Evaluation: Question 4

Evaluation: Question #4

Question: How did you integrate technologies in this project?

Throughout the course of producing this entire project Me and my partner used technology in order to produce the magazine and receive feedback online from others while also sketching and planning out how we want our individual edition to look. Whether it be digital sketching or paper sketching or face to face interviews and over the phone interviews, I managed to well integrate different technologies in my project. One example is through the sketches. I would first normally draw the sketch on paper, scan it on my phone, then email it to my computer where all the heavy programs are. On my computer I would use various programs like ‘Paint.net’ and websites like Canva. Editing and small tuning took place there as well. Positively, we were provided with the computer lab at my school where almost every adobe product is built into the systems. This was great because as you may know adobe products are not cheap so having them for free at school was very beneficial. The program, though I learned it now, was too hard to navigate through so I used simpler things like paint.net and Canva. When home I used the same program “paint.net” because I already had it installed on my computer. I would then integrate that technology with the features that were limited to mobile devices. These two technologies working hand in hand allowed me to productively create my blogs as efficiently as possible.

Evaluation: Question 3

Evaluation: Question 3

Question Three: How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

Pixton Comic Q3  (That I created)

Evaluation: Question 2

How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

From the start of the creation of my magazine, I thought about how my magazine could engage my audience and how it could entertain them. Due to this, I chose to create a Hip/Hop magazine with bits in high fashion because this is a broad subject that a lot of the youth at my high school can enjoy. The first time I engaged my audience was when we took a survey that asked about their preferences in a genre to what color combinations they thought looked the best. My audience even played the deciding factor in choosing the name that we would call the magazine being “GUAP Magazine.” Hip-hop and fashion were two of the most wanted genres according to my audience so I went with it. In my magazine, you can see that we talked about a lot of the things that high schoolers can relate to, like balancing your time with your passion, and the collection of clothing and accessories. I also made sure to incorporate a vast amount of slang that is not too ‘wild’ but in a way allows a reader to know what age group this magazine is targeted towards. And Lastly, with my artist’ s/model being a student in high school, it allows the audience to see someone whose situation is very similar to theirs.

In real media texts, my magazine would be distributed mainly digitally but also in print at specific locations that contain a substantial youth audience. Examples would be sneaker stores, indoor amusement parks, and things relating that include a considerable teen audience. Mainly though, I would promote the magazine online through social media because that would be an ideal place for my audience. Over time as more and more of my magazines are released, I would continue to use the youth as the foundation of the magazine and explore the hip-hop/rap industry from the perspective of the youth.

Evaluation: Question 1

Evaluation: Question 1 

Question One: How do your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?

Response: (Prezi)
 https://prezi.com/view/zKQh2gmqyTc45wa2FvB7/

Final Product

Cover Page: Outcome

Cover Page: Draft

On the next blog post, I plan on adding some more stuff to the left side since it's open and bland.

Cover Page: Progress 2

I started off by creating a base to my cover page since I decided to start over.

Then I erased the background of the photo I planned on using for my cover photo.

I put it on the cover page and added my mast head. I added a white cut off at the bottom to make it look more cool so it can catch the youth's attention.

I started to add the texts and the artists' name....

and I had created a cover page I liked.

Cover Page: Progress

Process of Creating the Cover page

Here is a snippet of me creating the cover page for my edition of GUAP magazine. I inserted two images of my artist and began to blend them so that they can have a clean look on the page. I will continue to make touch-ups and add onto the page to give it more of a magazine feel.
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Process:

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Cover Page: Images

Double-Page Spread: Outcome

Double-Page Spread: Draft

I plan on adjusting the add-on feature story since it is off centered.

Double-Page Spread: Progress

I started off my double-page spread with a text of artists name in the corner. I figured having different colors of letters would help develop my color scheme. In my research of double-page spreads I found many magazines using a similar font to the one I used which is why I used it. I wanted my magazine to look similar to others so that it looks like a real one.

I added the text from my feature story and a picture in the other corner. The process of this layout was clear in my head. I had a view in my mind that was easy to follow but I knew would grab youth's attention.

I continued adding the text but realized that there was an empty space so I decided to fill it in with a picture. 

I then added the other mini feature story to the right side of the double-page spread.

Double-Page Spread: Images

I decided to use a new set of photos for the other add-on portion of my article.

Table of Contents: Outcome

Table of Contents Outcome

After constant review and editing, I finally came to the final design for my complete table of contents. Originally I planned to have only a microphone on the page, but since the magazine is now focused on precisely one artist, I thought I might as well put him in the space. The design is clear and straightforward; it shows the artists and gives a couple of attention-seeking descriptions under each title. By using the phrase "Drip Check" and "Feature," it gives the magazine more of a youth-oriented mood. I did not want to add too much to the page because I wanted it to look more blank with the artist popping up at you.

