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 GQ, 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.
The model of the photo-shoot will be my rapper friend (Js Morgan) during my trip in japan he took me to a video/photo shoot which largely fitted with the genre of magazines and so i messaged him asking for him to send me a few of the photos that me and his photographer took.
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.
I'll have the main flash which will take up the whole page of the magazine cover which will be overlayed by the title of the magazine cover which will also be followed by its traditional Japanese signature text under it, on the bottom left or right of the screen, ill have the models singer name which is used in the magazine covers that i have researched, there are some magazine covers of this brand that include a barcode which i'm contemplating on using
3) Write the cover lines and any additional text you need for your magazine cover.
3) Write the cover lines and any additional text you need for your magazine cover.
This specific magazine cover is very subtle in terms of writing so my cover will be in terms of writing, therefore i like the rest of 'martins' magazine the only writing will be the Marvin written in English
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.
Photoshoot
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.
Photoshoot
We will do a photoshoot in class next week with lighting and backdrop. However, if you prefer you can arrange your own photoshoot for the cover image in your own time - you can use your phone or your own camera to take an image. If you don't have a phone or camera that is suitable, you can sign out a camera from Mr Harrison.
1) On your planning document, write the date, time and location of your photoshoot and the name of the model or photographer you will use (you can choose anyone to be your cover model or you can be the cover model yourself).
The photo i used was one i took with someone i met in my time in japan, when he took me to a music video shoot, i mentioned that i did GCSE photography and in a jokingly way he let me use one of the cameras after the professionals took photos for an upcoming project in which he had a professional setup, i took the pictures and recently asked him if he could send my version of the photo and in which we did, in terms of the positioning, there was a blue backdrop and they had a strange projector which imprinted a futuristic design to his body which i felt could be put to use in this task.
The photo i used was one i took with someone i met in my time in japan, when he took me to a music video shoot, i mentioned that i did GCSE photography and in a jokingly way he let me use one of the cameras after the professionals took photos for an upcoming project in which he had a professional setup, i took the pictures and recently asked him if he could send my version of the photo and in which we did, in terms of the positioning, there was a blue backdrop and they had a strange projector which imprinted a futuristic design to his body which i felt could be put to use in this task.
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.
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?
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?
Overall i am content with the magazine cover i have produced, although i must include the fact that the magazine of choice was a fairly simplistic one in which it didn't contain many traditional magazine cover conventions and only really had a title, main flash and a barcode, on a level of professionalism i feel as though the barcode could have been better presented to be more visible as well as his name on the bottle right which could have been put in a colour that doesn't blend in with the background as much.
4) Finally, what would you do differently if you completed this assignment again?
4) Finally, what would you do differently if you completed this assignment again?
If i had to do this assignment again, i think i would challenge myself with a different magazine brand which contains more traditional conventions .
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