Flat Plans and Rationales - Magazine Double Page Spread

I decided I wanted my double page spread to be based around fashion trends, instead of a usual interview article. By doing this, I get the chance to reflect more on the fashion element of my magazine, while also having the chance to add regional information. 

My page will be full on Autumn fashion items that are currently in trend. These vary from clothing to beauty products. At the same time, I will be adding some of my own images of my models to represent as celebrity content, as this is used quite commonly within existing fashion prints, to show that a particular celeb is wearing the same or a significantly similar item to the one featured on the spread.

 My headline will be spread out amongst the whole page, to stand out to the reader attention. To accommodate this, I will add a subhead below, to explain the point of the article, so that the reader gets a brief idea before reading the whole spread. Where I have placed boxes on the flat plan, I will be adding written content to stand by the fashion items that I will be adding, to describe and talk about the particular object and its significance to regional fashion. 

My house theme will still take place in this page, while including all colours, due to the use of images within the page. 

I will include most of the articles regionalism through the written content of the page, as my images will be occupied by clothing items and models. However I can still add regional information, like where a reader can find a certain item in the North East. This will allow the consumer to relate and appreciate the magazine, as it relates significantly to the region the readers live in. 

For further details on mise en scene, I know I want the article to have a fun look, as this is what fashion is all about. I will represent this fun adding slightly more colour, and this will come from a lot of the images I will be including.

Extension / Aftermath
My double page spread did once again take on this initial layout. There were a few elements that I didn't include. I did not add as many photos of models, simply as it didn't look professional when put on the page. I found that just including the product I was writing about was more easy on the eye for the reader and aesthetically looked better on the page. Other than this, I did keep most of my original ideas, like the pictures of the products along with the written content to go with it.

Flat Plans And Rationales - Magazine Contents Page

My contents page has to take on a sleek and professional look, as when looking through my research and current existing prints, a fashionable and mature look was extremely popular, especially the style from Vogue magazine. As seen from my flat plan, my articles will be organised in layers. I will also add titles to define and label these articles, to make it easier for the reader to find particular pages. I have also created a section which accommodates an editors  space, where I can add some extra image content. My plans are to also add a large image from my photo shoots, as I thought this reflects and gets the fashion genre across to the reader, as it creates an effective impact on the page. 

At the top of the page I plan to feature the name of my magazine, and below I will feature 'contents page' to make clear of the point of the page. 

The colour layout will replicate my original house them on all of my pages, however, the colours I will be including on this page will range from: white, silver, black, red, pink and a range of pastel colours, as these colours stereotypically and traditionally relate to my target audience. 

I aim to think of 15-30 articles to feature in my contents page, to show written evidence and examples of my regional fashion genre. These may shown in different sectors and areas including "regional" "usuals", "fashion" and "beauty". Within these I will add articles like "Newcastle fashion walk", "Urban Decay glam" and "Lush must have's".

As said, I will also represent regional identity within my contents page by adding a section completely based on events 'In the North East' as this differs from your traditional global fashion magazine. It will also allow readers to relate to the content and appreciate that the North East has an original fashion print magazine.

Extension/ Aftermath 
Overall, I have stuck to this design pretty well. I have added all the elements on this flat plan onto the final draft of my contents page and it worked pretty well. Even all of the layout has stuck to the plan and resonates well with the idea and look of Vogue magazine's own contents page. The only thing that is slightly different on my final draft is the dominant image. In my final draft I didn't add a full body shot once again, as I was simply recreating Vogue's own traditional contents page, where not all he dominant images were full profile. This still allowed my page to look effective and professional.

Flat Plans and Rationales - Magazine Front Cover

For my front cover, I want to replicate a traditional fashion magazine. As you can see from my flat plan, I have shown the variety of articles that I will be adding. I know from professional prints that fashion magazines include a lot of content about the issue on the front cover, this being the reasons that I have visually shown how I will set this out. From my research, I found that fashion front covers usually feature a celebrity or a model who is supporting a particular trend or main subject of the current magazines issue. Due to this, I have featured a figure of how my model may feature on the cover. Like Vogue and Elle my masthead takes a large sector of the cover, creating an effective and professional layout. 

Depending on the picture I take, the image may overlap on the title, as this is a popular technique used quite a lot. I may even add sub images as I have shown on the right hand side of my flat plan. I have done this, to represent the fashion element of the magazine, and to catch my target audiences eye. On the gutter line of the page, I have also added a bar-code as this is compulsory to any magazine. 

Through the use of mise en scene, I want to definitely give off a fresh, girly and professional look. To do this I will not include very flamboyant colours, as monochromes and lighter colours will look more professional for my target audience. The model will show a relatable but professional and fashionable pose, like a smile or a neutral look to represent the fashion industry.

Finally, to give my magazine some regionalism I have added a subhead below my masthead that will link to the North East. I also want to show very clearly that my magazine and ancillary products link to my region. To do this I will include various articles on the cover that indicate ideas and content of the North East so that readers will understand straight away notice that the magazine is regional. Some sell lines and articles may be features like "North East Autumn favourites" or "10 ways to feel more confident" as these small examples are the kind of topics you would see in a fashion magazine, and what my potential audience would enjoy to read. 

Overall, this flat plan will guide me when coming to production, and hopefully will allow me to be more prepared when  going into this process. 

Extension / Aftermath 

I am now writing back here in April 2016, when all of my products and blog has been completed. Here I will explain how my flat plan initially influenced my final piece. In terms of sell lines, I have definitely kept the main idea and plan of their positioning and size as this does resemble traditional and original fashion magazines. I have also kept a similar dominant image to the one I added in my flat plan. However, the image isn't completely a full shot and could be classed as a medium shot, as the full body isn't in vision. I decided to take on this as I didn't want my cover to look stretched and i wanted a more full and detailed vision of my model. The masthead and subhead also stayed the same, apart from how I added a pug or banner diagonally on my masthead so I could display my price, as this is done on the likes of ELLE magazine a lot. One last thing I changed is the side of the page I featured the sub images on, on my flat plan. I simply switched them over so I had more room as this looked more effective on my final draft. 

Time Management - 22/10/15

• Today I plan to post my flat plans and rationales 
• I will then go onto the rest of my planning for my magazine and its style.

Time Management Reflection - 21/10/15

• Today I have completed everything I aimed to 
• Firstly I booked my model and uploaded my evidence 
• Secondly I produced my ideas for my costume and make-up ideas for my shoot 
• Next I created my plans for the location of my shoot 
• Therefore I have completed all of my photo-shoot organisation. 

Photo-Shoot Location Plans

Within this Prezi presentation, I have expanded on my thoughts of where I plan to set my photo- shoots. I have went through the positives and the downfalls of each setting that I have chose, and described why and how they would fit in amongst my genre and within my products.

Costume and Make-up Ideas

In this slideshow, I have presented my plans my costume and make-up ideas for my shoot. Within this I have justified why have chose certain inspirations, and how I will incorporate them into my own work.