Contents Page Photo: Felix

Behind The Scenes Of My Photoshoot

I managed to take lots of good pictures which I am very happy of and can use in my magazine. Whilst I'm editing them, please enjoy some pictures from behind the scenes of my photoshoot.

Outfit Ideas

I want my model's outfit to be based on this one of Avril Lavigne. I don't want it to be identical, but I want the the basic concept of the 'school uniform' look to remain. 













Here's a mood board I created of my outfit:

Other Photos Taken For Magazine

Common Font Categories

Serif fonts have a slab at the end of each line.

Sans serif fonts don’t have that slab at the end of each line. 

Script fonts are very formal and appealing to look at.

Handwriting fonts made to look like handwriting for a casual and personal effect.

Display fonts are widely varied in design and style.

Notes on Fonts

Picking the correct typeface is very specific in a magazine because visual image is very important. The type of font you use says a lot about your magazine, using many transitional and modern typefaces can make your magazine look very boring. Also, using too many fonts that contrast each other can look very unprofessional and messy.

Most modern magazines like to use Sans Serf fonts such as 'Arial', 'Helvetica', 'Verdana'. Using subtle differences between fonts really makes a difference, such as highlighting words using bold or italics. Even making the font slightly bigger or smaller can make a huge difference.

Some magazines like to put certain things that are more formal in Serif fonts such as 'Georgia' or 'Times'. Magazines put things such as their website address, the price or even something big they want to stand out in Serif fonts.

In this issue of 'Rolling Stone', all of the main coverlines are in Serif fonts and the captions for them are in Sans Serif fonts. The contrast between them is very imporant as creating a clear contrast indicates to the audience what's most imporant about the magazine. Adele is obviously the main subject of the magazine so her name is written in a huge Serif font. Even thought Serif fonts are usually assosiated with 'olden' texts and are thought of as boring, you can modernise them by having a thin slab, and increasing the contrast between thick and thin.

 

Typefaces can be used to emphasise words or just look visually appealing. I have seen lots of magazines do effects on their contents page, such as:

 

- PAGE14 

- PAGE14

- PAGE14

- PAGE14

 

This simple change can make a massive difference.

 

Font Ideas: Volt

Here are some fonts I think would be suitable for the name 'Volt':
I think this font works well because the term 'volt' refers to electricity, and this font looks as if the works are being electricuted. It gives the effect of a vibration.

This font is very busy, there's a lot of effects, the height of the letters are different which is what my magazine is about - being different. So, I think this font works well.

This font looks like a headline, it's very bold and there's added bits that look like broken pierces to make it look messy, instead of just a regular font.

This reminds me of music, as it looks like it's vibrating as loud music does. It's still clear to see the words even though there's a lot going on. This is one of my favourites.

This font is very busy, the letters are subtly different sizes, the texture looks as if it's lots of pieces of metal. This is very relevant to my magazine as it's unique and interesting.