Final Magazine.

I think that my magazine has come on well as a final product. This is because all the colours and fonts run into each other, therefore it makes it look a lot more professional.
I am proud of my final design look, from the start i didnt think i would have enough time to finish it all, or to create something that works this well, but in the end im glad ive done it as i think it works really well for my target audience.

Magazine Font.

This is the font i've downloaded and used from http://www.dafont.com/ for my magazine article. This is what i used for the top 10 tips in my article, quotes, kicker and the strap lines on the front of my magazine.

This is the font that i used for my title of my magazine 'Trash Talk', and the title of my article, 'Keep It Clean'.
This was also downloaded from http://www.dafont.com/

Photoshop Tutorials

My first tutorial is all about how to create shapes on Photoshop.
This basically shows you what tools to use, and what shapes you can create.
Its farily straight forward as you just follow this as you go along.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS0dd0mFd3s


The second tutorial i looked at was how you re-size photos on Photoshop.
This too was really simple, as it doesnt even take 2 minutes.
This is really helpful as you can follow it easy, even for people who havent used Photoshop before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu5adJfxuhw

My final clip i looked at was probably the most important one, as i used this the most in Photoshop.
This is a clip on how to use layers. It basically shows you step by step on how to add different layers and apply them over each other, so it doesnt ruin your image.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxgRneI6yfY

In Design Practice.

The way i did this was, i used a number of tools to create this document.
To get all the text in line i simply used the guidlines that In Design has, this was quick and simple as it is easy to use and line up the text so that they are the same size and in line with each other. I also used the text wrap tool, this was soo my article wrapped around the image itself, so there wasnt any over lapping with the writting and the imagery.
For my title it was simple, you just made it a lot bigger than the writting for the article in size, then you just adjusted the colours with the colour tool, this was also quick and simple to do and i had no trouble doing so.

Skills Order.

Weekly Production Monitoring Blog 15.03.11

Progress.Last week i started on doing my mock up for my magazine. For this i decided on the layout and where i would place certain things, for example choosing where certain images would go, and where certain text would be placed. However ive been unable to finish these until i have the imagery done, and until i have finished my article.



Front cover magazine layout
not finished, mock up.







Inside magazine layout.
not finished, mock up.

These are what ive produced so far.




















Targets.
The front cover needs more work on it, however i have the basic outline set up. The title 'Trash Talk' is in the correct writting of how it will look in the end result. The headlines and sell lines need more work, but i know what i am going to put in to make it look a lot better. The photo will cover the whole background therefore the text will just over lap and fit round the image, depending on how its set out.
The inside of my magazine, the layout is just the same, its got the basic outline but it still needs imagery and the right font to fit in with, which until i have had my photoshoot i wont know what works best with them. The article that goes into the inside of my magazine will sit round the images and quotes will be picked out and made larger to grab the readers attention.

In the running of making this, i had a few problems with the font, thats why i have just used the basic font just to fit inplace until the actuall font is there. The problem was that the font didnt save the next day, so each day i had to keep downloading it and therefore it was just wasting time for me getting on with the other things. In the end ive just left it so when everythings finished i can then put them into photoshop save them, then edit them in. Also the fact i havent had my photoshoot yet, not til next week, this made me lag behind as i havent been able to get the magazine going quicker in making it. Other than that i have had no other problems.

Contingencies.Some of the problems i may come across would be that i wouldnt be able to find the same font as before hand to continue with my style that i am working on now. Also some of my models might not show up for my photoshoot, therefore i will have to get some backup models to make sure i have people for my shoot. I could possibly loose my work as i might forget to save it, so i will have to keep backing up my work every so often, if i add something new to it so i dont loose what i have done.

Weekly Procution Monitoring Blog 12.04.11

Progress.From last week i have updated my double page spread that needed to be finished. I have done this buy putting in the article and the top ten tips. This now looks a lot better and more complete, like an actual magazine that sells in the shops today.

Targets.
My targets would only be to just finish my documents that are needed for friday in as much detail as i can to boost my mark up. Also to do some more work to my blog and make sure everything, that needs to be in, is in ready for fridays deadline.

Contingencies.Problems i may have would be that i mite not get the work done to the best standard as i might not have enough time to complete them fully. For this i would have to make sure i leave myself enuogh time to do them, and get on straight away in lessons and not get caught up in conversation.

Weekly Production Mointoring Blog 29.03.11

Progress.This week so far ive improved a lot of my magazine, in terms of images text just everything.

This is the front cover of my magazine, finished. I think its a very good improvement from what i had a week ago, as ive changed the texts so they fit in more with my target audiences etc. Im impressed with how well the image has worked with my magazine as well as the whole front cover.

This is the inside of my magazine minus the article. I am prettty impressed with this double page spread because it looks like ones in magazines, it has worked well in terms of background, text and images so i am very pleased with what i have done, considering what it looked like last week.

Targets.For my magazine:
My targets would be to just add the little bits of detail to make my magazine look  more finnished. This would be to add the article, and add my top 10 tips, also to add quotes from the article that would grab the readers attention to make them want to read more.

For my documents:
My targets would be to finish off the tables that are needed to be done for friday the final deadline. Also do some more work to my blog making sure that everything is on there that should be, so its up to date.

Contingencies.Problems i may come across is that i wont get the doctuments done in time for fridays deadline. I dont think this would happen as i have enough time to get them done, so i think i will be in the running for doing them right.
There might be a problem with uploading my magazine to the website that it gets graded on, so i will have to keep checking if everythings finished in the right time.