Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Research and Planning: Serif Fonts

A serif is a type of font that is essential to use when writing any form of text on paper, this is because that serif fonts are said to be much easier to use. serif fonts are said to be much easier to read because these certain fonts are designed in a certain way so that none of the letters are hard to read by making  the letters all look different from each other and by making them available to all functions such as caps lock and being bold. This serif font is used mainly in things like magazines and newspapers.

Friday, 7 December 2012

research and planning: work to do

I need to finish off my contents page, my start my double page spread and to take pictures for my magazine for next week to show to the rest of my class for feedback.

research and planning: my magazine to date


Friday, 16 November 2012

Research and Planning: location recce and risk assesment





Research and Planning: double page spread research



I have looked at a few double page spreads and I have found that all of them that are from the same genre as my music magazine seem to all be most of the pages are taken up by a picture of an artist, and they all seem to have an almost basic layout. However on each double page spread the stories are always linked to the picture on the double page spread. I am going to be using these examples to help me come up with my design and story for my double page spread and I can chose whatever I wanted for the story as long as the picture is related to the story.








Friday, 9 November 2012

Research and Planning: SLR Test Shot Review

With the SLR camera I find that when I was outside taking photos the lighting was better and made the pictures much better, however when I was inside I found that the pictures with the flash on came out with better focus but seemed too bright, so all in all, I think I will take my shots for my magazine outside.

research and Planning: SLR Test Shots













Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Research and planning: Masthead name ideas

I have come with up with three ideas for my music magazines masthead name:
  1. Blank
  2. Beat 
  3. Relevant

Research and planning: Audience interview videos

Research and planning: Drawn drafts of music magazine

Research and planning: Audience video interview questions

Here are a selection of questions that will ask my target audience:


  1. What stories would you expect to see on a magazine of this genre?
  2. Do you think that the Masthead is relevant?
  3. Do you think that the shot type on the main images is right for the magazine?
  4. Is the layout of the front page layout right?
  5. Does the contents and or front page have enough detail? 
  6. Are the colours relevant to the type of magazine this is?

Research and planning: Production schedule


Research and planning: Podcast

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Research and Planning: Questionnaire


This is my questionnaire that I will distribute to a variety of people in my class.