Pre-Lim Task: Flat Plan

For my flat plan I decided to inject as much detail as possible so I could refer back to it regularly. Instead of doing a rough sketch I printed out an image my model took of herself and traced it, completing the colour using makeup to make it look more realistic. This particular picture is a close up where my text happened to fit within the empty spaces perfectly, but when I begin taking my photos I will play around with different angles and lightings to see what works best. I changed the colour of her top to blue so that it would compliment my masthead and added a bracelet saying 'End Violence' to link it back to my magazines USP of engaging young girls in political activism.

In terms of my masthead, I imitated the 'Bubblegum' font from the website 'Dafont' and coloured it in using a turquoise pencil. As my mastheads font is fairly bulky and bold, I decided to keep the rest of the fonts more simplistic, but I chose pink as my other feature colour to ensure it complimented the shades my model was wearing and satisfied the stereotypical interests of my target audience. I'm interested in politics myself, so I researched some current affairs and included six fascinating article titles relating to news stories... I came up with '#I'mWithHer - Everything you need to know about Hillary's presidency plans', 'BREXIT: What it means for women', 'Rape culture: Menace or myth?', 'The 10 best campaigns you can get involved in', 'Protect reproductive rights now - the young girls tackling abortion access around the world', and 'The top 20 politicians under 30'...

These are just some initial ideas, but for each article I have considered how my reader could interpret it; By incorporating a social media campaign ('#I'mWithHer') I am keeping it relevant to news stories in the world right now, by specifying a gender ('What it means for women) I am offering a fresh perspective, by using a question mark ('Menace or myth?') I am challenging the readers to a debate, by directing it towards the reader ('Campaigns YOU can get involved with') I am inviting them to try new things, by using a pull quote from my model ("Protect reproductive rights, now!") I am selling the idea to my reader that my cover star could be them one day, and by specifying an age range in my plug  ('+ top 20 politicians under 30') I am promoting and encouraging success among the younger generation. Although I want my magazine to have a professional edge, I felt as though graphics would modernize the overall mise-en-scene, which is why I placed a box around the first and third articles and drew three identical intricate designs underneath the fourth article. These are small details that give the magazine a younger feel!

For my contents page I researched a variety of different layouts until I eventually found one I felt suited my magazine the most... I will consider different shots from my shot list before deciding on my final images, but I plan on using two clear images (one at a neutral angle in the media studio with minimal makeup and a campaign top, and the other at a low angle in the playground with props such as tables and a ballot box, as well as a politics revision book). I plan on using graphics such as rectangles behind text to emphasize the main elements of each article/caption (eg. 'BREXIT') and including page numbers as well as an explanation in a smaller font beneath. I also used exactly the same 'Bubblegum' font from the website 'Dafont' and plan on incorporating my feature colours.