Front cover: Photoshop Masthead

I've started working on my magazine cover, I played around with the font and the layout to get a better vision of how I want my magazine to look like. I tried to use a curly font for the mast head but it didn't stand out much like it did on my flat plan so I had to change it.

So few days ago I had posted 'Font testing'; onto my blog and had asked a few of my peers which font they preferred the most and I've decided to use the popular font especially since I like it too, it is different and stands out. Hopefully it will tie in well with the rest of the features I will be including onto my magazine cover.

Font testing

Finding a font has been the hardest part for me so far, I can't seem to find a font which I like for my magazine. I keep changing my masthead because I don't think my font stands out very well or it doesn't look attractive. I tried to follow my flat plan by using a curly font but it doesn't stand out as much because it's not bold enough and it doesn't look right. But neither do I want a simple font because it'll make my magazine look to simple and it's a Pop magazine so it needs to be slightly more creative. So I've put together a mixture of different fonts that I may use for my magazine, I will be asking my audience research which font they prefer the most and I will use it for my magazine.
I've also changed the name of my masthead from 'The tunes' to 'Poparazzi' because 'The Tunes' didn't have a Pop feel to it, it seemed uncreative and dull. So I had the chance to ask one of my peers what they had thought of, one of them said 'Paparazzi' so I had asked another peer what they had thought of the idea and came up with 'Poparazzi', this has a cheesy feel to it but it is also creative. So whenever somewhere hears the word 'Poparazzi' they will instantly think of the genre Pop rather than 'The Tunes' as it can be related to any genre and it may confuse the reader slightly about the genre.

Test shots

I had the chance to play around with the camera and take a few test shots of how I want my model to pose and to see whether it would look effective. These were the outcomes:

Cover page

Contents page

Double page spread











These shots came out quite well but it was quite blurry so I need to keep this in mind the next time I take my pictures that I should keep checking to see whether they came out alright. These are the poses I shall be using for my Pop magazine, so the image needs to be bright and welcoming by using the angle of gaze and the model smiling on the front cover. Obviously for my actual magazine I will be using a a clear, white background so the reader can easily read the text. For the cover image I should try to take the picture slightly further away so I can be able to fit most of the text on the side so it doesn't clash with the image, making it hard to read. A shadow is also visible for the cover page image, I need to avoid that from happening by making the model not lean too close to the wall or I could fix it on Photoshop by cutting it out. These tests shots also helped to get myself back into taking professional pictures for a magazine. So when it comes to taking the actual pictures I can get straight to it rather than trying to figure out how to use them which will waste time.

Flatplans feedback

Lois:
Front cover - I really like the image and the font looks clear. The only thing I would criticise is that there is no price on it or barcode.
Contents page - The contents page is very interesting. It's simple but I like it because it's unique.
Double page spread - The double page spread is my favourite and you've taken good ideas from other magazines and used them which I like. There's nothing I would criticise about it.

Marwa:
The mast head and text on all your pages are very clear, including the subheadings and incentives. I like your drawings as we can see the shots very clearly and angle of gaze in each. Although, you could have used colour so we have a clearer image of your flatplans overall and also gain an insight of your final magazine.

Parina:
I really like the front page and the writing style. The pose of the model for the contents page and the layout of the writing is good. But for the double page spread I think you should add the pull quote onto the second page so it's with the image. You could also add some advertisement like apple gift cards because it's related to music on the contents or double page spread.

Artist profile

Link: http://sanak25.edu.glogster.com/artist-profile/

Shot list

I have created a shot list. I drew what I want to be using for my magazine and also wrote any extra props or makeup the model will be needing to satisfy my magazine's needs. I will be using pink lipstick for my main model as it will match my colour theme (pink and blue). In the first shot she will be posing with her hand behind her head, this is a stereotypical Pop pose, with a huge smile and her eyes connecting with the audiences.

Flatplans

These are the scans of my flatplans, I got inspirations from Pop magazines such as 'We love Pop' and 'Just Pop'. From my research I had found out that many people don't like the usual theme colour of a Pop magazine (pink and yellow) and prefer pink with another colour so I'll be using pink and blue. Pink is a very girly colour and would be suitable for my magazine theme colour as the audience is for teenage girls. I will be using the same model for my cover and double page spread as the magazine revolves around her.
The last two images will be my double page spread, on the left will be the interview and on the right it will have the poster of the newly signed artist.

The contents page will be quite simple but hopefully effective, the image on the left will be big and bold with the text on the right. On the very far right corner I will also need to remember to add the name of the magazine so it links in with the cover and the reader could be able to remember what magazine they are reading rather than having to look back at the cover. 

Half of the top page will have a pull quote to intrigue the reader to read the interview rather than to skip past it, then below it I will include the questions and answer. I will also add a picture so it doesn't look too boring and from my research I had found out people prefer to see more images or a variety of images and text rather than just having text which can be dull and not eye catching to the reader. 

This is part of the double page spread, it's a big image of the artist. This will help the reader to get a taste of her. Her lipstick will be pink to match the theme colour and she will be the same artist as the cover so it will seem like the magazine revolves around her. She will be wearing a fluffy coat or scarf around her to show that her personality is quite warm and friendly.