The final product.

Hey blog, this is the finished product of my magazine. After months of hardworking I'm very happy with the results and hope I get a good score from it. Anyway, read through it and see what you think. Thats all for this blog. Signing off for the last time, -Jack

Here's the google drive btw ;)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H_XkLZ7QcumaQgOXhyQ22jhSJ3Flxp32

Reflection time

Hey Blog. So this time I am going to be going back and reflecting upon the magazine issue that I have completed.

Throughout the process and journey of creating the magazine I often had struggles, along with highs and lows. When I first began this process doing a travel magazine wasn't what I had planned. Originally, I was planning on making a teenager targeted magazine about real life in high school, as shown through a high schoolers POV. However, I scrapped this idea as I felt like I had a lack of things to write about that were genuinely interesting. I moved on and decided upon a travel magazine, as I had traveled to many places both in this country, and around the world. I had kept records of restaurants, and took lots of photos of multiple places. I wanted to have my target audience be younger, backpackers but struggled to find an accurate tittle to convey that theme. I was between a number of ones before I chose 'Vagabond' as that word means someone who travels from place to place without a home. To be completely honest, my biggest issue with this project was just procrastination. I procrastinated the most on actually starting the magazine and "putting pen to paper". Once I was finally able to get over this, great things truly did begin to happen. When I began to create my cover, I created it using one of the canva presets available. They had a lot of great options and I was stuck between a few. Once I decided upon one, I was constantly changing and moving things around on the cover. Sometimes, canva would undo the things I did, which made it particularly annoying. But in the end, it all worked itself out. I always knew the image I wanted to use for my cover image, as when I took the image I was truly cultivated by the beauty and I wanted readers to get that same feeling. When it came to my table of contents, this is where I feel like my work is the best. I came up with the idea to call it "road map" to stick to the travel theme. Although I did not write articles for all the things on the table of contents, I still was able to come up with clever titles, a brief description, and a picture. Titles such as "Miami Spice" and "Rocky Mountain High" were all over the page, in a neat order that was easy to follow. When I started the two page spread, my biggest issue was layout. Since you cannot put things on canva side by side, it made things particularly difficult. However, I was eventually able to find one that made it easy for the reader to follow. The BIGGEST ISSUE I had the entire project was with the two page spread. Everytime I finished it, I would go to download it. After that, I found canva would change the size of text and move things around which was super annoying. As a result, I had to shrink, move, and delete things all over the two page spread. When I started the project, I knew I wanted to write more than just one article, and that is just what I did. This article was about New York, as during the whole process of the project I was lucky enough to take a trip there. This allowed for a researched trip. Overall, I'm really happy with the way my magazine turned out.

CCR script & video

Script- Hi everyone, my name is Jack. For my foundation portfolio, I chose to do a magazine opposed to a film opening for numerous reasons. The first being that it would be easier for me to on my own, and not have to rely on anyone. Also, the lessons of magazines captivated me more than the ones on film opening. My final magazine product is called Vagabond, which means someone who travels from place to place without a home. As you can figure, I went with the genre travel, as I have been fortunate enough to see many places in this world and I wanted to share my experiences. I took inspiration from numerous travel magazines, such as National Geographic Traveler, Travel+Leisure, and wanderlust. I took most inspiration from Travel and Leisure, as it incorporated both destinations and food in it's articles. I challenged typical conventions in the area of travel magazines by having my target audience being geared towards younger people, ages 24-35 who do not have as much money, as a travel magazine for younger people is quite uncommon. Most travel magazines are geared towards people of a more matured age, with lots of money. In the beginning, I struggled throughout the whole magazine when it came to finding layouts that flowed perfectly, and choosing things that worked. However, over time I found out what worked and what didn't. For my magazine cover, I went along with the typical conventions of a travel magazine with the cover image being simple but striking. I also tried to limit the editing of the cover image, so it felt more natural and real. However, one of the conventions that I challenged was with the cover lines. I tried to limit it, as I did not want to distract from the true beauty of the cover image. I also limited the number of cover lines as I didn't want my magazine becoming cluttered, and take away from the things in the image I was trying to point out. In order for my magazine to be unison, I used elements of red, white, and black throughout. This can be seen on all pages. On the table of contents, I decided to label it "road map" to tie in with the overall travel theme. Sticking to typical conventions seen throughout numerous other travel magazines, I decided to include one picture for each article on the table of contents, a clever title, and brief description as readers could easily navigate to whatever article they found to be most interesting. As I stated before, I tried to edit the photos as little as possible. When choosing the places, I tried to pick places that weren't super expensive to see, and places that younger people would typically travel to, as my target audience was young people ages 24-35.  Through the entire project, I knew exactly what I wanted to do for my two-page spread. I knew I wanted to do it about Maui. I challenged the conventions and norms by including both food and activities, something not typically done in this field of genre. I also went against the norms by trying to address the readers as directly as possible, because I wanted to give off a personal and direct vibe. I chose multiple images for the story, and tried to create a nice flow. This was particularly difficult as canva could not allow the pages to be side by side. When working on my magazine, I tried to integrate multiple technologies. For pictures, I either used my iPhone X or my families professional cannon camera. While I tried to edit the photos as little as possible, when I did edit them I used VSCO which I absolutely loved as the customization was limitless and they had many good presets. For a free photo editing app, I was truly surprised with the results, Other than that, the internet was the only other technology I integrated, as it was used for research purposes. I chose to do an additional article because I wanted to go the extra mile. What I did to further reach my target audience was write about things you could do at any hour of the night, as younger people tend to go out later. I also incorporated both activities and food. Overall, the New York article was very similar to the Maui one, with the only difference obviously being the location. That is it for my magazine, and I hope you enjoyed the final product as much as I do as I put much time and effort into it. Thank you.

