Research and planning: progress so far

This is what I have done today. I have finished off my contents page by adding more photos and some text. I have also altered the layout of my front cover and changing colours. I have added some boxes and shapes to make it fit into my pop genre more.

Research and planning: iShowU editing

Research and planning: progress so far

This is my progress so far. I've added more to my contents page and changed the layout and colour of my cover lines etc on my front page.

Research and planning: progress so far

This is what I've done today, I have added to my contents page and altered my front cover layout and colours.

Research and planning: Social network feedback

This is the feedback I got from posting my blog address on a social networking site.

Mel- An interesting almost intense front cover,good name and type face in use,I agree with Aimee the red on title is fine but the cover lines would show up more if not all done in red some in white would stand out a little better in some areas,like the way it doesn't overlap the face .

Heather- Rod said he is colour blind, so he finds it hard to read red text on grey it all merges in to one. He said yellow would be better! I think the cover shot is very striking for a news stand and it will attract the punters, very good.

David- Don't use the second M.A.C picture as it looks dirty. You also should look at covers for Kerrang and Rolling Stone for some non-pop references.

Rayanne- I think it's really good, you explained everything clearly and the colours, images and subject matter suits the genre of the magazine.

Sarah- I love the colours!! The models, font and props match the genre, pop! Love it.

Daniel- Great work! What I've noticed in most of the pop magazines you've used as reference is the similarities with plain white backgrounds and bright vibrant fonts that stand out from the page. You may want to use more than one or two different font colours for the cover.

Research and Planning: contents page photos

These are photos that I will use on my front cover and contents page.

Research and planning: Pose research

Certain model poses are used in certain genres, this is because some poses are only appropriate for certain genre types and also it helps to identify what the genre is.
For example:

 Playful and flirty poses- usually involve kissing/kisses, commonly used in pop magazines as the stories featured inside often involve romance and relationships.

 Cheesy or immature poses- used in pop magazines due to the age and immaturity of its target
 audience. Also these pose are often a source of humor or fun.

 Posing with props/over exaggerated emotion- props can provide a clue to the story the photo represents or be used to create a fun/playful atmosphere

 Unusual/ridiculous poses- this shows childishness and provides a light hearted feeling to a magazine.

Research and planning: Podcast 3- blog progress

Research and planning: progress so far

Today I have gone over my moderator feedback and started uploading any missing posts. I have also done 2 research posts but so far only 1 has been posted. I have also Photoshopped the bottom photo and had begun to change my front cover.  I need to get some social networking feedback, post my iShowU videos/podcasts, upload my drafts (with audience feedback) and upload the photos I have taken to add to my magazine.

Research and planning: magazine layout/colour research

My magazine genre is pop.

From my research I have found that practically all pop magazines use the colour pink as its main colour. On this magazine there is a cover line about fashion that uses several images to give examples of the kind of clothing that is featured. I like this idea and think I will add it to my front cover as lots of pop magazines do the same.

 I like the layout of this pop magazine as it has plenty of cover lines but you can still see the cover photo clearly. I want my magazine to be the same so I will rearrange my layout and add more photos to my cover lines. Also I like the banner at the bottom that shows the different posters available in the magazine, I might use this as it will help make my magazine more appealing to the target audience and show which genre my magazine is.

I like the use of different fonts and colours on this pop magazine, I will change my front cover in the same way so that it is easier to read and more appealing. Also I like how they've used a different shape for one of their cover lines so that it stands out against the others, this is good to use on competitions and feature stories.