Front Cover Rationale

28th September 2017

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In this lesson, I will be continuing to work on my rationale.

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In this lesson, I have finished my front cover rationale.

27th September 2017

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In this lesson, I will be beginning to do my rationale for my magazine front cover.

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In this lesson, I have began my rationale for my front cover and have wrote about the composition and layout of the front cover.

First Draft of Front Cover

Here is my first complete draft of my magazine front cover. I have used a variety of different fonts from dafont.com to add a some range to my sell lines. In my next draft I will have to consider changing the dominant image/background as it makes some of the sell lines harder to read. I have made the main sell line a teal/blue colour to keep in with the theme of the masthead 'Something Blue', as well as this I have used two different fonts in my main sell lines: Scriptina and Friandise. Scriptina is a calligraphy font whereas Friandise is a more traditional font - this adds a nice juxtaposition between the two, drawing the attention of the audience. I have used the font Adam for the sell lines and the sub heads on the right hand side of the page, this is because it is easy to read and does not distract from the dominant image or the main sell lines. For the main sub head, strapline, web address, price and date I have used the font Caviar Dreams as it is slightly different from Adam but is still quite simple and easy to read. The font of the masthead is Foglihten No07 as it stands out and fits the theme of a bridal magazine without being too fancy or calligraphic. The barcode in the bottom right hand side of the page is taken from a Belle Bridal magazine - I did this due to the fact that it is actually made for a magazine and therefore does not look out of place or inappropriate. Also, I lightened the color of the dress slightly so that it would look more white and therefore bridal, as opposed to pink.

26th September 2017

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In this lesson, I will be continuing with my front cover draft. I will be adding essential information and sell lines.

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In this lesson, I have completed my first draft of my front cover. Next time, I will be completing my reader profile.

25th September 2015

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In this lesson, I will be working on my reader profile using the results from my two audience surveys.


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I have started my reader profile.

Front Cover Draft

Here is the first attempt at my first draft of my magazine front cover. I have tried to change the colour of the dress to be whiter so that it is more bridal. I have, also, brightened the image and added the masthead to the top of the front cover. Next time, I will work on adding sell lines to it as well as essential information and other codes and conventions of bridal magazine front covers.

21st September 2017

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In this lesson, I will be beginning my first draft of my front cover.

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I have began creating my first draft of my front cover.

Something Blue Logo

Here is my chosen logo for my Bridal Magazine, which I have named 'Something Blue'. I have used the font 'Foglihten No07' from dafont.com - as I felt this font matched the regal/bridal theme of my magazine nicely. As well as this, it is a unique font from any of the other bridal magazines that I have looked at. It is, also, easy to read and will capture the audience's attention thus attracting them to my magazine over the competition. The color of the logo could vary depending on the color scheme of that particular issue of the magazine, however it is likely that it will always remain black, white or grey so that it stands out. I have chosen for this to be the name of my masthead as it links to this traditional wedding saying "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue."

20th September

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In this lesson, I will be creating another survey for my target audience so that I have all the information I need to create my reader profiles. I will, also, finalise the logo for my magazine.

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In this lesson, I have created a final survey for my target audience so that I can complete my reader profiles. I have also chosen my logo for my magazine using the font 'Foglihten No07'. Next lesson I will complete my reader profiles.

Target Audience Survey

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19th September 2017

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In this lesson, I will begin a draft of my billboard.

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I have created a first rough draft of my billboard.

First Billboard Draft

Here is my first draft of my Billboard. Above my draft is the original image - I have cropped the image appropriately and turned the image black and white. After doing this I have tinted the image with a slight blue hue to link in with the magazine name of 'Something Blue'. As well as this, I have changed the colour of the flowers from pink/peach to blue/lilac - once again to link in with the name of the magazine. I have added the masthead to the bottom right hand corner of the billboard - just as I said I would in my flat plan. In my next draft I will add some essential information to the billboard and experiment with different colours/hues of the dominant image.

Audience Survey

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18th September 2017

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In this lesson, I will make a checklist of all the things I have to do in Evernote so that I can clearly see what I still have left to do. I will, also, be making audience surveys in Typeform.


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In this lesson, I have created a checklist with Evernote and created a survey with Typerform for my audience surveys.

14th September 2017

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In this lesson I will be working on creating a logo for my magazine.

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In this lesson I have created a number of ideas for my logo that I will choose from.

Masthead/Logo Ideas

Here are a collection of ideas for my masthead/logo. I have used a variety of the fonts I found would work well for a Bridal Magazine. I will choose the logo that I think will look and work the best for my magazine. I like the idea of having different sized fonts so that I can make it more compact as opposed to all one size - this should make the masthead more attractive to the eye. I, also, quite like the use of two different fonts but I am not sure if this would make the front cover look too busy. The colour of the font I use will all depend on the colour of the dominant image and the mies-en-scene/background. 

Peer Feedback from Pitch

Here is my peer feedback from my Pitch presentation. From this I know what I have done well and what I now need to change/add in order to make it better.

13th September 2017

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In this lesson we will be peer assessing our pitches.

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I have received feedback for my pitch and i now know hoe to make it better.

12th September 2017

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In this lesson, I will be creating my flat plans for my magazine, billboard and website.

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In this lesson, I have created my flat plans for my magazine, billboard and website homepage. Next lesson I will create my flat plans for the two website hyperlinked pages.

Flat Plan for Website Homepage

Flatplan for website homepage from Hannah Ould

Flat Plan for Billboard

Flatplan for billboard from Hannah Ould

Flat Plan for Magazine Advert

Flatplan for advert from Hannah Ould

Flat Plan for Magazine Article

Flatplan for article from Hannah Ould

Flat Plan for Magazine Contents Page

Flatplan for contents page from Hannah Ould

Flat Plan for Magazine Front Cover

Flatplan for front cover from Hannah Ould

11th September 2017

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Today I will be continuing to work on my pitch.

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In this lesson, I have made good progress with my pitch and next lesson I will be creating my flat plans for my magazine, billboard and websites.

Pitch

Here is my pitch for my regional bridal magazine, billboard and website. I will present this to the class in order to recieve feedback which could help me when it comes to creating my products.

7th September 2017

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In this lesson, I will be beginning to work on my Pitch.

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Today I have made a start on my pitch and I will be continuing to work on this next lesson.

September

September calendar from Hannah Ould