Photos

I've had some problems lately with my photos I had picked to use in my magazine; where they all got deleted, so I have had to spend some time sorted through photos and trying to find the ones I want to use. These are some of the photos I am using for my articles:

Slogan

I've spent some time researching different travel quotes and phrases that I could use for the slogan/catch phrase of my magazine as well as tips on creating a slogan.

I found some tips on how to create a catchy slogan :

Guidelines To Create Great Slogan

1. Identification. A good slogan must stay consistent with the brand name either obviously stated or strongly implied. It’s better to include the name of your business to it.
2. Memorable. Some of the best taglines or slogans are still being used today, even though they were launched several years ago.
3. Beneficial. Reveal your purpose and benefits of the product by conveying the message in consumer language. Turn bad into good. Suggest the risk of not using the product. Create a positive feeling for the consumers.
4. Differentiation. In an overcrowded market, companies on the same industry need to set themselves apart thru their creative and original tagline or slogan.
5. Keep it simple. Use proven words and short keywords. One word is usually not enough.

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/77-catchy-and-creative-slogans/

Some ideas I have had:

• To travel is to take a journey.
• Travel: a permanent change in the ideas of living.
• We travel for fulfilment.
• To travel is to take a journey into yourself.

Magazine Cover Part 4

This is what I have done today: 

 

• I have added the rest of the storylines to each side, adding some into boxes, some in different colours, one with a photo alongside it and some just text alone. This makes it more interesting.
• I have changed the shade of blue used, after discussing it with my peers, which I think matches the colour of the image much better as well.
• I have added a Bevel and Emboss/Contour effect onto the circle/competition to make it have more of a 3D effect and stand out, off the photo.
• I need to think of a slogan to feature along the banner at the bottom, but if not I will use this as another way to display a storyline.

Changing Colour Scheme

After realising I want to change the colour scheme/ the shade of blue I have been messing around with shades and colours to find a one I liked. I also asked my peers what they liked best. These were the two options.

 

We all agreed that we liked the second shade of blue better than the original one I was using. I have changed this on my cover as well and also like this.

Contents Page Part 3

Changes I have made today to the contents page:

 

 

• As you can see I have added in the descriptions in to the storylines in the Features section; this gives the reader a hint of what to expect with the article.
• I have also added two photos along with page numbers to direct to other articles. This is more interesting and fun then just using text.

 

Some of the photos I used I have edited on Photoshop to make them brighter and have made a separate post to show the before and after differences between these photos. 

Editing Photos

Below are some examples of how I have been editing the photos. Mostly I have been editing the Brightness/Contrast in order to make it more clearer/brighter. You can see this clearly in the photo of the beach in Cuba.

 

Before:

 

After:

 

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After:

 

Contents Page Part 2

This is the process of my content page from working on it today.

• As you can see I've started added the front cover storylines to my features column. I have added the title, but have left room for a description underneath which I will have to add in.
• I have started adding page numbers, I like the idea of the yellow box as it adds to the colour scheme and acts as a bullet point, which makes it stand out and clear to read. I also liked the idea of it being larger than the font to make it stand out and easy for the reader to navigate around the magazine.
• I have changed the font due to issues when trying to edit the previous font and have also changed the position, moving it to the centre of the page. I think this makes it clearer and also gives me room to add something else on the left.

                           

•  Here I have added the large image I wanted in this space. It is a photo of the Disneyland Paris castle as one of my articles are on Disneyland Paris. In the top right hand corner I have added the page number.
• I have also changed the font of the title to the font that I have been using as the font throughout the magazine because I still didn't like the fancy, curvy font I have used on the cover. I like this much better and it still fits as it matches the other text.
• I have also added a QR code and a little message that says 'snap the QR code and visit our website.' This is often featured in magazines and means a smartphone user can quickly and easily get to the magazine's website if they want to.

 

• The other storylines have started to be added on the second page of the contents along with the page numbers. At the minute I don't want to include a description with these storylines, like on the features side, however, this may change as I continue working on my contents page.