AICE Media Studies

Since a double spread consisted of two pages, so for that matter I would use long pictures.

These are some pictures that I would use for healthy food ideas

These are some pictures of a friend that I would like to use as one of my models for the magazine. I am still in search for a female model

After careful considerations, I have decided to do a fitness magazine. not only have I done the most research on but it is a personal passion of mine. I have enjoyed fitness since the age of 8. I did swimming and cheer leading at the age of 7. I stopped due to the transfer of a new school. My favorite part about working out is not the burn or the feel of it but the results. The way one body can transform to the way one would like. Also, feeling strong and being able to mentally challenge myself while putting my body through the work. For that reason, I will enjoy creating my fitness magazine.

In the survey video I did a few days ago, I asked students questions regarding a beauty and fitness magazines. I asked questions pertaining to the color scheme of these magazines, in order to see what a potential audience might like to see. I also asked what would they be more interested in, a beauty or fitness magazine. Depending on the one they picked, I asked them what do they expect to see on it. Overall, I enjoy doing survey videos due to it helping me out narrow down my ideas.

Even though, the last few weeks my research has been based on beauty, I am still considering fitness. Therefore, I also looked up some example of a double page spread. 

These are some examples of how double page spread looks like for the different types of beauty magazines. I wanted to get an idea in case I do a beauty magazine, I would have a general knowledge about it.

After browsing for examples of beauty magazines cover page, these were the few that looked appealing to me and I would consider on getting inspiration from:

Doing my preliminary task made start thinking about other possible genres. Besides being fond of fitness, I also enjoy the beauty industry. For the beauty genre, I would use colors such as pastel pink, lavender, and baby blue. These colors represent softness. Beauty can range from makeup to nail polish and skin care. The good thing about beauty is that in reality you can use bold colors as well, depending the type of beauty you want to represent. Overall, beauty is a genre I might consider.

For each genre of magazine,I believe that there should be different colors.The colors on the genre will determine what gravitates towards the audience. As for fitness, colors that will catch people's eye red, orange, and yellow. Those colors represent fire, and when one works out they feel as if they are burning. The color red also represents boldness and fierce, for this reason,the title of my fitness magazine is BEAST in bold lettering with red and orange. I will also try and incorporate colors like hot pink and maybe green because of the brightness that shows through.

After creating my preliminary task, it allowed me to come up with more ideas. It gave me the experience to play with different color schemes. I used strictly bright colors so that it catches the eye of the audience. I also made taglines that made people ponder that in fact they need the magazine. I used phrases like "Want to look 10 years younger." After playing with the color scheme for fitness, I got the inspiration to start browsing ideas on beauty. I wanted to start browse more options than only fitness. Overall, creating the preliminary task was a way to get inspired for more ideas.