Pre-production of magazine front cover
I have started to do my front cover of my magazine this will allow me to get a feel of the content i want to add inside the magazine and what i may be able to do for my double page spread. Allowing me to have a clear mind on how this magazine is going to go and i can already piece together in my head how it will turn out allowing me to look ahead and maybe have to go back and change. This may be the main image or even just some small features or main stories. Below i will add my production steps of what i have either added or changed allowing me to keep record on what i have done to reach this stage in my production!
Logo!
This was my first step towards my logo for the business at first i thought this would of been enough but after thinking about the business it needs some added detail to get across in more detail what it can do. I used the main colour scheme for the symbol in the back in which show up strongly and help make it stand out. By doing this if anyone see's this on the front of a magazine or on a website etc. They will know exactly which company owns it or sponsors. I chose the symbol design because its a circle but at the same time it has it's dips but then picks back up. This shape shows a comfortable business who are prepared to reach anything to succeed no matter how bad they may be knocked down they will always come back strong.
My second step was to add a background or a side feature so that it gives it a frame to the logo and not a free surroundings. I decided to go with the frame of a TV going by that this company goes by advertising and magazines and websites so it's all to do with the media. By doing this i cut the image out of the image and placed the logo i created in the middle of the screen to show all attention should be sent for the name of the company. Having a background it gives the logo a boundary showing its a independent business allowing them to create anything they would like within reason.
My third and final step was to add a image to the screen as i couldn't leave it blank as of white space. By not wanting to add something more interesting and colourful than the logo and the name i decided to use a static screen as most will relate this with the start up of something. As when you first switched the TV on it started statically so by my logo showing this it shows that we will grow bigger and bigger and become a lot more successful.
In conclusion i am happy with the final result but i will keep an eye on it just in case i want to edit any parts of it whatsoever which will allow me to improve how it looks or just to improve what it has to say behind it.
Magazine
This is the first part to my front cover and hasn't been massively developed. The front is decorated with a rich green background, My main image and caption allowing me to work around the actual story. By doing this it gives me a sense of direction on where i would like some things to be placed or positioned to give it the full impact.
This is another step to my magazine in which i discovered how i wanted my logo to be and how it would look on my actual magazine, Personally i think it really fits where it is placed as a large image it makes sure you know what this magazine is called. Also by doing this i added a mini tagline next to it which says "Try by Day, Score by Night" in which means no matter what time of day it is you always succeed if you try and we are always scoring. The synopticity productions logo is also placed in the bottom right corner to show also who has helped fund this and allow this magazine to happen.
After adding my side stories on to my magazine it allowed me to advance to a whole new level maybe trying to attract another part of my audience who may be interested in the news that happens either locally or nationally and my magazine/show will provide this and allow people to be massively updated on how i did this. By showing the sponsor i added it advertises the product and being that a well known company has sponsored the show people will check it out because of that sponsor/advertising.
Website
On the top of every single one of my pages on my website this will be situated on the top to allow a sense of originality and understanding about the site they are on and what they should expect in the site. It includes the programmes logo and the sponsors logo with a link to their personal site also. By having this on my site it gives it professionalism.
By adding my sponsor onto the page this adds advertising rights and broadcasting. It also brings in the audience to read more about this big sponsor and why they have teamed up with our program to help out in the best way they can.
After adding Side stories and a Rolling gif my front page is complete and ready to be shown and placed. the front cover looks professional with many own photos and stories that i can work on to complete the whole system to give my website a good look.
I have included an embedded gallery with my own produced images that have been took personally, this allows me to show the sport at first hand and allowing a wider view on the sport by seeing action shots and still shots of the different teams and runs etc.
I decided to get the audience involved in the programme and system by asking if anyone wanted to apply for a position as a photographer for the show and update us with news and images of the most recent games that we may not of been able to attend. The hope is we get many replies and can grow a large working community for the programme.
