Reflection of the past week

This week has been very busy, i have been working on improving my final magazine. Also i have been working on a post about my inspiration off the Fader magazine and did some research into a magazine institution so that i can find one that would publish my magazine. I then got one of my class mates to review my magazine and he wrote a post about it. As well as that, i have done my 7 evaluation questions.

Class mates review of my magazine

Cameron Quinn: I really like the style of this magazine because of the colours George has used, i feel that they go really well with each other and make the magazine stand appeal to the reader. The front cover i think is really good, i like the way he has laid it out and used the boxes around the fonts, i feel this adds a special effect to the magazine and makes it different to all the other magazines I've seen. Although, i'm not to keen on the font of the subtitle "Lil Fabes" i feel that this is a quite boring font and he could of used one that stands out more and draws more attention the cover. I really like the photo he has used because its different to other magazines which i feel makes it more unique. As a hip-hop/ rap fan i like how he has used one of Travis Scotts song names as his title and added in other artist names. The contents page i feel is okay but he could have done a lot more to improve it. For example, he should of added in more text to make it look more professional. Although, i do like the layout of the page and the choices of photos he has used. As well as that, i like the way he has carried out the boxed logo and the red/ white colour over to his contents page, i like this because it shows its part of the same magazine and lets the reader know its Coordinate. I also like the font and way he has laid it out as i feel it goes well with the rest of the page. I really like his double page spread mainly because of his layout, as it is easy to read and looks good. I like the choice of photo of Lil Fabes covering the left side of the page, this is because i think it looks good and i can tell he is a hip-hop/ rap artist. On the same page i really like how he has put a quote in, i say this because i feel it wouldn't look right with out it and i like the words he has used. Another thing i really like is how he has made the title and has put some extra writing underneath.

Fader inspiration

When doing some research about magazine titles I came across this Fader magazine which i really liked because of the box around the letter F, therefore i decided to use this idea for my magazine title. Instead of using the exact same idea i adapted mine and have added the box around the whole word, instead of just one letter. I have carried this font out through on in my magazine for the subheadings on my contents page.

Magazine institution

NME 

New Musical Express, also known as NME are a music magazine publishing company based in the United Kingdom. This company publishes on a weekly basis, and includes artists of all genres ranging from rap, grime, hip-hop and R&B.

IPC Media
IPC Media is another magazine publishing company that own a large variety of magazines inlucding Now TV weekly and Country life. In recent years IPC Media has create content that can be used on a multi platform, such as online, mobiles and tablets. As this is the biggest UK publishing magzine company they reaches out to around 25 million people globally a month.

My plan for the week

At the start of this week i will be handing in my final magazine after doing some small changes to the double page spread. Also, this week i will be researching into some magazine institutions to find one which would publish my magazine. I will then be making a collage to show the development of magazine, for this i will also write a short paragraph about it. Next, i come onto my evaluation for this i will write a shot post on the inspiration from the Fader magazine. Also, for my evaluation i will be writing seven draft questions.

Reflection of the past week

This week i have made a lot of progress with my magazine as i have added in a lot of detail and learnt a lot from my research. Also, i have taken more photos as i have had some feedback on my others.

Photo ideas after marking