Friday 8th February:
I began to plan what kind of magazine I wanted to make and began to analyse others of a similar subject.
Here you can see my thought processes and mind mapping for what kind of magazine that I wanted to create:
There are lines going through branches to indicate that I did not like the idea and decided to eliminate it from my thought process.
Also on the left hand side of this plan you can see some basic thoughts and design looks for how I would want to style my front cover, this part of the process was a crucial part of the design process as this will determine who i will get looking at my magazine.
The right side of the plan also contains how I chose to breakdown the over-arching theme of 'Lifestyle'. I felt that creating a food magazine was an over used subject so I chose to go for one that doesn't get enough recognition 'Hobbies'. This then led me to branching out some subcategories such as 'War gaming', 'Video gaming' and 'Role-playing games' out of these three I chose 'Role-playing games', the subject of my subcategory is 'Dungeons and Dragons' but while most of these kinds of magazines will cover what happens on the table, I hope to accomplish from real role-playing with a group to the life of the table in order for my readers to decide which type of this hobby they'd enjoy.
Below are some more traditional hobby magazines such as arts and crafts with models and photography:
Friday 8th February: On this day I also examined and broke down a magazine to try and help me get a better understanding of what kind of designs and themes ran through already existing magazines:
Here you can see a breakdown analysis of a magazine in the same theme of my subcategory, I also took note of how the cover of this particular magazine was created to attract peoples attention, not only in how the main cover image was made to draw attention from other magazines but also the unique layout compared to other magazines such as the title along the side of the cover and no coverlines.
Wednesday 13th February: On this day I carried on planning out what I was going to do for my magazine as well as analysing some more similar magazines.
This plan is to help me in trying to decide what to use when I'll make my front cover for my magazine, it also lists what materials I need for it.
It also helps me to plan out what I need to do in order to help with the creation of my front cover.
