C.R.A.P. Analysis

Contrast

1. Bold text and non-bold text            4. Background colour and model dress colour

2. Red masthead and red type             5. Big/Small type size

3. Serif and Sans Serif type                6. Large/Small Image

 

1.Big/Small Image                        6.Big/Small boxes    

2.Handwrtten/Sans Serif type       7.Yellow box/black type

3.Contrasting Colours                   8.Underlined type/not underlined type

4.Horizontal/Vertical type            9.Large/Small type

5.Blue masthead and blue type

Repetition

 

1.Red coloured type         4. Repeated type size (168 and Fall)

2.Sans Serif type              5. Black coloured type

3.Bold type

1.Repeated boxes                      4.Blue coloured type

2.Small Images repeated          5.Sans Serif type repeated

3.Handwritten type repeated    6.Vertical type

Alignment

1. Left side aligned                                  4.Bottom of '168' and top of 'against' aligned

2. Models eyes aligned with                    5. '+' and 'exclusive' aligned

top of the text

3. The bottom of the word 'Wardrobe'    6.Right side aligned

and top of 'pump down' aligned

1. Masthead 'C' aligned with left side           5.Right side type on magazine aligned

 pattern square

2.Vertical type and white boxes aligned       6.Bottom of black box and type aligned

3.Information in one article aligned              7.Type aligned

4.Type and black box aligned



Proximity

1.Type in one article                           4.More type in one separate article

2.Institutional information on             5. Month and masthead

barcode close proximity

3.Type in one article close proximity

1.Institutional information                           5.The splash of boxes are in close proximity

on barcode close proximity

2.Blue/black text in one article                  6.Type and the model overlapping meaning close proximity

3.Type in one article close                         7. Model on the masthead

4.Type in another article close proximity  8.Type on the magazine close to masthead

Final Magazine Cover Copy

After researching different magazine cover designs, I found this magazine design which I liked. So I chose this magazine cover and used  it to copy in InDesign.

This is my final, finished magazine cover that I copied, which I created on InDesign.

Magazine Cover Copy: Work In Progress

To create my magazine cover, which I was copying, I used InDesign. After researching i found a magazine cover that i liked and i wanted to copy. 

To start with i had to find a font that matched or was similar to the type on the actual magazine cover, and i found the typeface Voor, which i found on Dafont after looking at different typefaces. After i chose my font i wanted for the masthead, i had to resize the type so that it would contrast well with the other text that will be on the magazine cover.

After i did the masthead, i had to find another font off Dafont for the other text on the magazine cover. Once i chose the typeface that was similar, i typed the other text onto the magazine cover, and i resized them and aligned that so that it looked like the magazine cover i was copying and so it looked neat.

Next, using the colour dip tool, I used the magazine cover to get the colour of the background. After I got the colour that I needed for the background, I created a box and filled it with that colour, so that it looked like the magazine cover I was copying.

Finally, after I put the text and background on, I placed a photo that I took for the magazine cover. I had to edit the photo before I placed it onto the magazine cover, which I edited it on Photoshop. After I edited it, I placed it onto the magazine cover and resized it and put it in the correct place that it needed to be in and I just made sure that it was all aligned and that it looked like the magazine cover that I was copying.

Final Double Page Spread Copy

This is the double page spread that I chose after researching, to copy on InDesign.

This is my final, finished double page spread which I created on InDesign, after copying the double page spread that I found and chose after doing magazine research.

Double Page Spread: Work In Progress

For my double page spread, I used Indesign to copy one that I had found from my research. Firstly I found the type face that was the closest to the one on the actual double page spread and I chose Voor. When I had the type in I aligned it so that it looked like how the type was arranged on the actual double page spread. I also created a rectangle and filled it with the colour back.

Next, I added more of the text onto the double page spread and I aligned the text and changed the size of the font, so that it looked neat and also so that it looked the same as what it looked like on the double page spread that I am copying.

Next, I added more text which was aligned, the font I used was Georgia. Also I changed the text to italic, so that it looked the same as on the double page spread. I also under that bit of text, I added a black line and i then aligned the text above the line with the black line below. After that I added a comma and the letter 'I', before I added in place holder text. I aligned all the text up so that it looked like it did on the double page spread and so it looked neat and professional.

 

Finally, I added the placeholder text onto the double page spread and the text at the bottom of the page as well. Also I took my own photos for the magazine, so I had to edit the image before I put it onto my double page spread, which I did that on Photoshop. After I edited it I placed the photo onto the double page spread and resized it on the page. Also finally, I added a grey gradient background like the background of the actual double page spread.

Research: Magazine

Redesign: Johns Business Card

This is John's business card that i have redesigned.

I firstly, picked a display font that i liked from dafont. I chose In-House Edition 3D. I also made the font size big, so that it would contrast with the other type that i put on the business card later on, which that information would be a smaller font size so it would contrast.

I then put on John's information and i chose the font, Bebas Neue, i used a different font type because it would contrast well with the display type because they are different.

After i  put all the type on the business card, i realigned all the type to the one side of the card because it looks neater and makes it easier for you to read the type. I also changed the colour of John's information, to grey and i had the colour on the lines going down in a gradient going from light to darker.

This is my final redesign of John's business card.