AICE Media Studies AS- Kabbani, R

I finally began my post production of my magazine and I'm happy to say all the criticism from my classmates did not go to waste. I began by completely revamping my table of contents to a whole new level. I took the advice of "more mayhem" to a whole new perspective and I'm very happy with how this turned out. I included a picture of an old camera I had destroyed for parts and used the shattered glass as the background which has nice sleek shine to it  that adds a lot to the page. I also included a new logo i made a couple weeks ago and blurred it out a bit to make the page appear less static and really seem in motion with the entire scene I wanted to create. I also added text boxes to make them more rectangular and split them into boxes of uneven proportions to make it seem also off kilter and really keep your eyes moving across the page. Overall, I'm very happy with how this turned out and I'm extremely excited  continue working on the rest of my project. 

 This week and last week we all presented our portfolio projects to one another and gave each other feedback on what we saw fit to criticize. I was a little upset with my results but I have some work to do with mine to fully fix it. but mainly along my table of contents. I have to retouch it a lot and revise the background and layout of the page. I'm going to include a list below of all my criticism from class mates so i can discus how I plan to fix it.  One issue was my use of color on my fonts where people suggested I should switch to black text and lighten my pages a bit. On the same note about typography people suggested i use text boxes to make text stand out and Appear more prominent so i plan to include them with my matching colors for the magazine. Thankfully, I did now receive any complaints on my font choice because i enjoy my font and also will continue to use it. My table of contents lacks color as well as more pages and organization. I'm going to use a more chaoti...

 

I am currently working on my masthead. In my personal opinion it is the most important part of the magazine, I plan on capturing the attention of everyone with my cover photo of my model Griffin wearing the green hoodie shown below. I will stick to my color scheme of black white and forest green accents. Once I finish this ill work on finishing the final details of my feature article about what machinery mayhem really is. I want to avoid looking blank with the black background so I’m going for a stylish and eccentric but to passing the threshold of weird so I can capture but not lose the attention of my reader. I will use Helvetica bold as my regular default font with most likely non-bold as my type font or Tahoma to stick keep the focus on the pictures and meaning of the words and not how fancy my font is but still stands out. 

 I finally received my film and it has been developed I plan on using many of these images for small details and added texture to my magazine. I'm very happy with the very talented job my model griffin did who completely captured the look of someone who enjoys the clothing and fits them extremely well. I will retake some pictures digitally for the larger sized images because I did not take that into account with film and must have a small reshoot. nonetheless, I am very happy with the turnout and I'm super excited to continue working towards my final product when I can eventually share my magazine with the class. IM slowly integrating these images directly into my magazine after I shortly tweak some like removing wrinkles or blemishes on the face or clothing to keep them perfect the same as they would do in the magazine industry. 

    I plan on writing my feature article about the Meaning of my brand the definition of what Machinery Mayhem is as a sub plot of the clothing brand. I'm going to avoid steering towards the territory of an advertisement and keep it informational with subtle hints of an interview with myself and Chaz (the co-owner of the brand with me). I’m still waiting on my film to be developed by the lab, so I am unsure on when ill receive but once I do ill edit and prepare my cover page and have my classmates review it along with my feature article together. I hope I can really capture the essence of my brand and keep it captivating, so readers are not bored or irritated when reading about it. 

I had my photoshoot for my magazine the week of thanksgiving with my model Griffin Koutny. I had him wear  every item ranging from hoodies, long sleeves, and the t-shirts I designed. I used a simple white background I can edit myself in case I feel it need be. I was going for a very minimalistic approach to allow focus on the clothes and other picture I plan to insert in the magazine. Props I used were, a staple gun, a shovel, a tape measure, And a small assortment of screwdrivers. I shot with an older film camera and I’m currently waiting for the photos to be developed but ill supply some images from my phone for the time being. I hope the lighting doesn’t come out too bright or dark. thankfully I had my studio light and green screen to help me really control the setting and achieve the look I was hoping for.