Assignment 6: (Ancillary –Magazine Research)

-real double page spreads NOT to use

-samples of level 1, 2, 3, 4 student work

Tips

• Remember you MUST show your research from real double page spreads

• The research should show that you have researched listing magazines

• +• Researched and analysed a range of double page spreads • Additionally, this research is to get inspiration ……not to

copy them but to learn from them and get inspired by them!

• Remember, DON’T get your real pages from the internet……you must get them from actual magazines (PDF or printed magazine)

Section 1

• Which texts are used too often

(found online)

If you do a google search…..

For ‘double page magazine spread’……you will get these……(notice how some are real double

page spreads and some are student work!)

all used wayyyy too often and most aren’t even good!

DON’T USE THIS! (most common)

The student example shows they copied the concept……..not very creative!(level 1)

DON’T USE THIS! (2nd most common)

The student example shows they copied the concept……..not very creative!(level 1/2)

DON’T USE THIS! (3rd most common)

Average page – some decent design but a lot of people look at this.

DON’T USE THIS! (4th most common)

The original is a poor design……..silly to use this as inspirational! (it’s not even a double page spread…it’s a turn page (meaning

it is the page after a double page spread)

Both student examples shows they copied the concept……..not very creative! They are AWFUL designs! (level 1)

DON’T USE THIS! (quite common)

This real spread isn’t even well designed!!!!!!It’s too busy/noisy/cluttered.

DON’T USE THIS! (quite common)

Well designed page –decent design but a lot of people look at this.

Section 2

• Student examples (all levels)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

(low/mid/high level examples for each)

Horrendous student work! (level 1)

Pretty awful student designs (low level 2)

Basic/satisfactory (level 2)

Satisfactory (level 2/3 border)

Satisfactory/good (level 2/3 border)

Slightly better….(low level 3)

Better designs….(high level 3)

great designs (low level 4)

great designs (mid/high level 4)

Outstanding design!!!!!

(high level 4…..full marks)

• This candidate went above and beyond…..2 double page spreads, with consistency!

• Clearly understands and applies the appropriate codes and conventions of a double page spread

– Good, eye catching, controlled layout, varies size of text and style of font is appropriate and applied very well, body text is clearly readable.

– Great lighting and clear original images, colours are appropriate and consistent, all elements of a double page spread. (title,subtitle, body text, subheadings in body text, text is readable, images in various sizes/angles/shots, pull quotes, page numbers, extra block of text (she did a review)

– The editing shows high level of skill in photoshop/indesign…..cropping, selecting/cutting/pasting etc.

REAL magazine

• Remember you must get inspiration from REAL magazine spreads, NOT ones you found online – remember you could risk mistaking a student work for a real spread!

• I’d recommend going to a book shop to look at a range of magazines (NOT tesco or shop around the corner…….book stores have a better selection of magazines)

• Good magazines:• GQ

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/• Wired

http://www.wired.com/magazine/• Eye

http://www.eyemagazine.com/• Little white lies (film magazine)• http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/• time out (free on Tuesdays apparently)

http://www.timeout.com/• media magazine (use the subscription login I e-mailed you)

www.emagazine.org.uk• vogue and cosmo are better designed fasion magazines• total film or empire

Double page spread conventions (what you need to analyse)

Name of element

What is it? What you have to analyse

Primary Image

Secondary Image

The main , largest image

The next or other images that are not as bold/big as main image

Denotation/connotation of images. How does it have visual hierarchy? Why use this as primary/secondary images?

*some DPS’s may not have secondary images

Photography style/composition

The style of the photosHow the photos are laid out

What is the style?How and why are they laid out in this way?

Headline The main title(eye-catching title)

font/size/colour/placement

Standfirst The subtitle(explains the article’s basics (usually 5 W’s)

font/size/colour/placement

Body Text The main text (body paragraphs) is the articlesIn columnsUsually around 11pt size text

font/size/graphics/ (is it in a box? Behind a graphic?) colour/placement/columns?

Pull Quote A captivating/interesting quote from the article to intrigue audience to read it

font/size/colour/placement/style of quotation marks

Folio’s Page numbers Placement/font/size/style/colour/graphics

Colour schemes The main colours used (usually around 3) How are these main colours applied? Why these colours? (connotations)

By Line & captions By line gives credit to author (By Jane Doe) captions explain photos further or give credit to photographer

Placement/font/size etc.