The document summarizes the planning and production process for a student's music magazine project over several weeks. It includes brainstorming the name, cover design, and photo shoots. The student analyzed sample magazine pages to inform their own front cover, contents page, and main article layout. Key tasks included finalizing the cover design, masthead, and completing the contents page and double-page interview article.
1. 1612904476752/2/2010 – Today I made the initial brainstorms for the planning of my magazine. I included things such as the name, coverline and the different types of images I may use.<br />4/2/2010 – I analyzed a front cover of a typical music magazine. This is to help me acknowledge the features which typically go on a music magazines front cover. I made annotations on the front cover and after this I made my annotations into a short essay.<br />-2381254965708/2/2010 – today I drew up a rough sketch of my front cover. I decided on the name for my magazine (Mayhem) and I thought of some coverlines to include. <br />12/2/210<br />Today I thought up some masthead designs. I decided to use the name Mayhem’ and I experimented with the different designs on photoshop.<br />17/2/2010<br />Today I took some photo’s of my main models that I will use for my magazine. I went in at lunch time to the MPA room and took photo shots using different camera shots.<br />22/2/2010<br />Today I made a rough first draft of my front page for my magazine. I decided upon the image I want to use, I decided upon the masthead and the coverlines. I also decided upon the colour range.<br />24/2/2010<br />Today I analyzed a contents page of a hiphop magazine. The purpose for this was to give me ideas for my own contents page for my magazine.<br />26/2/2010<br />Today I started the production of my own contents page. I added the main features such as the images and the pages.<br />4/3/2010<br />Today I added the finishing touches and completed my contents page.<br />8/3/2010<br />Today I did an analysis of a main article/double spread page. This was also to help me in the construction of my own main article.<br />12/3/2010<br />Today I made a rough draft of my own main article. I decided to have my article in a interview format. I decided to do an interview with my main artist ‘Grinder’.<br />16/3/2010<br />Today I have completed the final draft of my front page cover. I have change the masthead design, the font of the coverlines and the background style.<br />18/3/2010<br />Today I had made a second version of my front cover with a free CD on the front.<br />25/3/2010<br />2657475514985-476250534035Today I have completed my double page spread, consisting of my main article, which is an interview with my main artist. <br />