Thursday, 31 January 2013

Contents Page Production

During this lesson, I began the production of my contents page. I began this process by working out the size of my page. I then had to choose the background. My first idea for this page was to use a background which was the same colour as the front cover background but during production, I changed my mind. I decided to use an image that I had taken of some flowers as I thought this would work well seeing as the product that I am creating is a spring issue. I then went onto add the title of the magazine to the top of the page. After this, I created two breakout boxes for my main body of text. I then wrote out my contents. I added pink shapes behind some of the text. These boxes are supposed to act as highlighters for these pieces of text. I then added another breakout box which was for my competition. I used a lined paper pattern for this because I had seen it previously used in Company Magazine and I also thought that it looked really affective. I then creted some boxes to show where my images are going to go.

'Customise Your Clothes' DPS Production

During this lesson, I began the production of my 'Customise Your Clothes' DPS. I began this process by measuring my pages and creating columns. I then went onto create a background for my DPS. The background that I chose for this DPS is a grid paper pattern. I chose this pattern for my background because I have often seen it used in Company Magazine and I also think that it compliments the content nicely. I then inserted my header that I created previously. After doing this, I began to position square frames onto my DPS pages. I did this so that I would know where to put my images. The bigger frames are for my main images and the smaller are for the step-by-step images. 
I then began to add my instructions and 'You will need' breakout boxes. The main font that I used for my instructions is a font called Calibri. I chose this font for my instructions because Its clear and easy on the eye.

'I Just Want to Be Perfect' DPS Production

During today's lesson, I began the production of my 'I Just Want to Be Perfect' DPS. As this is the DPS that I created as a mock up previously, little work was needed to be done. After editing my photos, I added them to my pages where the old photos were and then altered the pages slightly.

Front Cover Production #2

Today, I finished the production of my front cover. I began this lesson by adding some more of my sell lines in and arranging them nicely on my cover. I used a selection of different shapes and textures as backgrounds for pieces of text. I did this so that important pieces of text would stand out and also to make my page look busier. I am happy with how my front cover has turned out as I think that it will appeal to the TA and it can be related back to Company magazine. After showing my magazine to friends who fit into the TA, one said "I love it, I look at it and automatically want it! I think the colour scheme and flowers make it look especially good."

Front Cover Production

Today, I began the creation of my front cover. I began this process by selecting the size of my page. I decided to make it an A4 document. I also increased the resolution so that the images were clear. I then dragged my image in and sized it accordingly. Next, I created my masthead. I chose Arial Black for my font in a dark purple colour because it is a clear, bold font which stands out against the other fonts. I then began to add my sell lines. For the majority of my sell lines, I have chosen a font called Windsor Hand because it is a very stylish, elegant looking font and worked well with my magazine style. Another of the fonts that I have chosen to feature on my front cover is a font called Prestiege Elite Std. I have chosen this font because it looks like it has been written by a typewriter which I think looks effective. I have also underlined this font when it is used to make it stand out.
I then went on to add some smaller details to my cover. I noticed that often on the magazine that I have based Trend on (Company Magazine), patterns and textures are featured in the corners of the front cover. For my front cover, I chose to use some images of flowers that I cut out as my smaller details. I chose to use flowers as my magazine is supposed to be a spring isse and therefore needs to be very pretty and fresh looking. I put a slight fade on the flowers so that the text in front of them stood out still. I also added a slight outer glow to my masthead so that it still stood out.

Front Cover Image Edits


After taking a selection of photos for my front cover, I chose this image and began to edit it so that it was ready. I began by taking the dodge tool and selecting highlights on the range. I then went around and made the background of the image lighter. Once I had done this, I adjusted the brightness/contrast accordingly. I then reviewed my flat plans and looked at the colour scheme that I had chosen. Realising that my colour scheme was pastelle blues, purples and pinks, I decided to change some of the colours within my image so that they fitted in with this theme. I began by changing the colour of my model's top from orange to purple. I did this by selecting the paintbrush tool, choosing my colour and then changing the mode to 'color'. I then did the same with my background changing the colour to blue. To finish, I added a shadow to my model using the color mode and a grey colour.

