Daniel Rodriguez - AICE Media Studies

PLANNING AND DRAFTING MY COVER                                                                    01/30/2022 During this blog I will be focusing solely on the cover, more specifically on how I plan to design my cover for my own magazine. I will be using the past information that I have researched and mentioned in my previous blogs to base my cover off and support certain decisions that I took when developing the covers. Throughout the blog I shall explore multiple drafts for my cover that I made myself and in the end I will attempt to reach a decision on what 2 covers I am most leaning towards. Before I begin I also wanted to mention that some of my covers will be handwritten while others will be created using the digital design tool Canva which I have also used in prior blogs in order to f...

MAGAZINE LAYOUT AND DESIGN TIPS                                                        01/27/2022 Importance:  How a magazine is designed is very important for the success and aesthetic quality of any magazine no matter the genre. Although the particular genre can influence the layout of a magazine it is at times better to break those conventions in a way that benefits your magazine. In general, there is a main plan or strategy that all magazines somewhat follow in order to make their magazine stay organized and easily understandable while still adding some personal ideas so they become unique or distinct from other magazines. Consequently, this is a skill that requires time and practice to improve but by taking inspiration from other magazines and by studying certain tips or rule...

COLOR THEORY                                                                                                                           01/23/2022 Definition  and Importance:  Color theory is the combination of the art and science of using colors and how specific colors are perceived. Colors are quite a basic concept yet they offer so much room for creativity and innovation. Colors can be mixed or blended, matched, or contrasted to create a variety of feelings in the reader and convey certain meanings to them as well. The theory of color organizes colors on a color wheel and from there separates them into 3 main groups,...