a brilliant way to check how professional your work looks alongside the real thing.
3) Write a short evaluation of your work: have you succeeded in your brief to create a new, original edition of an existing magazine? Does your cover stand up alongside the genuine covers of your chosen magazine? How professional is your work alongside those genuine examples? I choice a a simple type of cover which goes against regular convention of a media magazine. If you compare it to the other magazine i would truly believe mine is better and this is due to the high quality 4k image that overlaps the text. Even if you can see the text because it is overlapped the use of it goes against the shown magazine as it is a common media convention.
4) Finally, what would you do differently if you completed this assignment again?
I would simply choose a media magazine with more regular media known conventions.
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