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

'I Just Want to Be Perfect' Photoshop Edits


















After taking my photos for my DPS, I opened them in photoshop and began to edit them. I began this proces by selecting the dodge tool and changing the range to highlights. I then took this tool and went around the background of all of my images so that they were all closer to white. I then went onto the brightness and contrast menu and altered the brightness accordingly. Once I had finished these steps, I cropped the images that needed to be cropped.

Friday, 25 January 2013

Project Monitoring; Week 3

According to my schedule. I was supposed to spend this week beginning my design process. On the first day, I reviewed my ‘I Just Want to Be Perfect’ mock up and also reviewed my focus group recording. I then wrote some notes for exactly what I would need to shoot in my photo shoot and also any necessary alterations that would need to be made to the DPS.
I then went on to the creation of my ‘Customise Your Clothes’ DPS. I began this process by measuring the dimensions of my pages. Although the magazine in which I have based my magazine on (Company Magazine) had pages which were just A5 sized, I decided to make mine A4 as they would look better when printed. I then began to choose a background pattern. In the end, I chose a pale blue squared pattern as it is quite a simple pattern but will still be effective.  I then inserted my previously created header then started to add sub headers and a kicker.
Unfortunately, everything did not go as smoothly this week. This was due to the fact that I had to miss a couple of lessons for interviews. However, I have spent homework time making up some of the time that I have missed and therefore I am thankfully not too behind.
I would say that the overall production of my magazine is going well so far however, I do want to get my photo shoots out of the way as I believe that it is a lot easier to design with images ready to use.

Friday, 18 January 2013

Project Monitoring; Week 2

According to my schedule, I was supposed to spend this week writing up and perfecting my three articles. In the time that I had spare, I was also supposed to create my DPS header designs. I successfully managed to complete all of these tasks this week. All actions went to plan and everything ran smoothly.
On Monday, I began creating a plan for my ‘Customise Your Clothes’ article. In this, I reviewed my language and narrative voice choices and also experimented with different introductions and kickers. I then went on to write my article which meant creating my step-by-step guides. For this, I had to go back and review my Treatment and also my Content Research.
On Wednesday, I reviewed my ‘I Just Want to Be Perfect’ article that I had already written. I was happy with how I’d written this article and when I did my focus group, they said that they enjoyed reading the article; therefore I decided that no alterations needed to be made to this article. I spent the remainder of Wednesday’s lesson planning and beginning my ‘Say It with Nails’ article.
During Thursday’s lesson, I finished writing my ‘Say It with Nails’ article. I began this process by again, reviewing my Treatment and Content Research. This did not take me long and so I finished Thursday’s lesson creating my DPS header designs.

Thursday, 17 January 2013

DPS Header Designs

These are the headers that I plan to use for my DPS's. I have the chosen these three colours for my headers as they are pastille colours which will link them to my magazine and each is also a colour featured in its DPS colour pallette. The font that I have chosen to use is a font called Windsor Hand. I chose to use this font because I think that the fact that it is very thin and stylish will appeal to the target audience

'Say It with Nails' Article Draft

Narrative Voice: 2nd and 3rd Person Narrative
Language Style: Colloquial
Introduction
Ever felt that just what you’re wearing alone isn’t expressing your personality enough? Sounds like its time for you to let your nails take centre stage!
 Nail art is a trend which is has become increasingly popular over the past 5 years. The trend was first made a hit by nail salon WAH! In London who made it their mission to show the world their unique, trendy designs. These days you can find video tutorials all over the internet demonstrating new designs! Here’s how to do some of our favourites
Leopard Print
You will need:
·         White nail varnish
·         Clear nail varnish
·         2 different colours of nail varnish
·         Double ended nail art pen in either black or dark blue


