Time Management - 19.11.15

I managed to take the photography for my magazine this week, and plan on staring the final production soon. I am up to date on most of my work, and this week I have been going back to old posts and adding more detail, since I finished everything I had to do quite early.

Photography Session

I managed to take the photos of my model recently, and have begun to decide which will and which will not work for my production. I used my own camera for the photographs, a Canon EOS D100, which is a DSLR Camera with the ability to take high quality images.

The first issue I faced was that, as I was not using a studio, the natural lighting of the room was not effective and produced tinted, poor quality images. I found that bright white lights around my model created a much nicer effect, and a better standard image, as seen below.

I had an idea for a shot in which my model waved a rainbow ribbon, however after a lot of trying, we discovered the movements of the ribbon were hard to catch on camera, and created a very wide shot, so I decided I didn't want to use these images in my production.

I decided to use a rainbow flag, instead, as it created a similar, but much more effective image. I took a range of shots with this, including mid-shots, long-shots and head-shots. I would like to use some of these in my magazine as I think they turned out really well.

I have put together a collection of some of the photos from the session below, I plan on going through and selecting the best few for my magazine shortly.

Time Management - 12.11.15

I managed to scout some locations for my photographs this week, and published some images and problems I found in my previous blog post. Luckily, I didn't have to travel far and I had few problems, and I am still managing to stay on schedule despite some minor issues. My goal for next week is to take my photographs of my model, now that I have organised a date and time with her, and have a location ready. After this, I should have everything I need to begin my production.

Location Spotting

Whilst looking for locations for my photo-shoot, I initially planned on going to an empty classroom in my college, and found this room, planning on taking down some posters as there was a neutral coloured wall and carpet. I decided, however, there was not enough room here and the part of the wall by the window I could have used would not have been an acceptable option.

After deciding against this, I decided to use a spare room at my friends house. There was a long white wall, and we used a bright white lamp to provide lighting. We had to be sure there were no safety hazards so moved any wires out of the way while setting up the lamp. The room had white walls, and a brown carpet. We moved furniture from one of the walls to clear up space for my model to stand by so the background of the shot would be one color.

Time Management - 05.11.15

This week, I have been working on figuring out fonts and colour schemes for my magazine. I decided having a clear list of fonts and colours would make the actual production a lot easier, so once I decided on fonts I thought would work, I used Facebook to ask my target audience what they thought was best. The feedback helped me a lot. I am planning on looking for a location to shoot my photography in next. I will be using my own DSLR camera (Canon EOS D100) for this, and so far I am on schedule to finish my production soon after Christmas.

Double Page Spread - Font and colour scheme

For my double page spread, I decided to use a different color scheme, following a red and black theme.

I chose this as I wanted my model to wear red and black here, and the shades of grey alongside it would make a nice contrast. I would have my model wearing red lipstick too, to highlight the color scheme more.

For the fonts on this page, I have chosen to again use three different fonts. The main body, I decided, would use Dillenia UPC again to add something that is consistent throughout the magazine, and I also still believe the font is easy to control and follow.
I wanted to use a second font for the heading and wanted to use a theme of a ransom note, inspired by the article title here.

Whilst searching for fonts similar, I found three I'd like to use, eventually deciding to test out the final two when I make my magazine to determine which I like best.

Something in the way

Earwig Factory

New Facebook

The final font I'd like to use would be for my pull quote and kicker, I decided I wanted it to be formal and easily readable, but still quite decorative, and I eventually decided on using the Sans Serif font, Dream Orphans.

Dream Orphans

Front cover and Contents page - Font and color scheme

The color schemes I have chosen to use for my front cover and contents pages are orange, blue, and grey. I wanted to keep this theme consistent through these two pages to add a flow and sense of organization to my magazine.

I would have my model wearing blue and grey, and the text surrounding it will all also follow these colors, and I am likely to incorporate hints of black and white, too.

I would like to use three common fonts on my front cover. and contents page. The first would be for the heading/masthead, and I've selected three possible fonts to use for it.

Air Americana

RawStreetWall

DK Sensory Overload

All of these texts are quite decorative, so they are suitable for a masthead however I think I like the final one the best. I began designing possible mastheads with the fonts, and came up with possible designs to see any ideas I could come up with using the fonts.

My first idea would be horizontally placed along the top of my magazine and follows the blue part of my color scheme. The text is bold and stands out, however it may be a bit distracting

This masthead would go in the top left corner of my magazine,and although I like it a lot better than the first, it is not bright enough to draw attention to the cover so may not be as successful.

My final design used Air Americana, and I designed it using two different colors to see which looked most effective. I like this design as I think it stands out most, along with the first one.

The next font I'd like to use on my front cover and contents page would be clear and easy to read, unlike the decorative font. This would be used for longer pieces of text, such as descriptions of cover lines, dates, or information.
For this font, I have decided to use Dillenia UPC as I find it looks attractive and is also clear and easy for the reader to see. I considered using Times New Roman, however after contrasting the two, found that Dillenia UPC produced a nicer effect.

Times New Roman

Dillenia UC

The third font I want to use on my front cover and contents page is one that would be used for sell/cover lines, the main article heading, and things I'd like to stand out. I therefore would like to use something bold and decorative but still understandable. I narrowed my options, again, to three possibilities.

Mistral

Colors of Autumn

TrashHand

 After comparing the fonts, I have decided to use either TrashHand or Mistral, and after asking my Target Audience I found that they generally preferred the third one, so I decided to use TrashHand for my final magazine.