Kinetic Force

Scattered across my mood board are clippings from several publications, such as Vanity Fair,  that I feel may inspire me during the creation of my own magazine. While I plan to create a Halloween edition of a theme park magazine, it is subject to change, so what is on my board is geared toward my preferences (not only for the Halloween magazine). The three full-page clippings pasted onto my board are possible layouts I may wish to experiment with when formulating my final product. I may finish with a “picture speaks a thousand words” approach or put it into a more formally written style for my double-spread. However, the placements of pictures, text boxes, and graphics are appealing in all three pieces—something I will consider. At the upper left-hand corner (“Wild at Heart”) is a possible style/font for one of my headings. Sub-headings (or topics) are brainstormed with the clippings to the right of the large piece “Straight Outta Hollywood.”  I enjoy the more sophisticated ...

Viewing ten presentations on differing magazine covers and their house styles has exposed me to new lessons in what I will need to keep in mind when creating my magazine and what I will need to consider when forming presentations. While there were several formulas for creating a magazine cover that were shown, all had consistencies. The masthead was always significantly larger than the other pieces of text to signify its importance. Furthermore, I will have to consider the pros and cons of having anchorages on my cover, or to keep it focused on the graphic/photo like The New Yorker had. An important aspect is the color scheme of the cover. I must make it so that the colors reflect my main article (for instance, if it is serious, I would be using darker colors as opposed to pastels). Presentation making was, at first, challenging to grasp. When recording the audio files, we all managed to pace ourselves in our speaking so that it did not sound jumbled, messy, and unintelligible. In...