1.       Begin by painting a layer of clear onto the nails followed by a layer of white
2.       Paint on your base colour (lighter colours usually work better)
3.       Take your second colour and simply dab spots onto each nail using the nail varnish brush (It doesn’t matter if this looks messy, the lines will hide this!)
4.       Take your nail art pen and, using the pen end, carefully draw either two or three curving lines around each blob. Also put extra lines and dots in the gaps
5.       Finish by protecting your design with a layer of clear

Tiger Print
You will need:
·         White nail varnish
·         Clear nail varnish
·         2 different colours of nail varnish
·         Double ended nail art pen in either black or blue
·         A make up sponge

1.       Begin by painting a layer of clear onto the nails followed by two layers of white
2.       Take your make up sponge and cut it in half so that you have a completely flat edge
3.       Take the lighter of your two colours and paint a thin layer of the colour onto one end of the makeup sponge. Allow this to soak in a bit and then sponge onto ¾ of each nail
4.       Take your second colour and repeat step 3 apart from this time only sponge the colour onto half of the nail
5.       Take the brush end of your nail art pen and carefully draw stripes going across each nail.
6.       Finish by protecting your design with a layer of clear

Stained Glass Window
You will need:
·         White nail varnish
·         Clear nail varnish
·         Up to 7 different colours of nail varnish
·         Double ended nail art pen in either black or blue


1.       Begin by painting a layer of clear onto the nails followed by a layer of white
2.       Take your first colour and paint 3 random spots onto each nail. Repeat this with all of the colours until the nail is covered
3.       Take the pen end of your nail art pen and carefully draw around each colour, this will make your nails look like stained glass!
4.       Finish by protecting your design with a layer of clear

Glitter
You will need:
·         Clear nail varnish
·         A coloured nail varnish
·         Glitter/metallic nail varnish
·         Glitter
·         An old makeup brush
*All of these must be the same colour

1.       Begin by painting a layer of clear onto the nails
2.       Paint two layers of the coloured nail varnish onto your nails
3.       Paint a layer of glitter/metallic nail varnish on top of the colour
4.       Paint a layer of clear nail varnish and before this dries, dip your nail into the glitter
5.       Once the clear has dried, take the makeup brush and brush away any loose glitter
6.       Finish by protecting your design with a layer of clear

Tips and Tricks
·         Painting a layer of clear onto your nails before and after painting is a great way of stopping your nail from getting stained by the colour and also helps to make the design last longer!
·         Applying a layer of white before applying colour to the nail helps to bring out the colour. This is especially useful when using light colours
·         Make sure you leave each layer of nail varnish to dry fully before you apply another layer to prevent smudging!
·         Mix and match your effects! The sponged effect looks great by itself or teamed up with some leopard print!

We Recommend
·         Barry M’s colour collection; these nail varnishes come in all different colours and are strong and long lasting!
·         Sally Hansen Maximum Growth Nail Treatment; this polish is perfect for little nails needing a boost and also works well at strengthening nails!
·         Models Own WAH! Nail art pen; created by the Queens of Nail Art, this pen creates clear and precise patterns with its double ended lid which has both a pen and a brush!
·         Nail Rock Nail Wraps; if you simply can’t get your head around doing your own designs, never fear! Nail wraps are what you need. They look good and are easy to apply, the perfect quick fix!

