POP-A-HOLIC Title

For my front cover I wanted to have a totally different front cover. I realised that Pop magazines used totally different front covers to others. So I decided that I would use a funky title that made my magazine look unique. I downloaded a font called ‘One Direction’ that looked really different and used it.

Cutting out the Main image for front cover

When I had started getting closer to actually making my front cover, I thought of a better idea. I decided that it would make sense for the main image to somehow link with the magazine name. Whilst taking shots, I tried very hard to get a shot with the girl blowing bubble gum. I got this idea because I asked my colleagues to say the first word that came to their mind when they saw the girl blowing a bubble. Some said Pink, big, girl but the most common was the word ‘Pop’ so I thought this would work well. However, I found it difficult to actually get a perfect shot. Instead I decided I would use the tools on Photoshop and tried experimenting with the program. This is where I first used the lasso and magnetic tools. I used a simple image of my model just looking towards the camera. Then I flicked through my other shots and looked for an image with the biggest bubble. I then cut out the bubble and put it on top of the model’s face.  

 1) Cutting out girl

 

2) 'Select inverse' so i can copy the girl alone.

 

3) Pasting the bubble once its been cut out of the other picture

 

4) Selecting the bubble and placing it on top of the girls face so it looks like shes blowing a bubble. 

Images For my Magazine

It is obviously essential to have images in my magazine. I wanted to take a variety of shots so that I had a large choice. I tried to get as many different shots by changing the lighting, taking close and distant shots, horizontal shots, vertical shots etc.  Here are some of the shots I took.

'Contents' Font

One thing I found very difficult was the fonts I used. It took me a long time to find the fonts for my different magazine pages, but I had to keep in mind that somehow at the end, my pages had to work well together. I explored my ideas continuously and tried out different fonts. One website that has helped me a lot throughout this project is ‘Font Space’. I found this site very helpful as it had a variety, and this meant I had a large choice of fonts to try out.

First I felt that this was a good font to use in a pop magazine as it would normally be something girls can relate to, but then when I thought about using it on my magazine, I realised it wouldn’t work well. So I decided that this wouldn’t be a good font to use on my contents page.

I realised that the font I had used on my front cover was simple, bold and eye-catching and so I found a font that I felt may work a little better. I found that in many pop magazines, they had used a font and then experimented with it by using 2 different colours and then combining them. I felt that it would be a good idea for me to try this.

Once I did this, I tried compared it to my front cover and although I felt it was good, I still felt that it wasn’t the best.

Pop Article

         The 'THERE'S ONLY ONE DIRECTION' is what caught my attention first. The different arrows work well with this. Also, on the actual interview I can see all these different directions in red. this also goes well with the name of the group. (One Direction)

Kylie Minogue Covers Stylist Magazine UK Spring/Summer 2012 Fashion Special

What caught my eyes was the title. The font used is perfect for a pop magazine. Also, I like how her outfit goes well with the fonts. It works well together.

'Kylie Minogue covers Stylist Magazine UK Spring/Summer 2012 Fashion Special. In the interview, the lovely star talks about the sexiest quality in a man, her current board game of choice, her pale beauty icons, cooking, her favourite tipple, reinventing herself, and many more. Check out these snippets from Kylie's cover story!'

The Power of Internet

        Justin Bieber is a great example of how the music industry used technology and the internet. Justin Bieber is originally from Canada is one on the most popular pop artists and was discovered through YouTube. He had uploaded many videos of himself doing covers and many seemed to be impressed. He is now in the USA and is signed to the record label Def Jam, which is a huge record label with artists such as Rihanna. Recently, Justin Bieber did the same thing and discovered another Canadian artist called. He was impressed in particular by one of her songs called ‘Call Me Maybe’. Infect he seemed to be so impressed that to get her more noticed, he made his own video with his friends. She is now signed by Justin Bieber. This shows how come artists in the music industry work together, and this is very powerful.

Carly Rae Jepsen-Call Me Maybe

       "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen - Feat. Justin Bieber, Selena, Ashley Tisdale & MORE!

As someone who is looking to sell a magazine, this could be very helpful in terms of distribution. If I was to sell my magazine, I could open up a website through which my target audience would purchase it. This would be easier and convenient for them. More people are likely to happy accessing the magazine through the internet rather than having to go to the shops.