Creative Critical Reflection

 Question One

How does you product use or challenge conventions and how does it represnt social groups or issues?

Question Two

How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

Question Three

How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

Question Four

How did you integrate technologies - software,hardware, and online - in this project?

Magazine Brief - Feature Article

 

Magazine Brief - Table Of Contents

 

Magazine Brief - COVER

 

Magazine Production Blog Post #8b: Main Coverline

 In this blog post, I will be detailing my process of constructing the main coverline. For the main coverline, I used the Yu Gothic font to keep the minimalistic style and eleganmt nature. Furthermore, I made sure to center it in the bottom, to capture the reader's attention. Moreover, I made sure to have the font slightly bigger in the hierarchy, to further keep the focal point on the main coverline. For the actual main coverline, I went with "Recontextualizing Fashion, Issues Of Fast Fashion", as it relates to the overall main message of my magazine

Reflection

I made sure to use the font of Yu Gothic, as it maintains that elegant and mimimalistic style that I am headed towards in my magazine. However, I made sure to have "Recontextualizing Fashion" as Yu Gothic Bold, and "Issues Of Fast Fashion" as Yu Gothic Light, as it creates contrast in the typography and prevents the fonts from becoming redundant and stale. It also adheres to my over style guide of the magazine. Moreover, instead of having the "Issues Of  Fast Fashion" as the same font size as "Recontextualizing Fashion", I have it as a smaller font size, as it adds a bit of unique style to the overall typography and prevents it from becoming redundant. I also made sure to center the main coverline in the middle bottom, as it is the main coverline and I want it to capturte the reader's attention; it also establishes it as the most important coverline, and denotes itself as the main coverline. 

Magazine Production Blog Post #8a: Additional Coverline

 For an additional coverline, I added "Exotic Looks, Thrifted Picks, Personalized Styles" I made sure to keep the font Century Gothic, as it keeps it minimalistic and elegant. I want to ensure that the fonts are like this, so that it follows the style guide of my fashion magazine, while preventing it from becomint tacky and out of place. Moreover, I have it below the "Starring" coverline, to keep symmetry and to evoke a streamlined effect.

Reflection

The additional coverline of "Exotic Looks, Thrifted Picks, Personalized Styles" is in line with the overall message of the magazin. Because the message of my magazine is addressing the issues of fast fashion on the environment, I wanted the additional/ feature coverline to be related to this. Therefore, incorporating the idea of "thrifted picks" combats the practices of fast fashion and further reinforces my message of ethical fashion. Moreover, the implementation of "Exotic Looks" entails to the reader that a unique look can be acquired through thrifting, instead of choosing options that are fast fashion. 

Magazine Production Blog Post #7c: Coverline

In my cover, I added a coverline that denotes my name. This is will correspond with the cover image that will be implemented into the cover page later down my production. For the font, I used a different font from the masthead. The particular font I used was Century Gothic, as it is minimalistic and elegant, just like the masthead. Moreover, adding the coverline is important as it details who is in the cover image, so that the audience can easily identify the person and view it accordingly.

Reflection

Adding the coverline is important as it helps the audience identify who will be in the cover image, as well as giving a bit of insight into the different topics that will be delved into in the magazine. Moreover, the font choice of Century Gothic adds contrast from the masthead, keeping the typography new and changing, instead of it being the same font, which will make the typography redundant and bland. 

Magazine Production Blog Post #7b: Title

 For my masthead, I made sure to have it nice and big, so that it is dominant in the typographic hierarchy. Moreover, I made sure to choose a font that is professional and minimalistic. I looked through various fonts, and stuck with Baskerville Old Face. I think it is the most streamlined and minimalistic, while still exuding elegance that is expected in a fashion magazine

Reflection

Choosing the correct font and size for the title is pertinent, as it is the defining feature of the cover of a fashion magazine. I chose Baskerville Old Face because I feels if it is the font that exudes the most extravagance, while still being minimalistic and streamline. Additionally, it prevents the cover title from being tacky and out of place, which is not what a fashion magazine should portray. Through this, I can meld together the typography and graphics to begin creating a streamlined and cohesive cover page. 

Magazine Production Post #7a: Print Size

 To begin this my production stage of my magazine, I first searched up the print sizes of magazine, For my magazine, I chose 11"x17" inches for the cover. This adheres to the typical conventions of a magazine, and I will be able to add my masthead, coverlines, and feature articles correspondingly to the size. Therefore, In Adobe InDesign, I changed the page size to 11"x17", which corresponds to the typical tabloid size of conventional magazine.

Reflection

Knowing what print size to use is vital for the layout of a magazine. Because I was able to choose my print size, I am able to easily fit in the different aspects of the cover page accordingly, without any trouble. Moreover, knowing the exact page dimensions gives me a gauge on the size of the typography, font, and graphics that I will implement within the cover.