The design of my magazine cover is based on ‘ELLE’, as I think it is a very clear and simple cover to look at and take in (not so in your face).
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Magazine cover (Poster): the plan
The basis for my (A4-sized) poster is to be that of ‘ELLE’ magazine. I chose this particular publication, because their cover designs I feel are very fresh with ‘clean’ looking which I would like to try and emulate.
Extended (Issue-based) Feature: Chinese New Year celebrations in Britain
There were many ideas I had floating about for what to base my extended issue-based feature on, and I came to the settle on is that of Chinese New Year in Britain.
‘Listicle’ piece
Several ideas had come to me when the time had come for me to decide on what to do my ‘listicle’ on.
Q&A Interview: Photographer Enga Purevjav
For my Q&A interview, I interviewed New York-based photographer Enga Purevjav. I enjoyed doing this interview, because I have not been able to interview many people from this industry before.
Profile: Putting it together
As mentioned before, my profile is about a metal bassist called Josh Acid.
News story 3: Residents unhappy over proposed new flyover plans
The idea for this story came to be when my house received a leaflet explaining about an extension of flyover bridge from Croydon town centre to join another major road at the South of Croydon. I did some research and discovered that there had been a backlash to the proposed plans, with 89% of voters wanting a tunnel instead of a network of flyovers.
News story 2: Marina and the Diamonds ‘FROOT’ release
Musicians feature a lot in the news, so covering a music event would be ideal.
Profile: Josh Acid
It was difficult at the beginning in terms of deciding who I could do a profile piece on, when it suddenly clicked in my mind to have a browse through Twitter and see if inspiration would hit me.
Meeting with my tutor – feedback
I had a meeting with my tutor to receive feedback about my review and first news story. This session was very useful, because I was able to see what could be improved.
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