Table of Contents: Research

Magazine Table of Contents Research

So here, you can see the information I gathered while looking for inspiration for how I wanted my table of contents to be produced. First, I found a few pictures of magazines from any genre and looked at how their tables of contents were arranged. I did this mainly to be able to see the layout because, in the table of contents, there is not a lot of complexity behind it. I looked for a design that could navigate my audience to what they wanted to see.

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After viewing these, I got an idea of how I wanted the page to look. It would have the microphone on the upper right of the page with the Information listed on the left. I plan to include multiple pictures of the artist to give like a sticker theme to the page.

Fashion Add-On Feature Story

Drip Talk:

As you know fashion plays a HEAVY role in the hip-hop industry and the youth. Designer clothes, Sneakers, and accessories are all purchased by artists and showed off in music videos, photoshoots, etc. Today's Artist just happens to be a major fan when it comes to high fashion clothing and apparel. Major Drip can be spotted in his collection of designer clothing and Nothing But Heat in his shoe collection of about 40 pairs including multiple designer pieces. Belts, bags, shoes, shirts, the Drip varies in Jetski's closet. When asked how he would describe his style in clothing he said "lots of designers, I try to invest in my Image. This is just the beginning as his collection will continue to grow more and more as his career grows.

Feature Story

Here in this post you can see the Feature Story I created for my main artist.

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Feature Story:

"Starting a New Wave", This is the words of the young high school artist Kevin Jones or as his fans call him "Nw Jetskii" or just "Jetskii" for short. 16-year-old Jetskii was born and raised in a healthy home located in Miami Florida, where he attends High-school and works on his passion. While also maintaining his academics he finds a way to balance his schoolwork with his music. Music started of as just a fun hobby for him as he would record songs in his free time and freestyle with friends. Now, He has two official songs out on all platforms with around ten thousand plays in total on Spotify, and this is only the beginning.

Jetskii's style in music varies as he tries to not be a follower of any particular artist's flow. The projects he's created can range from Rap to R&B as you can't expect a particular flow on a new song. Out of all the pieces he's created he says his favorite song is one that has not been released yet called "Slime baby", so be on the lookout. Being a High-school rapper in Miami-Dade where almost everyone is trying to blow up somehow causes Jetskii to know that he must separate himself from the crowd as much as possible. In the name as the first to letters Nw, which stands for New wave, remind him not to follow in the same baths as others. When asked how he seeks out different opportunities, whether that be for beats or a studio session he said "Its all bout connections, if you know people who know people it will start a cycle"
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Different Lighting Techniques

Different lighting techniques Research

In this post I decided to show sum of the different lighting techniques that I discovered during research.

This is useful to my magazine because these are the two main lighting techniques I will be trying to pull of when taking the model pictures of my artists. Since I use a black backdrop I want the shadows on the models to almost blend into the blackness so that the shot can look nice and so that the area full of light can pop.  There is no literal reason why I chose to do this besides it is the look I wanted to go for on my magazine. Its not as if the entire page will be black and white the background is just black.

Indesign Tutotrial

In this post I chose to look into the controls on Adobe InDesign CS6 because when working at school that is a program we are able to use.

When looking for tutorials and tips I came across this website which was very useful.

https://www.agitraining.com/adobe/indesign/tutorials/working-with-the-control-panel-in-indesign

It was very useful because it explained how to use the controls that I would be needing in order to continue working on my cover page.

I must first transfer my logo and my model onto the black background then add in all the extra details and sub sections on the page.

Magazine Progress: Digital Sketching

In this post i will show some of my progress while making my magazine. I will be putting things together and trying things out all on a program I have called paint.net. It is similar to photoshop but slightly easier to use and less compact. Basically i got a picture of my model. Carefully cropped him out and placed him on the cover with slight detailing. The product of the first sketch is shown.

Completed Logo

Completed Logos For My Magazine

After a few revisions I now have my final logo completed and ready to go on the magazine. I have two almost identical choices to chose from depending on what looks best on the magazine when everything is added on.

I chose to go with this nice and simple design with the black backdrop so the words would be easier to read. 

Working On The Final Logo

In this post you can see some of the steps that I took in order to create the Logo for my magazine.

Initially I had the logo in the previous post but I felt as if it was slightly to bland so I opened up Paint.net which was a photoshop like program that I already had on my computer and began to sketch around.

After doing these two sketches I immediately decided to stick with the bottom look. So, I tried out a few other designs similar to the bottom one while switching around the colors and basically I ended up sticking with the bottom design in two different colorways.