End of October Update post

This month I have achieved a lot and feel that I am a lot closer to actually being able to produce my pieces, It has been busy trying to incorporate a lot of other coursework hand in's while maintaining the amount of work I had planned to do but I managed to achieve everything that was on my to do list which makes me think that this is month has been successful. In regards to my photoshoot planning I managed to make plans, do trials etc and take the actual images and I know have a very clear idea as to what subheadings I can put onto my front cover, website and most importantly a strong idea of the kind of article I want on my feature pages,

Photoshoot 1 Images

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Initially I loved my first photo shoot because I had spent a lot of time deciding where would be most appropriate for my images, hair style, makeup etc but Once I looked closer at the images it was obvious that there were some that would not be suitable. The close up images were amazing quality but they were not suitable for my front cover because I wanted more of a focus on the clothing. That is when I decided that it would be more appropriate to ask my cousin if she would model for me, as a professional model herself she took over the lead and helped me get a variety of exciting and more intriquet shots. There are still some images that could be used but in both cases  there are images in which the facial expressions are wrong or the poses look to stages which means that I will have to remove them from my choices as they would ruin the overall effect of my cover and inside of the magazine.

Article Planning (Research)

http://www.refinery29.com/fall-fashion#slide-31

This website shows all of the latest fashion trends, wheres best to get them, how to wear them best etc and is perfect for helping me be able to appeal my target audience! I love the layout which also means that its influential for my own website and could be something to consider.

It is not possible to hyperlink or embed this site so I have print screen some examples of the articles I read which provided me with the most information;

Article Planning (Brain storming)

POST IT BOARD OF IDEAS (ARTICLE PLANNING)

Article Planning (Conventions)

Article Planning (INSPIRATIONS)

COMPANY MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS.

Company inspires me because of the different interesting font styles that are used and carried through and because nothing looks plain. They use bright colors where they feel necessary, they over lap images in an appealing way so that no major parts of the pictures are missing and so that they still look elegant. They also incorporate technology and social media well with the use of hash tags which link to twitter and play buttons which link to music players either online or on mobile phones. They do this in a way which is sutel and not to over powering which makes it even more effective and inspiring. 

COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS.  

     

The colour and layout of these pages are what inspires me the most. They manage to link colours which suit the personality of the brand without making them to bold and they have incorporated the main brand colour of pink throughout the pages without it being very obvious and in your face. In effect this makes sure that every page is fun and energetic while creating a memorable house style. The layouts are also fun, they use text boxes to categorize texts making it easy to use while still making everything look interesting, different font sizes, cut out images and over lapping boxes all add to the energetic feel.