My perspective of magazines

After my magazine recreation, I developed an even greater understanding of magazine production. After the recreation, I developed skills in software such as Photoshop as well as a greater development of using Blogger. Despite doing these tasks last year in AS, the skills used this year have been more advanced and useful to creating a high standard magazine.

Today's Targets

To do:
-Plan Evaluation Q1 - look for inspiration from past students
-Check SPaG on products
-Look to improve blog

Product Progress

My contents page has massively changed since my first update. The layout has completely changed as well as include only one main image and not use multiple secondary images. Moreover, the article teasers have been placed the left and right sides of the page instead of the bottom half, in order to place attention on the main image as well as the features. In addition, the masthead and other irrelevant bodies have been removed and the word contents has just been used, to incorporate simplicity to the page and for the reader.

Today's Aims

To cover:

-Feedback for website all together (Peer and Teacher)

-Plan Evaluations

-Check SPaG for blog

Article Draft

This is a draft of my article for my WIX website.

 The evening started off on a sombre note as the rockers walked on stage lit in the colours of the French flag, a day following the Paris Atacks. which jepordised the show taking place. After a minute’s silence, lead singer Dan Reynolds spoke emotionally on how the band was keen to bring music that “brings happiness and peace”. The band definitely reintroduced happiness in the emotional atmosphere as the crowd went wild from the first note of their upbeat  debut single, It’s Time. Songs from the new album, Smoke + Mirrors, Trouble and Shots were followed by a beautifully understated rendition of Forever Young, which was without a shadow of a doubt one of the many highlights of the evening. The emotion of the track and the crowd lead Reynolds to tears, highlighting his response to the selfless actions. Next up was I’m So Sorry – which was kicked off with a solo from lead guitarist Wayne Sermon– and Gold to bring a high volume of intensity in allignement to the rock vibes consstently given off. As the gig entered its final stages, the Grammy winners reached their top tracks. The emotion of the track and the crowd lead Reynolds to tears, highlighting his response to the selfless actions. Finally to end what was an impressive show, the band unleashed their most well-known electrfying hit. Radioactive, much to the approval of the audience who went into overshock with all souls in rhythm. After the encore of The Fall, the band walked into the  middle of the stage and took a bow as a sea of tissue paper leaves fell on the crowd. On reflection to the crowd, more than an ovation was deserved.

Billboard Inspirations

This aspect of my final products was hard to achieve. Despite the popularity of most male magazines, billboards are rarely used to advertise the magazines, using social media platforms instead to grasp the technological age.
As a result, I used fashion billboards instead.

Emporio Armani
Despite this appealing to both male and females, this billboard was unique in order to create popularity of the brand. The use of sexual appeal broadened attention towards the billboard and the brand. Moreover, the use of black and white colour not only made the models stand out, but also add to the original look of the billboard.

Website Inspirations

The main two male magazines - GQ and Men's Health both influence and inspire me. Their websites were a heavy influence to creating my own.

GQ
This website was my favourite. The layout was exceptional and instantly grabs the reader's attention. Moreover, the tabs at the top of the page also inspired me to create a similar version. The layout and structure of the main images were also a personal favourite of mine.

Men's Health
This was also a website I was fond of. The tabs were also similar to my own and the whole website stood out. The colour scheme was immense and also was clear and crisp. The use of images were very clear and also linked well to the target audience as well as the articles relevant. The use of social media at the top of the page was also a website concept I used.

Today's Tasks

To do:
-Gain DPS Feedback
-Restructure layout of website report
-Add site map for website

My perspective on Billboards

Creating my billboard was difficult. Male magazines rarely use billboards as an advertising strategy, instead using social media. Due to this, I felt my billboard recreation was inadequate. I incorporated regional features to outline it's regional availability as well as use text to identify the features of the magazine. Following this, I have developed a better understanding of billboards. Initially, I thought that billboards were easy to make. However, I have learnt how they must instantly grab the reader's attention and use specific features to stand out and create attention.

Today's Targets

To cover:
-Add images to DPS
-Create report on website - layout focus
-Gain feedback for Billboard

Product Progress

Since my last update, more improvements have been made towards my front cover. New fonts and colours have been used to align with the background colour as well as make the text stand out. Furthermore, the masthead has changed colour, font and size, so has the tagline. This was done to re-brand the magazine and make it something I was comfortable with.

Today's Aims

To do
-Gain peer feedback of magazine article
-Plan other aspects of website
-Incorporate media rich in blog
-Add text to DPS