Video- First off, I apologize for my voice. I've been sick and it sounds horrible. Here's my CCR video! I permalink-ed the video and included the url below!

https://youtu.be/i9wyXuzkRVw

and the google drive
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1M6_392G5X_w5rpmzn9qXo0YxDPtWVxIs

lets get it done.

Hey blog, so for this time around I'm going to officially finish my two page spread. I've been kinda jumping around back and forth between my New York article and Maui article, but I'm not gonna move on until I complete this article. It's already like 75% done, I Just need like one more paragraph. So in case you have forgotten, I wrote the first page about activities and the second pages all about food and places to eat. For the second page, I chose a variety of restaurants so it is not limited to just a particular type of restaurant, and the "reader" can choose whichever restaurant they might be in the mood for. I'll update this blog once I have finished.

Hellllllo blog! It is official, I completed my two page spread! Wow, just wow, it turned out beautifully. The second page I wrote about three different restaurants: A breakfast place, traditional Hawaiian seafood place, and Italian restaurant. However, I noticed that canvas shifted everything upwards, so I'll try and fix that because it annoys me with those giant white spaces. Other than that, I'm actually kinda proud of the way it turned out! Anyway, that is it for this blog. See you next time! -Jack

new york-new yORKKKKKKKK

Hello blog. Not a ton has happened since my last blog, just a little bit of work and touch ups, and some more research. I've been primarily focusing on my New York City article and research surrounding that. I've already chosen my pictures (I'll include again). Even though I recently took a trip to New York where I did lots of things with my sister, both day and night, I still want to research the places so I can include a variety of thorough options for my "readers". For example, I went to Juniors, a famous breakfast place but only ordered a small stack of strawberry pancakes. So I want to research other items on the menu so I can include multiple options. As for the rest of the article, I want to include one restaurant, one activity, and one thing to see. So that's it for this blog, see you next time! -Jack

New York, for the last time (I swear)

Hey blog. So it's spring break and I know I said in previous blogs that I said even though I was ahead I wasn't going to slow down, but I lied. Things have slowed down a tad more than I had hoped. It's just I lost a tad of motivation to do my final article on New York. I've been working on this one for a good minute now but we're gonna finish it this time. Like I said in previous posts, I'm including one restaurant, one activity, and one thing to see. Also, like in the last blog, I'll put the finished thing in the bottom.

So little problem with attaching my article, since I can't get it to download. But no need to worry, I finished the article. I wrote about times square and multiple other things. I wrote mostly about restaurants as I've been to many great places in New York, it's easy, and a lot of them are open all day and night. So, that means we're wrapping up on the magazine. That's it for this blog, see you next time. -Jack

touch ups

Hello blog. So I've been working on numerous things recently. Before I finish my two page spread, I wanted to go back to and brush up some things. This includes making things that are on two separate pages symmetrical. This is particularly hard because you can't drag things over. Besides that, I've also gone through making sure things are grammatically correct and make sense. I've caught quite a few stupid mistakes that make literally zero sense. I also had some friends go through it to catch any of the mistakes that I couldn't. Doing the peer reviews in class, have been extremely helpful to me and some of the things pointed out were things that I had not noticed, so I decided to try it with my family. Initially, they liked the cover but my title was worded weird. I tried to fix this but it surprisingly difficult to do so. Overall, that is really the only major thing they pointed out to me and said that it looked like it was coming along very nicely. That is it for this blog, see you next time! -Jack

