Prelim Task: Photoshop Experience

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GWx2oDvFfjfu-0jf4zwY3vPIq9_xD5JIQ6FuXI1gkhs

Prelim Task: Flat Plan

Contents page mood board

In this mood board i gained some potential ideas on how i would like to present my ideas and form my layout. My personal likings is the idea of the picture as the background.

Comparison of Lucozade

The Contemporary poster promotes the brand more and gives it a higher status that the 1980's post as it uses factors such as a hashtag, a famous person,colors, simplicity and a better make of the product which is better suited for the consumer. The contemporary product has nozzle which is original to normal drinks and therefore stands out more than the traditional which has a rim. The both place the product on the front cover and use attractive people to capture the reaction of them. The man on the left has a feirce powerful look indicating that this drink gives you power whereas the poster on the right has a woman smiling indicating that this product will make you happy and healthy.

PRELIM TASK: Flat Plan

This is my draft representation of what i would like my final product to look like. I did not want to overwhelm the readers with too much writing so that is why i kept the text to a minimum. I chose a bold sans serif font which doesn't have any details or flourishes. This is because in most pop magazine i looked at has a bold font and i think the reason for this is because pop music in general has a strong influence and is very vivid and striking. If i were to use a serifs font my magazine would give the connotations of a beauty or fashion magazine whereas a bold font emphasis the strength of pop culture.

I asked for feedback on my design and got the following` responses:
- too much empty space t the bottom
- the amount of words is fine
- the background is too dark (though it does not look like this in the draft i showed people the picture in colour)
- the font is good
- love the lighting is so amazing, i love the warm colours
- great model and it is kind of cheesy ' The new face of pop'
- it's good how the question would be related to Naia the model (i haven't thought of a question yet but i told people that it would be related to the model)
- i would genuinely buy this
- dont over crowd it
- keep it simple
- the reader wants to know about Naia and the layout is good
- the fonts are good and the layout s good because it is clear where everything is
- (i told poeple that the colour of the fonts would be quite light like a nudish colour due to the dark background) they like the fact that the fonts would be light and nudish because it would be easy to read
- the bubbles makes it look so cool
- the lighter font makes it stand out more
- maybe thicken the font like the magazine 'vibe' and put the name behind Naias head because people could make out what it would be called
- add more stuff

My thoughts:
Judging by these comments i can conclude that most of these responses are positive however there is room for improvement. Based on these reviews i think i will thicken my font and i would maybe add a little more text at the front but i would not add so much that it would overwhelm the audience. I wouls only place condenced interesting information which would stand out to readers.

Behind the scenes

I bought lights which projected different colours and placed plastic bags on top of white lights to create different colours for the chiaroscuro effect on my models face. I bought a purple fabric as the background and covered my television with it to have a smooth background. Though this is not in the picture i also bough bubbles to blow while i was taking the pictures. I also had a small projector and typed in colours into google and projected this onto my models face for the use of different colours.

Here was the results of the use of lights, projector and bubbles:

PRELIM TASK: Model Consent Form