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

'I Just Want To Be Perfect' Article

Whether its boobs, bum, or belly, Most of us would admit that there is at least one part of our bodies that we would happily change given the chance.  These days we are constantly bombarded with images and information about how we apparently should look and what the ‘perfect body’ is. So it’s not really a surprise that eating disorders are becoming increasingly common in young people. But what is it that leads people to test their bodies to the extremes?
Throughout my teenage years, I have struggled with understanding and appreciating my own body shape. Like many, I have tried and tested a number of different weird and wonderful diets, from the low carb diet, to consuming nothing but Cuppa Soups and herbal teas. These diet plans are not necessarily the healthiest methods of weight-loss but, like many young women, I strive to have a figure like the girls plastered all over the media, and I want it quickly and effortlessly. For some young women, simply cutting out a few high fat foods from their diets just isn’t enough and therefore feel that not eating at all is a much quicker and more effective way of losing weight. Of course, not eating or being ‘Anorexic’ is highly dangerous and can become extremely addictive. Anorexia can cause a number of different problems in the future such as stunted growth and infertility.
Many Anorexia sufferers over- exercise so that large amounts of weight can be lost more quickly. Strongly effected suffers are often over-ruled by the illness. One 14 year old girl from London refused to drink water as she forced herself to believe that it contained calories. Anorexia is frighteningly addictive. 90% of suffers are female and surveys have shown that the age of anorexia is gradually getting lower and lower, now being diagnosed in children as young as 12 years old. These statistics are terrifying. So what is it that fuels the addiction?
Many say it is the Media who are to blame for this attack on self- esteem. Models shown in the media are very often extremely thin, many not much bigger than a size 4. Many of us see these images of these pencil thin girls with their gaps in their legs and super flat stomachs and automatically think that this is how we should look also. In a way, the media is ‘glamorizing’ eating disorders as often, the models featured in magazines and on TV are of an unhealthy weight themselves. Although many companies have responded to the recent complaints about the lack of healthy, average sized models in the media, adding ‘plus sized’ models (which are often only size 14 models, hardly plus sized!) to their products. Even still, many images with the slightest imperfections are airbrushed until they are what the industry classifies as being ‘perfect’. This usually means getting rid of any unnecessary lumps and bumps and occasionally even adding in the odd bit of muscle definition! By doing these things, the media are distorting many people’s idea of what a healthy, attractive body shape looks like.

Another body shape bully, believe it or not, is Facebook.  We’ve all had that awful photo from the night before that we didn’t want anyone to see put onto Facebook haven’t we?  Sure, some of the photos are hilarious but have you ever logged off and found yourself wondering if those couple of pounds you’ve put on have started to show? Out of 600 Facebook users surveyed, 75% reported being unhappy with their bodies and 51% said Facebook makes them more conscious about their body and weight.  It’s completely understandable. Knowing that hundreds of people are able to view and potentially comment on photos showcasing your ‘wobbly bits’ is hardly reassuring. Could Facebook also be to blame for the growth in eating disorders? Yes. Many people will see those images of themselves and become increasingly more and more unhappy about their appearance. Some will then think that the only way to solve these body issues is by making radical alterations to their bodies until they believe that they are ‘perfect’.  

For those people with a bit of money in the bank, there is always that option of plastic surgery.  Whether it’s a little of the thighs or bigger boobs, plastic surgery can completely change someone’s body and their self esteem. Every year, millions of people spend massive amounts of money on cosmetic procedures. Most of the time, cosmetic surgery is successful but, if not done by certified professionals, there can be complications. Many patients in the past have reported burst implants, stitches breaking, and even scars coming apart. There are also some procedures that have to be cared for after surgery such as lipo-suction. This form of surgery is only permanent if the weight is kept off. Personally, I wouldn’t want to spend thousands of pounds on a treatment that’s only semi-permanent. Yes we all want quick fixes but are this really worth it?

Of course, the healthiest, and often the most achievable way of losing weight is the ‘eat less, exercise more’ method.  Yes, we all want to be able to lose weight quickly and effortlessly but, let’s face it, no results are going to appear unless the work is put in. And it doesn’t have to be full throttle dieting either. The smallest changes will make the biggest differences. Before you sit down with your favourite chocolate bar, stop and change it to an apple. We all also need to accept our bodies for what they are. Everyone feels body conscious and one point and we all feel that we have to diet for different reasons. But it is really right that we all feel that we should be like those pencil thin models? I mean, wouldn’t the world be a pretty boring if everyone looked the same?

