Becky Tye AS: Hello :)

Wednesday 19 January 2011

Hello :)

Hi, I'm Becky and this is my Media Studies AS blog.
I've recently become interested in photography, and have been taking some test shots with various SLR cameras. I took some of a few friends as practise for the coursework in print. All of my photos will be uploaded to My Flickr Account, and I'll post the most relevant ones here:

I thought these were relevant because after I took them I could imagine them as magazine covers. With this type of shot I think spaces for text can be indentified to fit in with the background. For example for these two shots, this is how I would arrange them:

For the first one I would put a logo in the top left hand corner, with text headings down the left hand side and a barcode in the bottom right hand corner.
For the second one I would put the logo would be at the bottom left, with the headings along the left of the page.

I liked the way they had space for text nearing one edge, so I took a few more to experiment:

I thought these two worked in a similar way, however the next one I took I wasn't so happy with. I prefer mid shots, and close ups for magazine covers, and I felt this one was too close, and wouldn't have as much room for text, were I to use it:

I could see that it might be okay if the logo was at the top left, with the headings going down the right hand side to the bottom right corner. As I am doing a music magazine for my coursework, I don't think I'll be using this kind of shot, because most music magazines I've seen have mid shot photos, generally with the subject posing to the camera as a promotional photo, or a live shot from a gig.

I'm going to do some research into music magazines, and different music genres, before I decide which to do, and how to design it.

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Magazine Terminology

BALANCE - the design principle that one side of a layout must be given equal weight compared to another. Balance is achieved through the placement of type and graphic elements.
BANNER - the place where a magazine's logo (and its MOTTO or SUBTITLE) appears.
BODY COPY - the main text of an article.
BRAND - the magazine is a "brand", in the same way as GAP or Levis is a brand. With the growth of SYNERGY, a magazine might have spin off products such as a radio station, TV channel, clothing line or merchandise.
BULLET - a circle or dingbat before each item on a list.
BYLINE - the name of an article's author.
CALLOUT - explanation of a specific area of an illustration or diagram.
CAPTION - also called a CUTLINE.
CONSISTENCY - the principle that a magazine should retain some elements throughout an edition of a magazine and also from month to month. Inconsistency in typeface, design, layout etc. can confuse and alienate readers. See also: UNITY
CONTRAST - the principle that important elements are given emphasis on a page through the use of size, colour, texture or placement whilst less important elements are minimised.
COPY - the written text.
COVER - divided into OFC (Outside Front Cover), IFC (Inside Front Cover)
COVER LINES - also known as SELL-LINES. The lines on the front cover that will advertise the contents.
CROP - to cut or trim an image.
DECK - text below a headline that summarises or provides a lead-in to the article.
DISPLAY TYPE - type that is larger than the body copy, such as sub-headings and pull quotes.
DROP CAP - the large letter, like illuminated writing, sometimes found as the first letter of an article.
FONT - all the sizes and styles of a typeface family.
FOUR F's - Format, Formula, Frame, Function.
Glossy - a magazine with glossy pages. Also refers to a magazine that is the standard magazine sizes of 8 by 11 inches to 10 by 13 inches, or 20 by 28 cm to 25 by 33cm.
GRAPHIC - the visual elements of the magazine like illustrations and photographs, as opposed to typographic or copy which refers to fonts and words.
GRID - an invisible structure that guides the placement of graphics and text on a page.
LOGOTYPE or LOGO - the name of the magazine, also known as the FLAG. Found in the banner space, but often repeated elsewhere, like on the CONTENTS page.
MARGIN - the measured white space at the top, bottom, left and right edges of the text. If anything goes over the margins, it is said to BLEED.
MASTHEAD - a box, usually about a column wide, that lists the magazine's editors, designers, business staff and information about the publishing company, subscriptions and contact information.
MATTE - a dull, unglossy finish on a page.
MONTAGE - the assembly of several photos or illustrations into a single piece of art.
PAGINATION - the process of creating complete page layouts and putting them in order using DTP (Desk Top Publishing) software.
PALETTE - a set of colours that can be used in a magazine, defined in advance to ensure a consistent look and brand from issue to issue.
PULL QUOTE - an excerpt from an article, often a quotation from an interview, that has been pulled out, enlarged and used as a design element to break up body text.
SANS-SERIF - a font without feet.
SEQUENCE - the design principle that the designer can choose the order in which readers look at items on a page, using size, colour, shape and placement.
SERIF - a font that has feet.
SLAB-SERIF - a typeface using heavy, even serifs
SUBHEAD - a heading beneath the logotype that acts as the magazine motto.
TYPEFACE - a style of font or type.
UNITY - a consistency in design style throughout the magazine.

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Wednesday 19 January 2011

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