January Calendar

This the Calendar that I created at the beginning of January. I have kept track of the posts that need to be uploaded and ensured to carry this action out on the day that I previously planned.

DPS Progress

I have recently realized that I did not include a caption for the photo on the DPS. I have since changed this to ensure that there is a one featured.

DPS Page Progress

Once again, I have added the red to this page. This makes the magazine have consistency and look professional. The red that has been added has made key points stand out particularly the introductory paragraph. Many often miss out this paragraph but the use of the colour red makes it stand out encouraging the reader to ensure to read the entire article rather than certain points. 

I also changed the credit notes to be vertical on the right side of the page as this is where they are more often seen so it has a better consistency.

The colour of the page numbers has also been altered as they did not stand put very well in the darker purple colour.

Contents Page Progress

I have added an extra colour to my contents page as I thought that the colour scheme was to strict making the magazine look boring. I have used the same red which is featured on the front cover to show consistency making my magazine look more professional.

I have also moved the left side further along as i felt that there was an uneven gap from the edge of the page to the box in comparison to the page and the box on the right side. 

Moving the pictures around slightly has made the magazine look more consistent and organized. 

I found that the information on the contents page was not consistent and looked as though it had a messy alignment. I ensured that they were all in line which made it look as though it were more professional and organized. 

The banner at the bottom of the page has been changed. This is because the devious information was more often seen on the front cover and vice versa. I decided to change the banner to include the social media links which are more often seen on the contents page. 

Front Cover Progress

I have chaned the amount of boxes that I have used on the front cover as I believe it looked as though it was too organized and it was also difficult to ensure that all of the boxes were aligned correctly.

I have also changed the colour of the extra cover lines as without the boxes, the dark purple text was very difficult to read.

I also rearranged the pictures and text so the gaps between each one is even making it look more professional.

I have also changed the colour of the captions on the photos to include another colour in my colour scheme which also made them stand out more. The colour I have used is the same one used for the extra cover lines but I have made the caption size smaller to ensure that they don't stand out as much as the cover lines.

I have also added an extra cover line on the left as I felt that it looked very heavy on the right and quite empty on the left.

I changed what is on the banner at the top of the magazine as well as I looked at other magazines that I used for information and none of the ones I looked at featured social media links on the front page. They're more often seen on the contents page and the banner on the contents page was more often seen on the front cover.

Magazine progress

Due to having a very strict colour scheme, I previously only included the six different colors. However, this made my magazine look quite boring and it didn't appear to stand out the way I wanted it to. In order to change this, I added a red colour, the same colour as the lipstick, to give the magazine more variety and look better overall.

I also added an extra cover line to the left side of the magazine as I felt that it looked as though it were empty and uneven due to the amount of text and images that could be found on the other side of the magazine.

I've changed the strap line at the top of the front cover to include some more features of the magazine rather than the internet links that were previously there as I felt they would work better on the contents page.

Lesson Plan

Dring today's lesson, I plan to add some changes to my front cover, contents page and dps. I am going to add another colour to the magazine as the color scheme is to strict so another colour is required.