MM Magazine Development

This when my magazine started to come to life. i added more adjustments to make the magazine look the way it does. i decided to move the text boxes and adjust the alignment to make the magazine look more neat and organised. i added a few images that related to the journalistic piece. i also added a quote near the image to give it more emotion rather then leaving it empty.

My journalistic piece was empty and the research showed me i should improve the journalistic piece and so i extended my journalistic writing to give it more depth and detail and for it to mirror a journalistic writing. This is how i developed my journalistic writing.

Audience Feedback

1. What did you like about my music magazine?
2. What did you dislike about my music magazine?
3. How does my magazine compare to my draft layouts?
4. what improvements could be made?

MM Magazine DPS

MM Magazine DPS Final Outcome

This is how my DPS in MM magazine looked like. It was very simple and easy to read making look like most magazines. i stuck to the same scheme and decided to add a lot more images to bring attention to the magazine, since most people prefer looking at images.

MM Magazine DPS Development

DPS Development

I began my double page spread by using the black background as i have done for the previous pages. used an image of the model on the left hand side of the page since it would bring it immediate attention. i used the same colour scheme of Red, Black and White. i also stuck to the same font type, using Onyx and Raavi. i started placing the text boxes where i felt they looked the best. i tried to use as much space as possible and make sure the DPS looked like a Vibe or XXL DPS.

MM Magazine Contents Page

My Contents Page Final Product

This is my final product for my contents page in my magazine. i stuck to the same scheme and made sure the magazine looked neat and organised and this is how the finished product looks.

MM Magazine Contents Development

Contents Page Development

To develop my magazine further i added a shaped box with a small teaser inside making the reader feel the need to read the regulars and features inside the magazine. i decided to move the information of the magazine onto the image of the model. and replace the space in the bottom for images used as features and regulars to give the audience an insight to what they may find in the magazine. i aligned all the information to make it look neat and organised and finished my magazine.

MM Magazine contents development

Contents page Development

I developed my contents page further by adding in the information and trying out different colours on different words and which ones i felt had to stand out and would bring attention to the magazine and invite the reader in. i decided to stick to the same scheme colours of red, white and black. i stuck to two different fonts. i used the same one for the main text; Onyx. i made small rectangular boxes and adjusted the sizes and placed page numbers in them.

MM Magazine Contents Development

Contents Page Development

i used InDesign for my contents page, i decided to stick with a black background for my magazine to stick to a fixed pattern and fixed colour scheme. i used the font book antiqua because i felt it went really well with the genre and theme of the RnB. i used one half of the magazine for the image and title. i moved the image around to find the perfect spot.

MM Magazine Final Product

MM Magazine Final Product

This was my end result and how my magazine looked in the end. i Moved the text around and image to get the front cover magazine to look good.

MM magazine Front Cover Development

Front Cover Development

i decided i didn't like the text for the front page so i changed it, However the text was not visible so i changed back to the old english text even though i felt this one looked the best. i also feel like the old text suited my music genre more since it was quite 'Hood' and therefore i decided to stick with it. Also i added a barcode, scanner and a MM-Magazine Web post on my magazine to take up the space and bring attention to the branding. i also added the price and made it quite bright and large in text to make it eye-catching.

MM Magazine Front Cover Development

Front Cover Development

I started adding information and i felt that i needed to adjust the alignment of the magazine so i moved the text around to make it look eye-catching but also look neat and organised. i decided the magazine looked empty so i added other cover lines and teasers that would fit well with the magazine. the colours didn't look bright so i adjusted the colours and made the red brighter.  i also changed the colour of the text in the skyline because i felt it was dull. The dark colours made it look like a rock magazine so i decided to brighten it up.

Development of Front Page

MM Magazine Front Cover Development

I started with the image i was going to use as my front cover. i then decided the image was too dark so i brightened it and adjusted the contrast. i liked the smoky effect the image naturally had due to adjusting the shutter speed however it made the image dark. I then decided to stick to this font and i felt that it looked dull so i developed the font further by changing the texture, bevel and emboss, gradient overlay and pattern overlay. I typed the MM and Magazine separately so i could place the text in this position. I used 2 different fonts for this magazine, i used old english text and Onyx.

MM Magazine DPS Journalistic Writing

How Did It Begin?

Well, i started my career on the streets. i would rap and sing on the streets most of the time but some how i would make my way to underground stations. At first it was hard trying to make money but i just wanted to do what i loved - rap. My parents weren't very supportive at first since it wasn't an easy industry and so i had to make my own way up. Now that i've made it, my parents are very proud of me and thats all i  could ask for. i remember waking up for college and spitting my bars, every now and then reciting Tupac’s Verses. The struggle of life was my inspiration. i was born in Hackney and bought up in a rough neighbourhood. i wasn't a bad child, i kept away from gangs and drugs but i found myself through rapping and speaking about how it really was. i wasn't good at school work but i loved my music lessons - my favourite lesson that i would look forward too.

Should Your Parents Have been More Strict or Less?

My parents were very strict - Which i am happy about. If my parents were less strict i don't think i would have pushed myself as far to receive the best out -come. It was the pressure under my parents that helped me get here. i wanted to prove them wrong and i did. To prove myself i was dedicated and it is dedication and strength that got me here. I will agree that it would have been lovely if my parents were supportive and i would feel much better. However their strict teachings kept me on the right path, because of them i didn't take the wrong path as most underground rap artists do.

If You Could Go Back What Would you Do Differently?

If i could go back in time i would definitely try and do better in school and improve my education. i wasted quite a lot of my time not focusing on my studies and just hanging out with my friends. I regret not trying hard in school and college because if i didn't have my music career, where would i be?. This is why i am grateful to my parents i really understand what they felt like and i should have done more for myself. I miss the whole learning environment, education was actually fun - it was great to learn something new everyday. I remember being offered to go on trips, my favourite one has to be when i was offered to go to Dorset, we did a lot of activities and it was the best. i guess i miss the whole excitement of going out and being active, i've become lazy and maybe i'll carry on trying different activities.