good ol’ feedback part two

Hey blog! So today in class, we had another peer feedback. It’s gone really well and has made me realize that I’m actually quite far ahead as some people haven’t even started. This is nice because it leaves me room to change or fix things if I need to. I don’t plan on slowing down. My group had a lot to say about my progress thus far. They really liked the cover and title, as Vagabond represented the main theme I wanted to carry out (backpacker travel). However, they thought that some of the descriptions on my table of contents were a little to wordy and suggested I cut them down a bit. One person noticed that the page numbers were closer together and didn’t go up that far. So I changed the page numbers to spread them out and have the magazine go past 20 pages. They REALLY liked the two page spread and how the pictures and story was laid out, with the activities being first and then the part about places to eat and food. A common design I’ve been carrying across all pages of my magazine, is I’m highlighting key words and they thought that made certain things bold and stand out. Anyway, I’m super happy of what has happened and how my magazine has turned out. I think it looks really good. That’s it for this blog! See you guys next time! -Jack

guy fieri... kinda

Hey blog! So I've been working on the second page of my two page spread and its not as easy as I thought it would be. I'm running int trouble making everything flow naturally and getting the pictures lined up. It's hard for the pictures because canva is actually so frustrating! They keep changing things so I always have to go back and start over. Other than that, writing the article is also challenging because the second page is all about food and I wanna include a bunch of different options for different types of foods and budgets but there is just so much to talk about! I went with a Hawaiian seafood place, breakfast place, quick and cheap, and some others. Anyway, so far that's what I have. I will update you guys once it is completely finished. See you next time! -Jack

start spreading the news...

Hey there blog! What's up? So recently I've been working on layouts of my stories and it's actually a lot harder than I had thought it would be. Every picture has to have its place that fits well with the rest of the story. I want the flow to be natural and easy to follow. Also, in this article about New York, it's all about things to do at any hour in the day. This includes activities and places to eat. I've compiled a list of places that apply to those two places so writing this article shouldn't be difficult! Anyway, that's it for this blog, see you next time! -Jack

three in one

Hey blog, what's up? So I'm currently working on the second page of my two page spread. I've been working on the layout of the photos and I've come up with a couple of different ones. I'm going to use three pictures and I want the layout to be simple and elegant. One of the pictures of included is a photo of a map of the island of maui and I think that it actually looks really cool. The other two pictures are of myself surfing, and the inside of jeep on a beach road in Maui. Anyway, I'll include the different layouts and comment what you guys think! Anyway, that is it for this blog, I'll see you next time! -Jack

two for one

Hey blog, how's it going? Anyway, I've recently started working on my two-page spread. It's going good thus far. However, since I am using canvas I am growing a tad annoyed as you cannot have two pages side by side, so lining everything up and making things symmetrical is quite difficult and inconvenient. Despite this minor hiccup, everything else is going quite well. I have just finished the first page! The first page will be about things to do, and the second page will also include places to try and eat! Tell me what you guys think about. Anyway, that is it for this blog, see you next time. - Jack

she is glowing!

Hey blog, how are you doing? I'm doing just fine! I've been putting a lot of time and effort into altering the cover, and creating the table of contents. WOW, JUST WOW! I truly believe it looks amazing, I put so much effort into it and I'm loving the way the beginning turned out. I'm sorry blog, I'm so proud of what my magazine tuned into, thus far! Anyway, that's it for this blog see you next time! -Jack

cover up!

Hey blog, so in keeping with what I talked about last time about the cover. I created two designs and actually really like them. The second one you can see resembles National Geographic, while the second one is completely unique. What do you guys like? Comment below!! Anyway, that's it for this blog, see you next time! -Jack

the fore FONT

Hi blog, working on the cover currently and the font specifically. I've chosen a number of fonts from canva and these are a few of my favorites. What do you guys think?

Personally, I like the first one and the last one the best. The first one because it's quirky and unique, but the I like the last one because it's simplistic and modern. I think I am going to go with the last one because I want a modern and simple magazine cover that still is bold. That's it for this blog, see you next time. -Jack

good ol' feedback

Hey blog, so today in class we discussed our blogs and overall projects. I received feedback on my progress thus far. For the places I chose, my group thought the places were great. However, they suggested I choose Miami/Fort Lauderdale, over New York to go along side with my two page spread on Hawaii so that I can stick with an overall tropical/beachy theme. For the rest of the things I said I wanted to include in my magazine: activities, places to eat, lodging, and traveling hacks - they thought it was great and inclusive for all audience groups. With the feedback that I was given, I've gained a lot. However, there won't be any major changes but only minor tweaks. That's it for this blog, see you next time. -Jack

here, or there?

