AICE MEDIA STUDIES
AICE Candidate #2194
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Final Product:
RUN WITH IT! Magazine
Cover
Table of Contents
Double Page Spread
Cover
Original Draft:
Final Product:
I did keep a lot of the original design components from my first draft, as you can see from a side-by-side comparison, but I also made significant changes to things like the layout and font. Although they are somewhat similar, my fonts differ because I encountered technical difficulties when importing the online fonts I selected onto the app I used to create my magazine. I had to change my fonts as a result, but I think it was for the best because I really like how the magazine turned out! Look at my main headline as an example of how I stuck with the same fundamental components for each font I initially selected. Although they use different fonts, as you can see, I kept the design's all-uppercase, bolded, sans-serif look.
I altered the layout so the coverlids appear on both sides rather than being almost entirely on one side. This is due to the fact that, upon closer inspection of the positioning, the magazine appeared imbalanced and had a lot of vacant space that might have been filled with material that would attract prospective readers. Other than this, I didn't really make much changes to the layout.
Table of Contents
Original Draft:
Final Product:
From my original plan to my finished product, I changed practically everything. To begin, with my font, I didn't modify the headline, but I did switch from "Apollo," a serif, to a sans serif for the cover line and subheadings. In the beginning, I decided on a serif font to give the table of contents a more elegant appearance. I made this adjustment because I wanted my cover lines to be powerful and direct, similar to the sans serif style I selected for the new typeface. But, since it was aesthetically pleasing for the tabl,e and didn't detract from the cover lines and headlines, I used serif font to indicate the page numbers for each article and the bulk of the text.
I started by shifting the main image when making layout adjustments. This is due to the fact that the image used to be the page's focus point when it was centered in the centre of the page. But, I didn't want the image to draw attention away from the list of articles. Also, I didn't like the highly symmetrical layout I initially came up with because it both felt boring and didn't appeal to readers very well. Readers can now much more easily find articles with the table of contents thanks to the improvements I made to text and image layout.
Double Page Spread
Original Draft:
Final Product:
For my double-page spread, I made no changes to the first page, but for the second page, I chose a larger, main image rather than a smaller one with more surrounding text. I reasoned that a larger photo of my subject for the article and photo would add passion and personality to my spread because the article on the second page of my spread was based on a personal interview. I also added a quotation at the top of the page so that it would excite readers and invite them to my article.
I'm quite pleased with how my magazine turned out after making these adjustments throughout the design process and after thoughtful consideration of every piece that went into my magazine!