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evaluation

7. evaluation from james Gannon

Development Diary Week 6

18/05/2018

Development Diary Week 6

This week i finished my first double page spread and made a start on the second one. For the second double page i decided to go for the theme of Equipment to tell new divers and general people what equipment is used while diving and the various costs of each item. This week was a difficult one for me because i really wanted to change my project but was told that it would require too much work to complete as we were already 5 weeks in. I feel like i am more motivated to do a different concept than continue with the theme of diving but i can't change it now. Im struggling for ideas with this project now but i guess i have to keep on going. The idea behind this layout is that it is not just pictures on the left and the text is on the right. I wanted a little bit of variety which will stand out to the reader. i did my research on each of the pieces of equipment i had photographed and added the cost in the description of what it is, does and why its useful/needed for. For the information about cost, i just used google for a rough estimate of what you would be looking at in terms of cost.
I really enjoyed photographing the different pieces of scuba equipment and editing it into Photoshop to create a double page spread for my magazine. 

Development Diary Week 5

11/05/2018

Development Diary Week 5

This week i focused on completing the first three front cover designs to try figure out which one i liked best for my final product. I had made the decision that the photograph where the diver was a long distance away would be the type of photo i would incorporate into my design. I have planned a dive for Sunday the 13th where i will be going to Capernwray Quarry to get some underwater shots of another diver. my plan for this weekend is to get as many photos as i can of different things to give myself plenty of different ways to make my product look good. The more photos i have the better because it gives me leverage on how i can make my magazine look nicer. I have another 3 weeks so i can experiment with different photos to see which on looks more professional and more like a magazine that someone would be interested in buying. 

The next step for me is to create a double page spread for my magazine. The plan is to get a few photographs of the diving equipment i have used and section them out so that i talk about what the photograph is showing, how much it costs and what it does. I thought this would be a good idea to try and sell the equipment to new divers (and experienced divers). This is a good way of telling people what they need to look out for when going to a dive shop and if they are interested in learning a new hobby, how much roughly it would cost them to start. 

This type of magazine layout is great for new people to see what everything does and learn new things about the kit they are about to use. This will be a type of design i will incorporate into my final double page spread. Its well laid out and clearly sectioned out. The text boxes are next to the images they are talking about and  it's also very clear what they say about the equipment. The front of the magazine is also quite nice with the main image placed at the right of the page with a nice contrasting text colour for the title. The text in both yellow and white stand out against the blue background and is really eye catching to a person who might be walking by. This is a great way to advertise the product of the magazine and influence people into diving at the same time. 

Development Diary Week 4

04/05/2018

Development Diary week 4 

This week i finished off the remaining work for my production experiments and pre production. I then started generating a few more ideas to add to my actual production. 

 

This was the first front cover for a magazine i had produced this week. I used grid lines to keep my text boxes organised which resulted in everything being in place. Tog get the grid lines i had to go onto Adobe InDesign to get a 6 by 6 grid. i ad to then screenshot the grid and put it onto photoshop over my actual image. I think that if i didn't rush this, it would look a lot nicer and more professional. However i still think that it looks good enough to be a front cover.

The next front cover was slightly different with the main image being a lot closer and more centered.  This front cover was the exact same as the first one but just a different image to see what the layout would be like with two seperate images to get an idea of what to photograph for my final front cover project.
I enjoyed making the two front cover dsigns 

production reflection powerpoint

6. production reflection from james Gannon

Proposal

2. proposal from james Gannon