FMP WEEK 19 (WC: 05/04/2021)
These past two weeks I have been running behind my schedule of wanting to finish the magazine by the end of March. This was because prior to that commitment, I had not created the flat plan for my magazine which was influenced my illogical choice, this has resulted in me falling slightly behind however, I do feel as if because I have never made a magazine before, the time management will be incredibly difficult to master but the fact that I am attempting it is enough to be proud of. Being overly ambitious is a trait I tend to have however since the deadline is 10th May, it would be more appropriate for me to have the magazine done for May as the end of March would have been quite unnecessary and would make the magazine become deprived of more work done in those later months. This will adapt to my working style and I would be able to continue making content with no pressure to produce things for the magazine, but to make work that I enjoy and see what suits the flow of the magazine and what does not. I have realised that this would be a learning curve for me, to stop being too precious with the work that I am creating, meaning that I just need to create work without overthinking each step of the way, as I have previously discovered in other modules that the work that I produce which is of the highest quality is when I have made content quickly with ideas that spring to my mind instantly rather than over thinking. I make many minds maps quite frequently due to this reason; it creates authentic and organic content.
I’ve now made a media pack for my magazine which is something I should have done prior to creating the content for it, which may mean that the content I make from this pint would be easier for me, as I have something to refer to that ties up the magazine all in one, to ensure I don’t stray too far away from the style. I have found that as the magazine would realistically be over 100 pages, it would be hard to guarantee the pages all suit the overall style of the magazine if a media pack had not been made as this ties up the style, inspiration, and content in one document. I have used the font ‘Haike’ again to reflect the diversity of the type face and the way the variations compliment each other very well. This also ensures the style of the media pack shares qualities of the flat plans I have created about the twelve laws of the universe. I should have done this in the opposite order, however I am glad the flat plans really improved my design skills because it has made me develop a consistent style for the actual visuals of the magazines and articles featured within.
Although I am pleased with the flat plans of the articles, the visual content such as collages, poster designs and graphics are lacking. I could include the Instagram graphics to my magazine however, my intentions were to separate the Instagram content to the magazine content for diversity and for the danger of producing repetitive content which could deter viewers sway from buying the magazine themselves.