'Customise Your Clothes' Article plan and 1st Draft

Narrative voice: 2nd and 3rd Person narrative
Language style: Colloquial (Chatty, laid-back, easy to relate to)
Introduction
·         Talk about how buying brand new clothes is an ‘expensive luxury’
·         Talk about how easy and how much more cheaper it is to customise clothes
·         “Spring is here and we all know what that means; new season, new wardrobe!”
·         “You walk into your favourite shop, and there in front of you is this gorgeous tie dye top. Of course its love at first sight! Just a shame that when you flip over the label you see that it is way out of your price range. We all have these days. Let’s face it, having to alter your wardrobe every season is not a cheap task. But could it be?  We came up with a couple of different ways that you could get this season’s trends without the high street price tag!”
·         “Get the look for less!”

Tie Dye Instructions (I may need to shorten these instructions so that they fit on my DPS and so that I don’t lose the reader’s attention)
You will need:
·         A plain white T-Shirt
·         2+ different colours of dye (Colours used in example are Fuchsia, Turquoise, and Yellow)
·         500g of dye salt
·         Rubber Gloves
·         Rubber bands
·         String
·         Squeezable bottles (condiment bottles, energy drink bottles, ect.)
·         A bin bag
·         300ml of water
1.       Cut down the middle of your bin bag and lay it flat on your surface. This will act as a waterproof cover for your surface and will stop it from getting covered in dye!
2.       Lie your t-shirt down. Using your thumb, index finger, and middle finger, pinch the centre of your t-shirt and then twist the t-shirt round (still pinching) so that the t-shirt coils round into a spiral
3.       Take your string and carefully tie a knot around the outside of your t-shirt. (you may need an extra pair of hands for this!) Once this is secure, take two rubber bands and cross them over the top of your t-shirt
4.       Mix your dye, add 150g of one of the dyes to 120g of salt. Then add to this 300ml of 40˚ water. Stir until the salt and dye have dissolved then pour into a squeezable bottle. Repeat this with all of your colours
5.       Take your first colour and squirt a small circle of dye into the middle of your spiral. Then with the next colour, outline this circle. Repeat this number of times then flip the spiral over and do the same on the opposite side.
6.       Leave the dye to soak into the t-shirt spiral for approximately 20 minutes. Then unravel and hang up to set for at least 12 hours
7.       Rinse t-shirt in cold water and then wash thoroughly (for best results, put colour catcher into wash)

Dip Dye
You will need:
·         A plain piece of clothing
·         Bleach
·         Water
·         A bucket
·         Gloves

1.       Lie garment out
2.       Create a mixture which is 1 part bleach to 2 parts water
3.       Dip your garment into the mixture (dip it as far in as you want the bleach to go) hold this for a minute
4.       If you want to create a 3 tone dip dye/ lighten the colour of your garment even more, add more bleach to your mixture and dip the garment in for longer

Potato Printing
You will need:
·         A plain t-shirt
·         A good sized baking potato
·         A  knife
·         Paper
·         Pencil
·         Scissors
·         Acryllic paint or fabric paint

1.       Take the potato and slice it in half
2.       Using a pencil or a pen, draw an outline of your design onto the inside of the potato
3.       Take a knife and cut around the shape. Cut about ¼ depth so that the shape is raised
4.       Dip your shape into your paint and then print it onto your t-shirt. Repeat this as many times as you like!

Attention to Detail
You will need:
·         An old shirt
·         A sewing needle and thread
·         A chain
·         Some buttons

1.       Measure the space in between your collar and work out how long you want your chain to be
2.       Using your needle and thread, attach the ends of the chain to the tips of the collar
3.       Take your buttons and sew these over the top of the chain stitches


Go Galactic
You will need:
·         A black t-shirt or bandeau
·         White, purple, and blue paint acrylic or fabric paint (other  colours optional)
·         A sponge
·         A thin paintbrush

1.       Begin by lightly sponging blue onto the garment
2.       Sponge a layer of purple paint on top of this. Combine this with some lighter shades of purple to make it stand out
3.       Sponge some small of white on top of these colours
4.       Take your paintbrush and using your white paint, paint some crosses and dots onto your garment, these will look like stars!


