In Adobe Photoshop, I decided to create a mock-up layout/storyboard-type document that outlined the very basic, primary ideas and thoughts for how I may want to structure my magazine for the final product of this exam project.
I created a range of a black, portrait boxes using the rectangular marquee tool and then duplicated these to create a storyboard-like layout to illustrate and begin creating a rough draft or the structure of pages for the magazine.
The purpose of this is to give me a better idea of what I want to do – it will allow me to understand how many pages the end result may be and will give me more confidence to branch off from this to create a more precise ad specific page-by-page mock up of the magazine. Doing this task can also be used a yardstick to judge my progress so far as I can see how many shoots I have done and haven’t.
Through the process of research, planning and actual construction of this project, I have realised how difficult it is to do in the little time I have and therefore, I have decided to keep it very minimalistic and in-turn, the final product will likely end up more like a mini photobook and in a sense, a little like a look book for a fashion house may produce.
Furthermore, it will also be very difficult for me to create words and text to the extent to which other fashion magazines such as i-D and Dazed do because this is an dependent project and because of this, I ma happy to showcase more so my photography and have little inserts of text that accompanies the imagery at times, however, it is certain that there will be a question and answer segment for each “character” as such. This is what I have called my models because I am exploring their stories behind their fashion and showing this to readers, therefore, they can be branded as characters to this story of modern0day fashion in adolescent teens.
I reiterate that this is a very brief primary mock up of what the magazine may end up being because I need to complete all shoots first and then I can decide how I want to present my work and in what order but I understand this will likely change as I am producing the magazine but it is useful to have a vague idea before starting.
