Planning.

Timeline

Preliminary task

1 week

Research

4 weeks

Planning

3 weeks

2 weeks

Photoshop Editing using Photoshop

1months 2weeks

Evaluation

Photoshop editing

Genre and conventions research

Take photos for my magazine cover, contents and double page spread.

Magazine ideas• Genre: Hip-Hop

• Magazine name ideas - stylish , cool, hip hop.

• Double page spread ides – interview, review, dominated by picture with text by the side.

LogoRap-Up

• Ideas – black and white writing. Keep contents and double page spread similar.

• Big mast-head main text type on my front cover.

• Rap-Up as its straight to the point.

• Easily recognised genre type.

Planning front cover and contents.

Dominate image.

Big masthead so biggest text on front cover.

Keep the front cover colour scheme similar to double spread to keep the theme going.

Barcode, issue number and price.

Serious face show hip/hop look.

Quote to draw reader in to my magazine.

Using this Dr Dre xxl front cover as inspiration. This is what I am looking to do:

Masthead Main image.To have a banner across top and bottom of page.Date and issue.Page numbers and what's on each page.Have a quote.Same kind of colour scheme on contents page.

Using this Dr Dre xxl contents page as inspiration This is what I am looking to do:

Double page spread planning.

Using this Dr Dre xxl double page spread as inspiration This is what I am looking to do:

I am going to have my image on the left instead of right but keep same kind of layout.

I am making my double page spread black and white and going to shadow my image to make it look more outstanding.

Also a mast head which is the biggest text on the right.

Then I am going to have some questions appose from the readers and then try to answer them.