Drafting
Existing Front Covers
I like how the cover lines are evenly spread across the page and around the subjects pose because it makes the subject look important without making any area cluttered
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I like how the cover lines are placed around the subject as it highlights their importance to the cover, I also like how the cover lines are concise as they are one word or phrase and I also like the colour scheme used
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I like the fonts used for the cover lines as simplistic but perfect for the genre I also like the NVC of the subject as his pose is perfect for the genre of the magazine
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I like the unique colour scheme and the Mise-en-scene of the subject in the main image because they complemented each other very well
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existing contents pages
I like how this contents page was structured and I also like how they used one important picture and one minor secondary picture
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I like how the features are placed around the subject and I feel as if it is the image of the subject which is most appealing about this contents page
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I lie how the features are structured around the image of the subject and his pose because it show that he is important and that he is main topic in this issue
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I like how they have used the subjects from the front cover on the content page as it shows how important they are to the issue and it also makes it clear that they are what the audience are waiting for
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existing double page spreads
I like the Mise-en-scen of the subjects in the main image because it fits its purpose perfectly, I also like the Headline and introduction as they are very unique
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I really like the layout of this double page spread as it is very creative and I also like the how the change the colour of the text depending on whether its a question or an answer
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I like the visuals used on this Double page spread like the rings around the text, the colours used and the NVC of the subject because these made it the article engaging
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I like the main image used on this double page spread because it is not just a person in front of a plain back ground, its a rapper in a natural environment, which is very unique, I also like the fonts used and the colours of the fonts
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drawn drafts
Drawn draft 1 & 2
double page draft 1 and 2
Pictures
DOuble Page spread article
Q:you were in the game for twenty years was it hard for you to end your career?
A: No, not really because i think that i accomplished everything that i could have hoped to accomplish and i thought it was the right time
Q: what are you looking to do now that you are retired?
A: I would like to become the manager of a new up and coming artist.
Q: why is this?
A: This Is mainly because I want to be able to look back at a successful career and say "I made that"
Q: ARE there any artists you have an eye on
A: yeah there are a few but I like chief keef the most
Q:Why is this
A: I think he is most original artist out right now and I think he is going to make it big
Q: How is your love life?
A: Me and my wife are fine
Q: have you and your wife got any plans for the future?
A: Yeah, we are thinking about buying a house in New York
Q:Your wife is the famous Shanice Brown, are you happy with your wife being a model
A: Yeah, but there are a few negative point to her job though
Q:like?
A: Terrible hours and crazy fan mail
Q: Do you want her to stop the modelling?
A: No, because she enjoys it
Q: Have the two of you ever discussed having children?
A: (laughs) Yeah, and my wife is now pregnant...... So yeah
Q: Oh congratulations, are you guys expecting a boy or girl?
A: We don't know yet
Q: Have you two started to shop for the baby yet?
A: No, not really my wife bought it some shoes and thats about it.
Q: Why is this
A: Its hard to buy things when you don't know its gender
Q: Have you guys thought of names for the baby?
A: yeah, if its a boy ranelle and if its a girl Loretta
Q: Do you want your child to be a musician also?
A: yes, most definetely if its a boy then he is going to be a rapper and if its a girl she is going to be a singer and I will be their manager (laughs)
A: No, not really because i think that i accomplished everything that i could have hoped to accomplish and i thought it was the right time
Q: what are you looking to do now that you are retired?
A: I would like to become the manager of a new up and coming artist.
Q: why is this?
A: This Is mainly because I want to be able to look back at a successful career and say "I made that"
Q: ARE there any artists you have an eye on
A: yeah there are a few but I like chief keef the most
Q:Why is this
A: I think he is most original artist out right now and I think he is going to make it big
Q: How is your love life?
A: Me and my wife are fine
Q: have you and your wife got any plans for the future?
A: Yeah, we are thinking about buying a house in New York
Q:Your wife is the famous Shanice Brown, are you happy with your wife being a model
A: Yeah, but there are a few negative point to her job though
Q:like?
A: Terrible hours and crazy fan mail
Q: Do you want her to stop the modelling?
A: No, because she enjoys it
Q: Have the two of you ever discussed having children?
A: (laughs) Yeah, and my wife is now pregnant...... So yeah
Q: Oh congratulations, are you guys expecting a boy or girl?
A: We don't know yet
Q: Have you two started to shop for the baby yet?
A: No, not really my wife bought it some shoes and thats about it.
Q: Why is this
A: Its hard to buy things when you don't know its gender
Q: Have you guys thought of names for the baby?
A: yeah, if its a boy ranelle and if its a girl Loretta
Q: Do you want your child to be a musician also?
A: yes, most definetely if its a boy then he is going to be a rapper and if its a girl she is going to be a singer and I will be their manager (laughs)
draft 1Now I’ve decided what the cover lines, the selling line and the puff will be, I’ve decided on a suitable font for the
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Draft 2At this stage I have now chosen a picture suitable to be the main image, however the blue masthead didn’t go well with it so I made it red and I also had to change the position of the cover lines to fill up space
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draft 3At this stage I didn’t like how bright the masthead was so I changed it to the
colour of the writing on the targets jumper and I also didn’t like seeing the background through the masthead so I made the insides of the letters white and I found a way to make the masthead seem as if it is behind the targets head to make it look professional, I changed the font of the cover lines so that they would suit the genre of the magazine better and I also changed the background of front cover as I thought that the original background was too bright to fit the genre |
Draft 4At this stage I thought it would look better if I moved the cover lines around and changed the font, I also thought a concert ticket would be a more effective puff than a standard circle
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draft 5At this stage I felt that I had to change the font used for the cover lines as the previous one carried an army theme, which I wasn't trying to portray on my work and I also thought it would be good if I added the social network icons
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Contents page
Draft 1At this stage I had decided on the layout and cover lines but not the images
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draft 2At this stage I was trying out a range of images to see how they would fit and look and I liked how this one looked as my main image
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draft 3At this stage I knew which pictures looked the best
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draft 4At tis stage I thought it would be more appealing if I had a box for each section and if changed the layout a little bit
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Draft 5At this stage I thought my product had tomay spaces that could easily be filled so I added my logo in two place one big, to go next to the title and one small to make it clear that the story is a vamp exclusive
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Double page
Draft 1At this stage I had decided to change the background to black because I thought
that it it suited the theme of the article and it was what my audience wanted and I had decided to position some things differently to make it more appealing |
Draft 2At this stage I had decided to change the background to black and grey because I thought that it made the article more attractive and I had also decided to change the font and size of the quote and the subjects name to make the article more attractive to my audience, which meant that I had to extend the length of the interview
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draft 3after trying out different images, I decided that this image suited the double page spread more, but this meant that I had to move a lot of things around like text to make it look as if it were an industry standard product.
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draft 4At this stage I thought that the secondary picture needed to be changed because it didn't really match the product
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Draft 5At this stage I felt that my product lacked colour so I added some red, I thought that my interview was too long so I shortened it and replaced the empty space with an introduction and I also thought that my article would be more appealing if I wrote the questions in black and the answers in red
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