Friday, 11 January 2013

Project Monitoring; Week 1

Whilst creating my schedule, I decided that I wanted to get the things that I felt I was the weakest at and enjoy the least out of the way first. Therefore, some of my first tasks include writing and planning my articles, and also researching layouts. I also took into consideration the fact that the design process of my pages would take the longest and therefore allocated the most time for this. I do believe that my schedule is realistic because I have gone away and found out when my deadlines for my other subjects are and then planned the tasks in my schedule around these deadlines. By doing this, I should hopefully not end up with masses of coursework all at the same time.  I have also added in some photo shoot contingency time as well as some time for my articles and InDesign projects. The reason that I have done this for my photo shoot is so that if I suffer any problems during my first photo shoot, (for example, model not being available, photos not suitable, ect.), I will have extra time to try again. I have also allocated some extra time for both my articles and InDesign projects just in case the time that I have allocated for these tasks isn’t sufficient.
There are a couple of challenges that I will face in my schedule. The main one will be sticking to my schedule. I will have to make sure that I regularly review my schedule so that I can check to see if I am on target.

Schedule

Week
Date
Activity
1
7th Jan
1 Schedule Creation: this week I will make sure that I create a realistic schedule to enable me to submit a completed project for the 15th February in accordance with the objectives outlined in my treatment. The schedule will be realistic, detailed and will contain 3 meaningful activities to complete as homework. Homework activities should take up four hours additional study time per week.

2 Schedule Creation: Today I will look at other commitments I have in my other A Levels including scheduled exams – this will enable me to produce a realistic schedule. In order to do this I will need to ask my other subject teachers about deadlines for homework/coursework during the next six weeks.

3 Schedule Creation: I will spend today filling in the dates of my other subject deadlines and exams. I will then create a file structure within my network base for all the different elements of my magazine (e.g fonts, pictures, text, articles, ect.). If I finish doing these tasks, I will begin any additional research needed for my articles.

4 Project Monitoring & Article Planning: I will spend the time that I have left over after project monitoring beginning the plan for the two remaining articles that I have to write. I will review my treatment during this lesson in order to make sure that everything that I have written in it applies to my articles.

Homework 1: Book Photo shoot and create photo shoot contingency sheet

Homework 2: Begin making props (dying t-shirts, customizing clothes, ect.)

Homework 3: Do necessary research for articles

Exams/other subject deadlines: N/A

2
14th Jan
1 Writing Articles: Today I will begin writing the article for my ‘Customise your Clothes’ DPS. I will begin reviewing the article plans that I made for this article in the previous lesson whilst also reviewing any additional research that I have made. Throughout my article writing, I will make sure that I review my treatment and also my content research so that my article is accurate and can be the made to the best of my ability.  

2 Writing Articles: Today I will make the finishing touches to the first drafts of my article and will then wait for it to be analyzed and then edited if and when necessary by my teacher. If my articles are edited during the lesson then I will also review them during the lesson.


3 Writing Articles: At the start of this lesson, I will review my ‘I Just Want to Be Perfect’ article and see if any alterations need to be made. I will then begin the creation of my ‘Say It with Nails’ article.

4 Project Monitoring & Writing Articles: I will spend half of this lesson project monitoring whilst I will spend the other finishing off my ‘Say It with Nails’ article.

Homework 1: Finish articles if time allocated isn’t enough

Homework 2: Review and edit articles

Homework 3: Create DPS header designs

Exams/other subject deadlines: N/A

3
21stJan
1 Designing: Today I will begin the design process for my ‘I Just Want to Be Perfect’ DPS. I will begin by working out the various dimensions for my pages. Once I have done this, I will move onto creating templates for my pages showing where everything will need to be. I will use InDesign for this.

