March
3
March
1
CCR 3: So… How did your production skills develop throughout this project?
March
1
CCR 2: So… How does your product engage with audiences and how would it bedistributed as a real media text?
March
1
CCR1: So… How does your product use or challenge conventionsand how does it represent social groups or issues?
January
28
A New Improved Complete Magazine Draft
Here is my new and improved magazine after feedback.
I have completed and changed all of these targets.
Targets For Front Cover:
- Move my pug down, add a drop shadow to it or remove it
- Move cover line as it is on top of models face
- Add apostrophe to Leavin London
- Move Opaque banner
- Enlarge Model
- Add more cover lines
Targets For Contents Page:
- Change Font
- Add Page number
- Align Page Numbers
- Make sure you can tell who the models are
Targets For Double Page Spread:
- Add models name
- Write who made the article
- Add block colour behind questions
- Add line at top of Q&A
- Need page number
New Targets:
Contents Page:
- Put an & symbol down the the right side instead of word ‘and’
- Make page numbers bigger
- Add Front cover Logo
Double Page spread:
- Changed word ten into 10
- Fix Spelling
- Lower front cover logo
January
24
Adverts
In this task I had to look on the internet for two adverts that I think would suit my magazine and fit my genre, I also needed to think what would appeal to my target audience. I have chosen these two specific posters because these both fit within the rap genre.
In this first advert I thought it was suitable for my audience because it is for a tour that Logic is going on, Logic is a very popular artist in the rap community as well NF and Kyle being two very well known rappers. This may attract more attention to his tour. He also knows how to attract the rap community, he uses very bold writing to draw the reader in.
I picked this second poster because I thought this would appeal to my audience. I thought this because although it’s not to do with shoes it involves the rapper Kanye West who has released his new pair of Adidas trainers called yeezy’s. I think this would appeal to my audience because they may like Kanye West and get these shoes specifically because they are made by him.
January
10
Complete Magazine Draft
Targets For Front Cover:
- Move my pug down, add a drop shadow to it or remove it
- Move cover line as it is on top of models face
- Add apostrophe to Leavin London
- Move Opaque banner
- Enlarge Model
- Add more cover lines
Targets For Contents Page:
- Change Font
- Add Page number
- Align Page Numbers
- Make sure you can tell who the models are
Targets For Double Page Spread:
- Add models name
- Write who made the article
- Add block colour behind questions
- Add line at top of Q&A
- Need page number
January
10
Design Skills 2
While designing my double page spread as well as my contents page I learned even more skills from when I designed my front cover of my music magazine. These are some of the skills I learned:
When I was trying to change the colour of the vans logo on my models cap, I was struggling trying to keep it within the lines and it was taking too much time, I then learnt that there is a tool called the paint bucket tool which fills in a blank space in one click which was very effective and time saving.
Another tool that was effective was the burn tool, this is because when I took the photos the light was catching my models face too much, this then helped me to take down the light and made the photo look a lot better. I also darkened the photo a bit just to give it a bit more of a dark vibe because it fits in with my genre of rap.
January
10
Draft Of Contents Page
In this task I designed the first draft of my contents page. I again was trying to match the colours to make it fit in with the rest of the magazine so it would not look out of place. I tried a fifty fifty split with the photo and the white background to put my contents on. I didn’t write too much under each page number because I did not want to bore the reader but just give them a brief explanation of each page.
January
9
So… How is it going?
A transferable skill is an ability or expertise which may be used in a variety of roles or occupations. Examples include communication, problem-solving and self-control.
Looking at this definition I would say I have learnt a lot of different transferable skills that will be useful for me over then next year and later on life. I will talk to you about some of the ones that have benefited me the most.
- Communication- This was one of the most important skills as this helped me get feedback from my peers on what was needed to be improved on and what were the best parts of the magazine. This can be done through email, talking face to face or even using a screencastify.
- Research- I had to research the rap genre to be able to have more knowledge on what my audience would like to read about.
- Design skills- My design skills have been very important to learn as these helped me create my music magazine. I was taught how to use the basics photoshop and indesign but as I progressed through making my magazine I taught myself how to use different tools on the software and create an even better magazine.
- Critical Analysis- This was crucial for me to learn, this helped me learn how to recieve feedback then instantly act upon it to then better my magazine.