Hey blog, how have you been? So recently in blogs, I've talked about my trip to New York and how I want to write about it, but I'm having a bit of a dilemma. On one hand, I want to write about New York but on the other I feel Miami would be interesting as it is close in proximity to where I live. There is lots in Miami, even I haven't tried yet. With that in mind I created a list of both the places. Since I recently took a trip to New York, I'm going to take a trip to Miami to refresh my memory on certain things and try new stuff too! I wanna go over spring break with my friends, so I'll let you know how it goes! Anyway, that's it for this blog, see you next time! -Jack

the city that never sleeps

Hey blog, so I recently took a trip to New York this weekend with my Dad and took a lot of good photos. My Dad even took a photo of me taking a photo! Since I wanted to include a second article, I decided on New York since my recent trip. I ate at a bunch of cool places and loved my time at Central Park, see the pictures (in case you couldn't tell)! I went to the top of the New World Trade Center for lunch and it had both great food and views. One of the best parts of New York is that it isn't difficult to travel to, there's many affordable options for travel, lodging, and activities. Anyway, see you next time blog! -Jack


               

content, content, content.

Hi blog, welcome back. So I've been looking at a bunch of different magazine table of contents and I've seen a lot I like. I'll attach some below. Following that I've decided to include more than just the minimum, I would like to include a second or even third article. I haven't decided the place yet but since the two-page spread is Hawaii, I want to do something different. I'll keep you updated, see you in the next blog! -Jack

on the road

hi blog, I've been unbelievably busy recently but I'm back!!! I officially decided on a magazine title, "On The Road". And with the rest of the cover being done, the next thing I must tackle is the table of contents. I was thinking I'd do a horizontal row of all the places I decided to include (included in two posts ago) with pictures on every other side. This way it isn't too complicated and messy but still provides an artsy aesthetic. As for the other side I am not quite sure yet, I might include an image and half an article. See you guys in the next post! -Jack

the cover

Hello World, welcome back to another blog. I've done a little bit more planning than the last time I update you guys. I've brainstormed magazine tittles and come up with a few: Around the World, Permanent Vacation, Travelers Digest, On the Road. I want my magazine tittle to be bold and stand out, both with the name and with the font/color I decide to use. As for the rest of the cover, as I mentioned in a previous post, I want it to be simple but striking, but for the photo I chose a beautiful image. I edited it as little as possible so that people won't be disappointed if they ever get the chance to see in person. I've chosen it because of its vibrant colors but I don't want to include it because I want it to be a surprise, but I promise it's a good one. I've also chosen the other articles to include (other than the main two page spread about Hawaii). I chose "33 Flying Hacks", "91 things to do in New York City" and "3 best places to take a photo". That's it for this blog, see you next time.

the fore front

Welcome back to another blog! I'm sure my decision to change my magazine genre to travel, left you excited to see what I had plan! I've recently compiled a list of all the places I've traveled and narrowed it down to the places I want to include the most in my magazine. I chose, Hawaii, Colorado, California, Canada, Ireland, Miami, and New York! I have thousands of experiences of places to eat, things to see, and fun activities to do in all of these places! For my main two page spread, I chose Hawaii because of its uniqueness on my list of places, and the natural beauty it has. For research, I looked back through my photos of all the places on my list, and selected the best photos and placed them into a separate album. Additionally, I've researched prices for travel and lodging in different places in Hawaii to see which is the most affordable but still nice. For the Miami part of my magazine because I am so close, I'm trying to plan a trip there with friends to try things I haven't done there before and eat places I've never tried. For taking the best quality pictures, I have both my phone and a higher quality Canon camera. I'm going to attach some of the photos I am planning on including in my magazine as a little preview! Enjoy, and see you next time.

simple and seductive

Hi guys, welcome back to another blog. Its been a while. I've done some research and thinking recently, and I've decided to change the genre/topic of my magazine issue. I had it as student life, but I'm going to change it to travel. I've been fortunate enough to be able to travel to places around the world: California, Ireland, Hawaii, to name a few. With that I have documented hundreds of pictures of those places and I;m going to place the best ones in my magazine. I wanna show whomever will be reading my magazine that the world is a big, beautiful places waiting to be explored. I'm taking lots of inspiration for "Travel and Leisure" has they have endless lists on places to visit. In addition to places to visit, they also have travel deals, cruises, lists of the best places, etc. For my cover image, I wanna have an eye catching a photo that stands out to other similar magazines. One that shows off the beauty of wherever the particular place I choose. So far, these are some examples of what I might want to base my cover of off, something simple yet elegant and beautiful. Stay tuned for another blog post! -Jack