Final Outcome - Task 4

 These above are the final outcome of my magazine assignment. through the previous blog posts, I have talked about the experimentations that I created to get to these final outcomes but overall, I am happy with the work I have created. 

To begin the process of creating these designs I had to come up with a name for the magazine. previously I was torn between two names which had very different styles. "The Bolder, The Better" and "Day Dreamer". One was a classic style magazine that you would find in the shops currently and the other being something new and different. I wanted to push myself in this assignment, so I chose to pursue the idea of "the bolder, the better". This was because I felt I could experiment with wilder designs and create visually interesting outcomes and I had a lot more freedom to create bold effects. It also pushed me out of my comfort zone. Embodying this bold and edgy fashion magazine designer forced me to think outside the box more and push the boundaries that the repetitive magazines have set up today. 

doing my research before each task allowed me to identify the key feature and structure of a magazine. when I read my fashion magazines I never usually pay attention to the order of things or the front that they use, but to look at that detail way useful and helped rule out a number of things at the start. this meant I could be more time efficient as I knew what I wanted to produce and could stick to the guideline I had produced. I quickly established that it was bold colours and motifs that I liked. I love streetwear and designing it outside of lessons and I wanted to see how I could reflect that in each of the tasks I was given. the beginning style development took a while to figure out as I wanted to make sure my ideas were clear and persistent. I think I have maintained the idea that this is a magazine aimed for a teenager and young adult target market but also can appeal to both males and females. this was something that I wanted to try and create as the standard fashion magazines are aimed at women. I know plenty of males that are interested in fashion and the latest style, so I wanted to cater to the gap in the market. the gender idea played a big part in the decisions I made. I can clearly cater to a female audience as I read and view that on the daily but ignored to keep it open for both genders, I used the opinions of my viewers on social media. 

I have a 50/50 split on the gender of my audience and although I can make a judgment on if I think its gender neutral I can check this through the popularity and rating of the numerous polls I put on my social media. this was interesting to see how true my judgment was but also to get honest opinions on my work. I struggle making final decisions so by using this technique I could have other judgment to help me decide what to change. 

my favourite part of the project was making the layout design. this similar to the front cover but you have more space to play around with text and images. I enjoy making the bright and statement layouts and feel as if I put my bold personality into my final pieces. I do think it’s a reflection of the side of fashion I enjoy the most and that gets me the most excited. I love looking at the future of fashion and the cool, high-tech, and edgier style that is present currently. although I personally don't think I can pull it off its fun to create content that I am passionate about and personally would look at. 

 Final Piece

This here is the final front cover that I created. for this cover, I was torn between to styles and black background and white background. the white had introduced a lot more colour, however, the black background followed some of the minimalistic features that I liked in my research. this is the first thing you would see in a magazine, so I understood that you must make a statement. I felt as if the pop of colour and the mixture of the bright red and yellow was most effective. a lot of fashion magazines follow the rules of having either a white border or a lightly coloured background as they found this captures your attention more on a glossy paper. I thought I should base some of my work off what designers already know is effective but push it to become my own style. there are a few changes that I made to the white prototype. the title is MUCH bigger as this needed to stand out as much as it could. I resized the images to give me a white border in areas and I added in more tapes and text. this was to make the theme of the layout design relate to the cover. these are both aspects that I have used inside the magazine and they have made an appearance on the cover to link it all together. I have pushed the traditions but I am happy with the outcome! 

 This here is the first layout design of the two. this was inspired by one of my experiments and I tweaked a few things to give me this result. firstly, the title of the article needed to be much bigger than what was shown on the experiment. you need to capture the attention of your readers and entice them in. I allowed it to take up as much space as it needed and love the effect it now has. I did, however, change the font on the right page at the top and bottom, I felt that the previous font was letting down the page so I decided to change it to a simpler font which I then used later on in the next layout design. I did want to showcase the black background on one of my pages and I thought it was appealing and I think it works perfectly here. one of my favourite aspects is the shaped text on the left-hand side. it is creative and appealing and something I wanted to add since my research. the two pages really complement one another.

 Then finally this is the final layout design I created. I needed two full page spreads as my text was quite long and I did not want to ruin the aesthetic by cramming a lot of text on a page. I knew from the start of this experiment that I wanted this in my final design. its everything I want my magazine to stand for. bright, bold, and strong. both these pages alone would be fine and together they are amazing. the use of the text is what really excites me as it is so adventurous and different. these pages bring the originally and I am in love with final outcome. I did not have change much except the order of the pages, this was for aesthetic reason, and fix the text in the box as it wasn't correct in the original design. this was an extremely popular design on my Instagram, and I can tell why. this was a good way to end the assignment and I am very round of what I have produced. 

 This was honestly a fun assignment to complete. for me when I take my fashion course I find myself wanting to focus more and more on the technology side of fashion. Social media marketing is my eventual goal however learning computer skills, adobe software, and creating my blog never feels like a chore. it was fun to push myself and establish a possible online style that I could continue with through my blog and Instagram. I understand now how much effort goes into a fashion magazine and have enjoyed creating my own!