Tuesday 28 January 2014

Balance

This magazine is symetrical because the shape of the writing on the left and on the right is about the same width. The writing is in white so it stands out to the dark red background. Also the colour on both sides are balanced.
This magazine is asymmetrical by shape because Oprah's hair is really eye catching because her hair is covering lots of the page so that is the first thing you would look at. Also she is wearing orange and it goes with the title, and the writing is in coloum form.


This magazine is Asymmetrical because the colour is balanced on the right and on the left because on some parts it is all pink and all black. Also the the headline of this magazine is all blue so it stands out. The position of the celebrity and the writing is very symmetrical because Kim Kardashian has her arms out to the side.The eye direction of Kim Kardashian is looking straight at trying to tell you to read the magazine.The value of this magazine is very positive because it tells you how to look good and how to loose pounds.




















This magazine is asymmetrical because the colour is balanced very well on each side.the texture balance is very good because the detail in the writing is very easy to read and affective.The shape of the writing is in a coloumn form mostly down the right hand side of the magazine.
This magazine is symmetrical, because the colours are all black and white and they blend in with the background. Also  Cheryl Cole's eye direction is looking straight at the reader.



AMBER


This is a good start and you have the basics here. However, this does not have a huge amount of detail and you will need to explain your answer more.













Sunday 19 January 2014

Typography


Typography

Serif: (add definition)

Sans Serif: (add definition)

Find a suitable font for each of the following words from dafont.com and change the font of the words below. Explain your choice of font for each word.


Modern



Kids


Sport


Masculine




Feminine



Sophisticated


Bold


History


LIFESTYLE CONVENTIONS


LIFESTYLE CONVENTIONS

CONVENTION 2
There is a model or celebrity on the front cover as the main image and he/she is looking directly at the camera


Why does the magazine use a model or celebrity on the cover? Why are they looking directly at the camera?
Explain the effect on the target audience.

Magazines use celebrity or a models on to the front cover to show that it is a good magazine and that they have got a good style in fashion and how they look. Also around they celebritys, it shows and tells you ideas about how to get fit and how to get fashionable. Also they person on the front could be an inspiration to viewers to make them want to look like them because the person on the magazine is all ways staring at you.

Fonts H/W


GREEN

Really good piece of work with the right amount of detail and analysis. Well Done.