In Design
11 July L.O. to explore and understand how to use InDesign for magazine layouts 12 July L.O. to create an effective magazine cover using appropriate codes and conventions unfinished:
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Magazine Cover Design: Masthead
4 July L.O. to use Adobe illustrator to create an effective magazine masthead. What genre/ hobby are you doing? fashion / media What is the name of your magazine? ? What masthead and genre conventions do you need to use?
Magazine front covers
15 June L.O. to identify the features on a magazine front cover, to explore genre codes & conventions Masthead - the name of the magazine. it goes at the top Dateline - the bit that says the date when the magazine was reported, near either the masthead or the barcode Main image - the picture on the front of the magazine, in the middle Cover lines - the writing around the main image that tells the reader what is inside the magazine, along the sides Main cover line - line of text on the front cover describing and promoting the content, middle on the sides, links to the main image Bar code / price - to scan when buying the magazine, bottom corner Tagline / Strapline - a memorable phrase, summing us the magazine and its content, like a slogan, near the masthead somewhere Pull quote - text that is pulled from the text, to draw attention
Website Evaluation
15 June Website Link: https://tillyredhead123.wixsite.com/my-site My Website: Evaluation My website is for a brand / company that sells beachwear and products that are sustainable and eco friendly. My brand is hugely based around being environment friendly and has links for marine based charities, there is a link that talks about sustainability and a section that talks about fast fashions contribution to climate change. I have chosen an informal look for my website, meaning i have used things like pastel colours, stickers and mis-matching pictures, connoting a more fun back and fun brand. To make my website, I had to sign up to wix.com and make an account. Once i was signed in i had to choose a template and develop it to fit my brand image and made it look the way i want. I did this by adding my own images, adding my brand name and changing colours and fonts that I wanted to match. I like my site because I like the colour palette and images i chose and think i adapted it the
Brand Design
23 May L.O . to create effective logos and a clear brand identity This is my first logo. It is designed for a website for swim / beachwear / beach accessories, where you can also upload photos/ reviews. I like it and think the surfboard and palm-trees connote the beach very well. I chose pink as my base colour because the target audience is mainly young girls/ teenagers, and pink is typically associated with girls. This is my second logo. I adapted the first logo a little bit and added the brand name in aswell. This is my third logo. I like this one very much, I think it connotes aspects of the beach (the surfboard and the blue) and i like the simplicity of it. I kept this one much more minimal, and chose this font as it matched the thin-ness of the board nicely. I like this one a lot.