2 Designing: During this lesson, I will continue designing the pages of my spreads. I will review my already made mock ups and make any necessary alterations

3 Designing: In this lesson, I will hopefully get my ‘I Just Want to Be Perfect’ DPS close to completion. By the end of this lesson, I should have this DPS ready for the images. I will then begin the creation of my ‘Customize Your Clothes’ DPS. This will mean planning where everything is going to go whilst also reviewing my flat plans

4 Project Monitoring & Designing: I will spend half of this lesson doing my project monitoring whilst the other half I will spend continuing on with the design of my ‘Customize Your Clothes’ DPS. This will include adding my previously made header to my design

Homework 1: Take photos for ‘Say It with Nails’ DPS

Homework2: Edit photos

Homework 3: Spend time during frees working on design process

Exams/other subject deadlines: N/A

4
28th  Jan
1 Designing: I will spend this lesson perfecting the design that I have been working on and hopefully get it close to completion during this lesson. I will then spend any remaining time left in this lesson

2 Designing: I will begin the design of my ‘Customize Your Clothes’ DPS. I will begin this process by reviewing my flat plans and will then go onto calculate the measurements for my DPS.

3 Designing: I will spend this lesson continuing on with the design of my ‘Customize Your Clothes’ DPS. I will spend this lesson positioning all the various elements of my pages whilst also inserting my images onto my spread. If necessary or not already done, I will also edit my images.

4 Project Monitoring & Designing: I will spend half of this lesson doing project monitoring whilst during the other half, I will continue designing my spread. Hopefully towards the end of this lesson I will be close to completion of this spread. 

Homework 1: Finish DPS if time allocated isn’t sufficient

Homework 2: Finish editing of imagery if time allocated isn’t sufficient

Homework 3: Take photos for ‘Customize Your Clothes’ DPS

(Photo shoot for ‘I Just Want To Be Perfect’ DPS booked for 29th Jan)  

Exams/other subject deadlines: Graphics and Fine Art Coursework Deadlines (28th Jan)

5
4th Feb
1 Feedback:

2 Designing:  I spend this lesson beginning the creation of my Front cover. I will create this product using Photoshop. I will begin this process by reviewing my flat plans for this page. I will then begin editing the imagery that I took for this page. I will then begin to plan out where the various components for this page belong.

3 Designing: I will spend this lesson continuing on with my front cover design. Hopefully towards  the end of this lesson I should get this design near to completion

4 Project Monitoring & Contents Page Design:  I will spend half of this lesson project monitoring and the other half I will spend beginning the creation of my contents page. I will begin this process by reviewing my flat plans and then mapping out where everything needs to go


Homework 1: Complete front cover if time allocated isn’t sufficient

Homework 2: Spend time editing imagery

Homework 3: Photo shoot contingency time

Exams/other subject deadlines:

6
11th Feb




1 Contents Page Design:  I will spend this lesson completing the creation of my contents page.

2 Designing: I will spend this lesson creating my ‘Say It with Nails’ DPS. I will begin this process by reviewing my flat plans and then working out the page measurements. I will then go on to plan my  pages whilst also choosing a background

3 Designing: I will spend this lesson continuing on with the production of my ‘Say It with Nails’ DPS. During this lesson, I will add the imagery into my DPS and also begin to add my text

4 Project Monitoring & Designing: I will spend half of this lesson project monitoring and the other half I will spend finishing off my ‘Say It with Nails’ DPS. If I do not finish my DPS in this lesson then I will spend some of my homework time finishing off this process

Homework 1: Complete Contact sheet

Homework 2: Edit imagery

Homework 3: Finish ‘Say It with Nails’ DPS if time allocated isn’t sufficient

Exams/other subject deadlines:

Unit 5 Deadline
Friday 15th Feb –projects to be uploaded to Moodle


Half term


18th Feb

Homework: Complete Monitoring and make sure that blog elements are complete


25th Feb


Audience/Assessor Review Week

1 Create Audience review questionnaire

2 Teacher assessment of project

3 & 4 Complete prep work for evaluation E exam

Unit 5 Blog Deadline 25th
Feb