Monday, March 21, 2011

Reflective Production Diary

Changes/Challenges

After the problem about the model i had to change my article, contents page and front cover and change the layout slightly. 

The front cover before and after(featuring me and the previous model)



The new front cover

The new front cover contains less information about the things featured within the magazine as i didn't want to flood the audience with articles and new artists. I added some of the things  seen below in a footer underneath the barcode and picture in order to provide the reader with extra information and mirror the top of the cover therefore creating a stylish mirroring affect and keeping the front cover tidy and organized in its layout.











The old front cover

The old front cover had to many subjects on its front cover and the description of the things on the front cover was too long. The dull font was not attractive and could not be seen from a great distance therefore in my new front cover the headings are purple and down to attract the audience to the subjects on the magazine. I also felt that the things made to sell the magazine to the audience, the "5 posters", did not fit with the magazine type and was placed very daftly due to it blocking out the models face.






Changes in the outfit
When editing my front cover i did more browsing about fashionable clothes and i noticed a change. After looking at more designer clothing and aims for the summer i have noticed that stripes are just a limited fashion time period and normal plain slim line suits are the new thing. Therefore, i used the black slimline designer suit i had with my white italian handmade shirt in order to display the elegance of the magazine and the fashion world.

Changes in the article design
The article with Ryan as the model had a totally different design to the one with me in. After spending many hours looking at the design layout and changing it due to not being sure whether it fits the criteria of the magazine i decided to change it and change the background of the model.

 The new article design- the new article design has no massive lines seperating each individual picture. However, does not go with the folding of the page therefore, i will need to re-do the layout

The old article design-
the plain white background did not do the magazine justice and dynamism and lacked style. I also felt that the model poses did not show the reader clearly the music of the magazine and the intention of the pictures.






                                                                               The contents          
The contents have gone along way from the basic structure. I have pictures illustratring the things in the magazine clearly and it a perfect selection has been used with photoshop editing creating a nice smooth and finished affect for the contents.                                                   

The contents page has hugely improved from the last one. It has pictures that draws the readers in and gains their attention due to there being photos of existing artists that are constantly in the charts, it also provided the magazine with simplicity which is what i want the MFG to have, simplicity with its hugely thought of design.

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