Rationale
Story Choice
For this project, I went through a long process in my decision to do a feature on Lil Wayne. I began by looking through magazines to get an idea of different kinds of articles. I wanted to choose a story that would interest me, because I knew that would make the project more enjoyable to create. I went through a variety of stories before I chose Lil Wayne, but I eventually settled on this story for a variety of reasons. I have always felt that Lil Wayne is a unique star in the rising, as he has a complex story regarding his past and has really made a name for himself. Because of this, I thought that an article focused on him would be interesting to use. In addition, I thought that he provided a good basis for visual appeal. As a person, Lil Wayne emphasizes his appearance, and he is decorated with tattoos and jewelry. I thought that this would make for good magazine material, because he is interesting to look at. This is evident through my cover, which focuses on his tattooed chest. I think that even those who are not fans of his music would be fascinated by his story.
Typefaces
For my project, I chose to use typefaces that I thought portrayed Lil Wayne’s personality in an interesting but noncomplex way. I chose Bauhaus because it had a lot of character, like Lil Wayne as an artist. I then chose simpler typefaces for the rest of my magazine, like Garamond and ITC Stone Serif, with easy readability. I wanted to maintain consistency throughout my design, so I tried to tie the different pages and spreads together by using the same fonts.
Color
I tried to keep my magazine simple by using only one or two main colors, and I think this really added to the overall look of the magazine. The combination of red and black was familiar to me because I incorporated it into my logo, and I feel it really conveys the message of my feature in a bold and attention-grabbing way. Besides the red, I did not use much other color. I pulled the colors from the images for my shades of red, and then used black as the background.
Very appealing magazine. The colors are great, with the way you use black and red throughout with the pictures, pull quotes, and sidebar.
ReplyDeletei really like the visual that you used for your cover page. It definitely serves as an eye catcher, and I like how you integrated the font with the visual.
ReplyDeleteI really like your magazine I thought you did a good job with visual continuity. I also liked how you matched the text with your feature spread. Your magazine design is really good
ReplyDeleteI liked the color set ups of the magazine. It looks more sophisticated and really matches with the topic you are talking about. Also I liked the type faces for the second last page. It is very attractive and the use of different shape was creative.
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