CCR

Here is my Creative Critical Reflection on my magazine, MIRAGE. Here I touch on several topics of interest involved in creating my magazine. Here is the link:

https://youtu.be/T65puegAX64

MIRAGE IS BORN

Ahhh!!! I'm so excited to announce that I am officially finished with my magazine! I am honestly so proud of myself and how I was able to learn and create such beautiful material in such a short amount of time. I am definitely very pleased with the result and I think it really represents me and my image. I hope you all enjoy it! Thank you to everyone who helped me through this whole process (teachers, models, friends, etc.). I will be posting my CCR sometime early tomorrow morning and then I am officially 100% done with this journey. Well, enough talking, behold! Here is MIRAGE:

https://www.canva.com/design/DACRv1ode_o/oxcfQre4_H40fEBcta1f8w/view?utm_content=DACRv1ode_o&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

MIRAGE IN THE MAKING

Hey guys! I have finished my cover page and my table of contents. All I have to work on now is just the two-page spread (I will probably end up doing more than two pages) and the CCR. Here is my cover page:

I am staying true to my previous research of all the other magazines that relate to mine. Notice how I'm sticking to simply one coverline and a neutral color: black. I tested out a light pink for the cover but I did some more research on color psychology and I read that pink can sometimes come across as flashy or gaudy, and that is the exact opposite that I want for my magazine. The color black gives off a more elegant, modern, and sophisticated vibe. I decided to stick with one large coverline at the bottom of the image. Now, here is my table of contents:

I love the combination of the black and the red in opposite corners of the page. I separated the cover story from the remaining articles/spreads. Also, I tried to show that MIRAGE discusses a lot of different topics that appeal to all kinds of genders, races, ages, etc. I want my magazine to appreciate diversity in fashion & style. I tried to maintain a very simple, sleek, and minimal approach to the layout of both the cover and table of contents. Stay tuned guys, the finish line is getting closer! Till next time, xoxo.

The Pictures Are Here!

Hey guys!! So Stephany finally sent me the pictures from the photoshoot and I have already started creating MIRAGE. My plans are to be completely done with the magazine by the end of this week so I can have the weekend to work on my CCR. My last couple of blog postings this week will most likely be pictures, examples, layouts, and explanations of the creative process of creating MIRAGE. I will post how I plan to make my cover, table of contents, and what my two-page spread will be about. I am using this great online tool called Canva to create my magazine. So to give you guys a better idea for what my magazine will look like, I'm going to post pictures from the photoshoot but I will separate them into three categories: Cover image, table of contents pictures, and two-page spread pictures. This way I can show you guys which pictures I am considering on using for each section of the project. Without further ado, here are the pictures and the categories for which I'm considering them for:

COVER IMAGE OPTIONS

       



      

     




TABLE OF CONTENTS (RANDOM PICS)


     


    







TWO-PAGE SPREAD: INDIVIDUAL PICTURES OF MODELS