Article progression: part two.

Hi guys! This is my second progression post on my article page.

 

 

Since my last post, I have added three text columns on the right hand side of the page. The font is Minion Pro in the size 10. I think that this is the perfect size for a magazine article as it fills all of the columns and fills the page space fully. I chose to have the text on the right hand side of the page as the image of the model is turning towards the middle of the page, whereas if they were the other way around, the model would be turning away from the text.

 

I'm also still in the process of figuring out how to put a large, capital 'O' underneath the columns of text, similar to how Q magazine set out their article pages.

 

 So far I have tried a number of things to try and get the results that I would like and none have worked, therefore I am going to keep trying and hope that I can find a way to put it beneath the text columns as I think without it, the page looks bare. 

Article page progression: part one.

Hi guys! As you know, I am making a music magazine for my media coursework, and so far I have posted progression posts for both my front cover and my contents page, so it was only right that I posted some posts for my article page too.

 

 

I chose to use Adobe InDesign instead of photoshop to create this page because when I create the page, it provides me with a split page already and columns for my text, so that I can keep things in proportion.

 

I chose to have a large image of my model on the left hand side of the page as my style model is based on Q magazine. I thought I would have the image on the left side of the page rather than the right side due to the fact that the model is facing into the middle when it's on the left side, but if it was on the right hand side then she would be turning towards the end of the page.

 

In the picture itself, I thought the brick wall background behind the model added something different to the page, and would look better than if I cut the model out of the background and put her on top of a plain colour background. I also played around with the brightness and contrast on the image to ensure that it didn't look too dark, and cropped the image so that it was a medium shot.



Contents page progression; part five.

Hi guys! I'm at the stage with my contents page now where I think it may be complete, with only minor alterations to be made. I have made a lot of changes to this page in order to make it realistic and how a real contents page looks like.

 

 

Since my last progression post I extended my added content box and made it wider as I felt it effectively filled the space that was there beforehand. By making it wider, it created an extra space at the bottom of the box. Therefore, I filled it with another story which both filled the box and added more content for readers.

 

A couple of months ago I attended the One Direction concert at the stadium of light in Sunderland, and of course, I took the perfect opportunity to lift my camera into the air and take plenty of photos. A specific image which is featured on my contents page on the right hand side, shows the multiple strobes of lighting on stage coming together and projecting out to the audience. It also shows a strip of the audience at the bottom of the image and one of the side screens. I thought this would fit well on my magazine as the other two images on the page are of two different models, so this image breaks it up.

 

I plan on making minor adjustments to my contents page, such as composition of images and font size.



Contents page progression; part four.

Hi guys! This is my fourth progression page for my contents page which shows the changes that I have made from my last post.

 

 

Since my last post the first thing that I improved on is the text down the left hand side of the page. I added more stories so that my magazine looks fuller and I then decided to add an extra column beside it, as an added bonus for readers.

 

I have changed the font size several times on this block of text in terms of sizes. I decided to make the title, 'features' to be slightly smaller than it was before hand. I also changed the font size of the main story headings to be slightly bigger than they were before. The smaller writing underneath the story titles simply explains a little bit more on what that featured story is about. The reason that I decided to have it so much smaller than their titles is so that the titles stand out more to the reader. I also repeated this for the smaller column beside it.

 

As I stated on my last post, I intended to add an image of my main model that will also be the focus for my article onto my contents page, which is what I have done. I have slotted it in-between my other image and the text block on the left and made it slightly bigger than the other image to emphasize that it is the main article. I also altered the lighting on both images as they looked slightly orange to me.

 

To add to my contents page, I intend to add another image that has been taken and edited by myself just below the other image on the right hand side of the page. I feel as though there are empty spaces on the page that I need to fill which I intend to do for my next progression post.



Contents page progression; part three.

Hi guys! In my last two posts there have been updates on the progression of my music magazine contents page for my media course. Since the last update, I have made the changes that I explained that I would make in my post and also added something more.

 

 

As you can see, the text down the left hand side of the page is smaller than in my previous update as I felt I could fit a lot more text on there and make the magazine look fuller. In the top right hand corner underneath the strapline at the top, I have placed an image that I have taken and edited myself, to represent some added content in the magazine. I intend to also add an image of my main model that I have used on my front cover and will be using for my double page spread, as it will show readers where they can find the main article.



Contents page progression; part two

Hi guys! This is the second progression post that I have decided to make on my music magazine contents page. Since the previous post, there has been a big addition to the page as I have started to put some of the writing on down the left side of the page.

 

 

As you can see, the writing is quite large so I plan to reduce the font size so that I can get more writing on, so that the magazine looks fuller. I also think that the box containing the writing should be slightly smaller and shouldn't take up the whole space from the top to the bottom, so that I could perhaps fit a space at the bottom for a website address and a page number.