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Here is my evaluation of my entire project, summed up with images and text zooming around thanks to prezi. My evaluation consists of the reasoning and thought behind the process of my magazine and what institution i would choose for it to on on sale for (if this was a real magazine of course)The presentation took me a while as this was the first time i used prezi so it took me a while to get to grips with the software. however once i knew how it works the making of my evaluation was fine. Click on the link below and see it for yourselfs…

https://prezi.com/mdyhuw2nqe92/

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my as media coursework is now complete.

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The improvements i made to my double page spread consisted on adding in puffs, shrinking my font size, adding more text and changing the heading of the page. These small changes made my double page spread look more finished and links to my magazines genre. The heading is a callout, this feature is more enticing for readers and which will make them want to read the article.I made the text smaller as real double page spreads have small font therefore i replicated this to make it realistic and professional. Additionally i made the first letter of the first word even bigger than how i previously made it as it creates an eccentric look that works well within the composition. I have also added a callout within the main chunk of text to break it up a little and this also acts as a hook for glance readers. The big ‘s’ has become more bold and wide making it stand out more. The puff on the left page brightens the image up and makes it more detailed, lastly the puff on the right page works well as it fills a blank space but also provides the reader with important information. I am happy with the improvements i have made on y double page spread, a it now looks more bold and professional, and importantly maintains the same colour scheme as my contents page and front cover.

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I completely re-did my contents page in order to  improve. The composition and layout wasn’t working as a whole and the cohesion between my front cover and contents wasn’t easily identifiable and it is so important to maintain the same brand identity throughout the magazine which is why i decided to make another contents page. As you can see I kept the “subscribe” feature in the bottom left corner as i thought this worked well, although i did change the colour to make it bold and stand out more. I realized that i needed more photos as the one i used was to blury, so i used some of the photos from my previous photoshoot to include into contents page which makes it look more professional, and it reinforces the idea that my exclusive article is about Sara (who was featured on my front cover)

I like the way i have divided up the sections through the blocks of colours, which makes the text easier to read and find for the reader. Additionally the clear “features” and “exclusive” sub headings again separates the sections and makes the whole composition have a professional look to it unlike my previous contents page. The heading “contents” is much more easy to read by having it positioned horizontal along the top of the page compared to how i positioned it before. I was trying to be too created and i don’t think it worked well as it was quite hard to read. The improved version of my contents page carries on the same colour scheme as my front cover which makes it much more effective and realistic. I am now happy with the final outcome of my contents page. The extra work payed off…

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In terms of improvements for my front cover, i have lowered the callout “Sara” so that it is off her shoulder. The reason for this was because the main representation of the R&B and POP culture was that women tend to have a bit of flesh showing when they are pictured on the front cover of magazines, therefore this representation comes through when the text is lowered slightly and all in all i think it works more effectively as a composition.

I have also adjusted the callout on the right side of cover. I have removed the titles of their songs as i didn’t like this feature in the end, i replaced that by adding a colourd shadow around the artists name. I think this looks effective as it goes with my colour scheme and it looks more pristine and neater which works better. Lastly i removed the small boxes on the left hand side of the cover beneath “new tour dates inside” and “MTV choice awards” as i thought i was to much and it didn’t particularly add anything to my magazines composition. These small improvements make my magazine look neater and more professional, i am now happy with the final outcome of my front cover.

Since my last post, my double page spread has  come together. I have added the text in 3 sections to make it look professional and also added a grey puff behind the text to boost the colour. The next step was that i added a big “s” behind the text as a double page spread that i did an analysis on have this feature and i thought it looked very effective. Additionally i had this feature on my contents page as well so it is effective unique feature that i have maintained throughout my magazine which gives my magazine a unique identity. Also i decided to make the “s” pink as i wanted to keep the same colour scheme throughout my magazine. I then added the text “rising superstar…” in pink font to boost the colour. The last step, was the puff in the top right of the page. I decided to make it yellow because i had a yellow puff on my front cover, again i wanted to keep the same colour scheme.

Overall i am very happy with the outcome of my double page spread. In my opinion I think that I have made it look very professional and unique which is what I was initially aiming for. A big feature of my piece that i particularly like is the pink “s” behind the text, this is effective in terms of my piece being that it is a unique feature. Additionally I have maintained the same theme throughout my contents page and double page spread by including a big letter of the background of my piece. Also i also like was that i made the first letter of my text bigger than the rest. Many double page spread’s do this so it was something i wanted to replicate into my own piece to add profession.

So here we are, this is the end of production regarding my music magazine. Throughout this process I have learnt a huge amount about Photoshop and InDesign, which will serve me well with any future projects. However, I will stop here and save the rest for my evaluation, which will be the last thing I need to publish in order to finish my AS media Blog.

This is the next step of progress in terms of my double page spread. As you can see i have added the callout “2015 is my year” as this was said by Sara in the interview. I added a black puff behind the text to make it stand out more which i think looks effective. Additionally, i added the tittle of the double page spread “Sara Interview” in a professional font to maintain a realistic double page spread throughout. The reason why i only used Sara’s first name is because when artist such as Rihanna or Beyonce are featured in magazine’s they only use their first name. This connotes that because they are so well known people would only need to say their first name to know who they are talking about. Therefore i used this feature in my double page spread.

Ok, so this is the first step of my double page spread. As you can see i have resembled the layout of the double page spread’s i did my analysis on. I think that by having one page of a full image and the other side of text makes it look professional and not to overpowering. I decided to place the image on the left hand side of the page as i think it works best. I have also edited the image on Photoshop to make the colours more vibrant and stand out.

As i have chosen the image for my double page spread, i have attempted to sketch it in regards of where i want it to be placed on the page. Both the double page spreads that i analysed had the image A4 size on the left side page. I think this worked well and made it look professional, therefore i have decided to use a very similar layout by having my image A4 size on the left page. I will also have a callout near the bottom of the image to add some extra so it wouldn’t just be a page with a photo on. The tittle of my contents Page will be done in a professional looking way by using serif font. I will lay my double page spread text out into three thin columns as i think it looks better than having two larger ones. Lastly i will have a yellow puff in the top right side of the page to again add a little something so it doesn’t look to plain  and basic, additionally by me making it yellow, i am maintaining my colour scheme of black, white, pink and yellow

I have chosen this image to be in my double page spread as it its quite a ‘swaggy’ picture which connotes power: relevant to the R&B/POP subculture. I particularly like the positioning of Sara as it isn’t just an everyday posy close up shot that is featured in many double page spreads, therefore this is a unique pose. Also i like the clothing that Sara it wearing along with the brightness and contrast levels, therefore not much editing would be needed in this image.

Today i took all the necessary photos to create my double spread page.

Like my other photoshoots i positioned my model to pose in an R&B/POP way reinforcing the genre of my music magazine. I think this photoshoot has been my nest so far as all the images are good enough to choose, which means my photo for my double page spread will be exceptionally good and relevant to my chosen genre…

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