Final Magazine

 Here are the images for my magazine cover, contents page, and double page spread

Front Cover

Contents

Double Page Spread

Flipbook: https://issuu.com/akasv7/docs/ilovepdf_merged_2_

Here is the link to a google drive that contains all my files, just in case the pictures are blurry: 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15WCc_QSmT3qbYU_oPDL-KY8By4c3ENYn?usp=sharing

Critical Self Reflection

 Here is my critical self reflection for the magazine project

Critical Self Reflection Magazine by saka wiweka

Here is a link to the file in case the embedded file does not work: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF7VvzTnak/-qBHZCYEaXRRE4cxh8xlIg/edit?utm_content=DAF7VvzTnak&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

Double Page Spread Research & Development

 Here are some Motorcycle Double Page Spread Research

Based on my research, the double page spread for motorcycle magazine has conventions of using: a by line (person who wrote the article and the photographer), heading, subheading, image of a motorcycle in the middle, articles that are divided into small chuncks and not using much negative space as the double page is filled with an entire image, and page numbers, website, and magazine title.

 Here are a few sketches and pictures of possible double page spread ideas that I'm going to use for my magazine

 5 Thumbnail Sketches

Sketch #1

Pictures #1

Sketch #2

Picture #2

Refining

Reflection In the begining, I didn't really like the layout of my double page spread since it looked boring. However the addition of the drop cap, red text pull quote, and the change of colour of the heading made it seem more interesting. Then, when I was trying to experiement with the 1st picture, I spent about 30 mins developing it and I couldn't choose which double page should I use for my final magazine. I asked my friends and it was a tie vote so I decided to use a coin flip for which one I should use. Heads for the first picture and tails for the second picture. It landed on the tails. Next, I futher tidied it up while adding captions to the pictures. Also, I would've picked this either way because my teacher helped me with alligning the subheading and gave me feedback for it so I'll not let it go to waste. Finally, I end up with this design which I'm happy with since it looks organized and easy to read. 

Contents Page Research & Development

Here are some Motorcycle Contents Page Research

Based on my research, the contents page for motorcycle magazine has conventions of using headings that says 'Contents', columns, gaps between each title and description, have 4-5 images, banner to sepereat each section, have pages until the hundreds, captions with page numbers and not using a by line and pull quote.

Here are a few sketches and pictures of possible contents page ideas that I'm going to use for my magazine

 5 Thumbnail Sketches

Sketch #1

Picture #1

Refining

Reflection: At first I thought puttiing the zx-14r motorcycle vertically on the right would look cool but after some feedback from my teacher and friends, they say that it doesn't look right (fit) and one of my friends suggested to turn the motorcycle horizontally and only show the face of the bike. With the addition of adjusting some lighting, contrast, and warmth of the picture, it seemed fitting to the content page and my teacher approved of it. I also add shadow at the bottom to make the motorcycle look alive and present in the page. When my teacher suggested to change the small picture on the bottom left, I was skeptical because I like it there but after I change it, I had a second thought and kept the changes. Also I had some difficulty to write down the captions because I was not sure what title to use for that picture such as the middle top one where I wrote 'local rapper' because he looks like one.