MY MAGAZINE POWER POINT INTRODUCTIONBy Amna Afzal

LOGO• The colour scheme i had chosen for my logo was red and white, this is because it looks urban and are two unique colours, also the font i had chosen looks like a type of graffiti which is what we usually see on the streets and in music magazines and also music videos.• Originally the colour scheme i had chosen for my logo was black

and yellow, but i felt that the colours didn't match as well to my standards and didn't look urban enough to me or the type of colours we would use or see in a music video or magazine.

i chose to put my logo on a black background as it makes the colours stand out and show more.

FRONT COVER PICTURETo my right is two pictures the first one is the picture I photo shopped for my front cover magazine brightening his face and ensuring he looks intimidating, the clothes he is wearing fits in with the genre of my magazine, and I cropped the bits I did not need using the wizard tool on photo shop.

CONTENTS PAGE PICTUREThis is the contents page picture the first one is the original photo and the second one is the photoshopped photo, I used the burn tool to burn some bits I wanted to stand out and I cropped out the background and unnecessary bits that were not needed I chose this one over my last years one as I believe it looks more masculine and intimidating as that’s what I was intending on doing.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD PHOTOThese are the two pictures one of which I photo shopped and the original photos as we can see I had to do a lot of editing by cropping and sorting out lighting and taking off any unwanted things I did not need. It was hard to crop my third person so I cropped everything and done his edits separately

It was intended for the males to have a shadow on their face or a dark area to make them look powerful and intimidating which is how they are usually seen in the context of the genre I have chosen so I intended to do them following my genre.

Tools: brightening, contrast, burn tool for vibrancy and enhancement wizard and rubber tool for background

PHOTO OPTIONS (JUST A LITTLE SELECTION I HAD TO CHOOSE FROM)

FRONT COVER ANNOTATION NEWThis is my logo for my magazine that I have originally

created using the font from a website called da fonts in order to get the specific font I required, it looks like graffiti font that would be used in the genre of magazines that my magazine is based on so, RNB/HIP HOP. It stands out on the page very eye catching and easy to identify the logo, beneath the logo it states what OG stands for which when hearing what it stands for will grab the right target market and audience as it sounds very street and original, its something different.The exclusive interview stands out as its in the house style colours and is something different on the whole page which becomes engaging and eye catching as it says “exclusive interview” persuading the reader want to read on what happens next or what has happened.Maybach music is one of the biggest U.S record label who have people like Meek Mill who is a well know Artist as well as DJ Khaled who is also signed under Maybach music record label, if audiences saw this they would think it’s a suitable product for them to read as it specify what it contains and the genre of music they're attracted to and listen to wanting to make them buy it and allowing them to read more on the article that carries on onto page 2 and who this new “star” is that is also now signed under one of the biggest U.S record label who deals with well known artists. As this is one of the main things I would like my target audience to see I put this in big bold writing to make it stand out to the consumers wanting and encouraging to buy it, I believe the different font styles grab peoples attention or the right attention depending on bits which are important and want to stand out to encourage and persuade customers into buying the product. The red colour scheme along the white stands out an the different font sizes and styles show which parts are important and would like to be identified.

I have included an area of what is included in the magazine making it easier for the audience to decide if it’s the right magazine for them. I've also written “for the youth of today” as its based on the newer generation. And also that is my main target market. Its easy to identify as its eye catching and stands out.

I have inserted a barcode on the front of the cover as every magazine has a front cover I done this so it makes my product look realistic and stand out as if it’s a real product. A barcode is needed! Above it I've also written the amount of the product so the target audience are able to identify how much the product is.

I inserted the date it was published again for the target market to identify how old the issue is and when it was published.This is in big bold writing as its two people I used which are crucial and are shown on my double page spread. I wanted this to be recognised hence its in big and bold and I also want the people who are being shown in my product to be known the audience will be attracted to new name and also want to know who they are and what they do.This is a picture I took and edited in photo shop, the way he is standing is how I wanted him to stand as it was intended this makes him look like an intimidating individual and that is how my genre is represented through males like this, some areas are dark or stand out as that becomes eye catching and engaging.

CONTENTS PAGE NEW On the contents page ive inserted my logo again so it becomes recognised and remembered, the name and logo would synch into the audiences head reminding what the name of the product is.

I used numbers so its easier to navigate around the product of where stuff would be, in any normal magazine that’s how the layout would be in order to make navigation easier around the product. Ive put the numbers in a different colour which make it stand out and engages the audience to which page they want to view, for example I put on the front cover exclusive interview page 2 when they view the contents page they will remember page 2 and the exclusive interview, it also allows the audience to look further down the page what interests them on other pages as they can see the number clearly.

The word features is in a bigger font and stands out so the audience understand what the magazine contains of and what other stories are included which may grab their attention,.

As we can see I have changed the font on this page to make it look more exciting and engaging as using the same font is boring and not fun to read, the font is smaller than the numbers which looks engaging and catchy, also the font I used doesn’t clash within the house style I have chosen to go with, I have stuck with my house style as it doesn’t crash it has been consistent throughout the colours red and white and I have used them in different ways so it doesn’t become boring.

Again I have used another male who looks intimidating and the posture is different as that is one of my main aims because males are represented like that in the context of my genre, the male is looking directly into the cameral like my male that I used on the front cover engaging the audience as he's looking at them, as he looks intimidating people want to read on and may find this product or my magazine is for them and matches the genre of rnb/ hip hop well as ive followed all codes and conventions and stuck with a good house style which doesn’t become boring and stays consistent throughout switching it up in different styles and make it a unique product. The male is also wearing a piece of jewellery as well representing his manly side as its on his left arm as well, this also stands out as its directly being shown off, another feature which makes him look more intimidating is he has his arm half folded making him have a certain appearance about him and how he wants to be known.

The word contents looks different and unique as it becomes engaging and eye catching to the audience, the placing of the word is different and makes everything else on the page stand out.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD NEWI also added the logo on to the double page spread it Is easy to see and recognisable to the audience remembers the name of the magazine.

The writing style is different and more engaging and I have quoted things to make it look more interesting. The picture of the three boys is what I want my target audience to see first, the three boys is what the article Is all about, the reason as to why the have a dark shadow affect on them is because its part of the article but sebastien is lighter and stands out as he doesn’t have the shadow affect because the article is mainly about him, zian standing behind seb starting from left to right is because he has a problem with seb as hes betrayed him and luis isn’t apart of their argument but he doesn’t know what to do, read the article in order to understand why they are in the order they are and why I have given them that special affect. These mails also look intimidating which is what I wanted and how theyre normally portrayed.

The title is what was on the contents page exactly the same so the audience can identify what page this is.

The colour scheme is still the same and all fits In well the title stands out and the red and whit mix in well, the hose style has stayed consistent throughout. The drop down shadow effect also makes it stand out and eye catching. The font also looks fancy and formal I have changed the font to bring the style up abit as the same font looks boring however the font mix fits in well.I have also added a page number so the audience knows what page they are looking for and wanted to read I also stated n my contents page that the exclusive interview was on page 2.

CONCLUSION• In conclusion from the new product I have designed I have learnt many

new skills and have gained knowledge from using the two main software's to create my product photos shop and quark, I have re done my magazine as last year the magazine was not quite up to standards but I believe I have followed the codes and conventions of a rnb/ hip hop magazine and understand what is used within this genre of music. I feel much more comfortable with using photo shop and have become more skilled. The course of two years and being able to re do this is a privilege as last year I didn’t really understand how to create a product for the genre I have picked but concluding from research I have done it had helped me create my final product and gave me the ability to understand what is needed.