I had a blast working on this project!

Click here for my Creative Critical Reflection.

Click here for my Magazine!

After weeks of hard work, I am proud to say that I have completed my foundation portfolio! I started with such little confidence and had no idea how successful I would turn out to be. I couldn't be happier of my final magazine. It took me super long to decide what I wanted to do, but it was surely worth the wait. Relatable was such an amazing concept, and I know that if it were to be a published magazine, it would gain enormous success. I have learned so much throughout this process such as editing skills, time management, and patience. I also  gained interest in the field, and may want to start a blog one day for something else.

I'd like to thank the following individuals with aiding me through this journey:

-Mrs. Marchetti, my teacher, for guiding me in the right direction at the start of the project.

-My two partners, Olivia and Hayley, for going through this experience beside me.

-Gabi, my model, for allowing me to take pictures of her for my spread.

-My family for coping with me as I needed silence in my house for an hour and a half as I filmed my CCR.

xoxo,

Madison Jakob

(PS: My CCR and Final Magazine will be posted separately)

After I finished the cover page, I was ready to knock out the rest of the magazine. When I was taking pictures of Gabi, we took the cutest picture of her with a powdered donut. I had the idea to use the donut because  I felt as though the powder resembles snow. Along with the donut, she was also holding a coffee cup to add an aspect that a warm drink means that it's cold out. Because I loved this picture so much, I knew that I needed to use it. I thought that a great place for this would be on the page before the table of contents. I erased the background of the picture and placed it on a white background. I then added text over the picture foreshadowing one of the articles featured in the magazine. Going on to the table of contents, I wanted it to be simple, but to also grasp the Christmas elements. I placed a green text box at the top of the page with red writing to capture this. Underneath, I placed a list of the page number in a Christmas font and used a red swigged line as a border from the content of the pages. Now moving on to my two page spread: The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide. I wanted this to have a scrapbook feel, so I took several pictures of items and cropped out the background. I then placed them around the pages surrounded my text and smaller images. I was beyond happy with the result! After I finished, I created my CCR by using a voiceover while demonstrating on my laptop. 

Can't believe I only have one more post left! :((

Now that I know what I'm going to do be focused on for my two-page spread, I can progress. Picture time! As I saidearlier, I will be takings pictures of my friend Gabi for the cover. Because it's the winter issue, I needed to supply accordingly to the theme. I headed over to her house after gathering the following: coats, scarves, gloves, hats, and more! Gabi tried on countless outfits until we agreed on a few which would be great for the spread. I had Gabi stand in front of a beige wall because I wanted a plain background. When I started to play around with the pictures in Joomag, it wasn't how I wanted. I ended up erasing the background of the pictures which made the images pop. For the cover, I ended up using a picture of Gabi and added a blue vignette border which conveyed to the winter aspect. Along the sides were a few neutral cover lines in various fonts. For the title of Relatable, we agreed to a clear black font to grasp the attention of individuals.

      After what feels like the longest time I finally decided what to do for my two page spread. So, ( Insert drumroll noise ) I am going to be doing my issue on... the best gifts for The holiday season! I chose to do this for my spread because it provides the best general foundation for me to gather the most information. Instead of focusing on the same exact group of individuals, I can give you different gifts from many different genres. I can examine different gifts from groups or people such as for babies, children, adults, teenagers, sports lovers etc. Another reason why I chose this topic is because of the easier ability it will require to take pictures. When having to take all original pictures yourself it is extremely important to have that in your mind when choosing a theme, and that is a major reason why I chose this one. When I was considering other spreads such as the 20 best Christmas movies of all time I failed at first to realize that I couldn't use the original movie poster art. This would make it almost impossible to demonstrate the movie without this. Because it's so hard to take pictures for those movies, that steered me away from that option. After that, I finally gained insight for this topic and I'm so excited to start getting this all together.

I am so indecisive regarding the content for my magazine’s two page spread. I have been debating back-and-forth between multiple ideas. The reason why I am so apprehensive about making this decision is because I will have to support his idea with so much background information. The two page spread will either make me or break me. After much deliberation, these are the few ideas that I am now focused on for my final decision:

Christmas movies: This two page spread will take readers back to a the good ‘ole days by providing a list of the greatest Christmas movie of all time from worst to best. 

• Warm holiday drinks: This two page spread will be used as a reminder for everyone dealing with the harsh winter weather and sick of hot tea. coffee, and hot chocolate. 

• Holiday food: This two page spread will explore what several teens eat at every Christmas dinner. I will vary the background of each individual in order to gain a more personal touch to the spread,

• Foods that are better than presents: This two page spread will attract readers who view eating as a hobby. I would demonstrate this by using foods that are externe visually appetizing to gain hungry individuals.

• Holiday gifts: This two page spread will help everyone who is clueless regarding gifts during the holiday season. This spread will help individuals find the perfect person for all different types of people. 

      My group and I finally agreed on our cover page layout! We want it to be minimalistic, but still appealing for our target audience. We are thrilled with The title of our magazine, Relatable. This title will be on the top middle of the spread and in large bold font. We really wanted it to stand out and be clear for the audience to view. As a group, we chose to have the title of our magazine in different colors for each spread. The colors will relate to each individual issue. Because I am doing the winter issue, I am most likely going to do a blue or white text with possibly a black border to make the word Relatable pop. For the cover art of my magazine, I have a couple ideas that my friend Gabi will portray. She has really bright blue eyes so I want to incorporate them into the winter issue to add a cool hue. Focusing on her eyes may be a great, bold, minimalistic way to convey what I want my readers to grasp. Unlike some magazines such as Tiger beat, we would rather not have so many different elements taking away from the focus of the bold image. I will have only a few headlines on the cover, foreshadowing the content and will be inside of the issue. These headlines will be in a small font, but still legible enough for the readers to view easily and will be in the same color as the main title, but just in a little lighter or darker shade which I haven't figured out yet. I also want to have a barcode on the bottom corner of the issue  resembling a magazine that can be picked up in stores, because if Relatable were to be published, I would want it to have the ability to be bought by consumers. I feel much better having that focus on what I want to do, so my main goal for the next couple of days is to knock out the pictures.