magazine post 17

This day was all about making sure everything I have worked on up to this point is correct. I reviewed my table of contents one last time. I am satisfied with it and it meets my expectations for what a table of contents should look like. I have prepared my cover page for the placement of the photograph. Other than that I did not work on my  magazine much. Today I relaxed and talked to my teammates about the progress they are making on their magazines. It is important to note that we are all cross country runners ourselves and are constantly around each other and thus, work well together. We discussed what we all have changed in our magazine and what we thought the strong points of our respective magazines were.
I think that Nick's magazine is still the best. He has somehow managed to incorporate a bunch of visual aids that make his magazine look very professional. I asked him how he thought I was doing. He stated that I was making good progress. Robbie has managed to put together a very good magazine. He made orange and black his theme colors and they do wonders for his magazines visual appeal. I think my theme colors are unorthodox and because of this my magazine stands out.

Magazine post 16

It is Thursday and we have further developed our magazines. I am looking forward to interviewing Ryan. We decided that I could take pictures of Ryan at the next practice we will both be attending. This date happens to fall on the Monday of next week. I am happy that I will finally be able to move on from developing my magazine without my photos. Today I finished up my table of contents. I used a different font than the coer stories strap line. This is to add an extra level of artistic value to the magazine. I finished my features section after I had felt that I had enough college commitment news from all of the states across the country.
Now that my table of contents is done and it's rudiments laid bare. I can focus back on my cover page and refine it a little bit. I decided to change the text for the puff, "The Region of Death". I decided to make the text into a different font than the usual as to emphasize the "death" element of the puff. I also changed the positioning of the puffs based upon what kind of picture I think I will be taking.

magazine post 15

This week has been moving very slowly as far as the project goes. I have not been able to progress on my project and it has become stagnant because I have yet to interview or take pictures of Ryan. This has been the hardest obstacle to overcome when it comes to the further development of the magazine. I have been researching headlines and my teammates and I help each other were we can. I am trying to find prominent figures outside of Florida to incorporate into my magazines table of contents. I have completed the Cover stories portion of the table of contents. I can use Canva more effectively now that I have sufficient experience in using it. I have decided to incorporate extra text below the title of the article to allow the reader to get a hint of what the article will be about. It is not meant to explain the article only to entice the reader to read the article.
I have not really even started into the two-page spread other than the title of it. Despite this, I did make some progress. I came up with what the subtitle will be of the interview in article format centered around Ryan. I came up with, "We asked Ryan exactly what makes him so important and special for the sailors" I think that this subtitle entices the reader to want to know exactly what Ryan said. Now that I have the full title of my two-page spread, all I need is the picture and interview with Ryan.

magazine post 14

Today I took time to reflect on my magazine. I had my teammates look over it. I wanted to have their opinions on what I could do artistically to make my magazine more appealing to readers. Nick made the suggestion that I should make my fonts less uniform. I took his advice and made the necessary changes. I talked with my groupmates about their magazines. I wanted to gain inspiration from seeing another persons magazine to see if I was on the right path. It turns out that they were willing to show their magazines and talk over what they had done. I noted the similarities and differences between our magazines and we decided to work closer and make our styles more uniform.
Each of us had a unique element we could bring to the table. However, Nick had the best idea. In my opinion, Nick's magazine is probably the best visually out of our three magazines. He said that the magazine should incorporate a Unique font that just applies to the picture on the cover. I realized that putting a unique font that just relates to the person on the cover enhances the anchorage you use on your coverage and even might serve as the anchorage by itself. I thought that Nick's point was very insightful. Due to this, I decided to change the font of the title relating to the picture. I changed it to Edo. Robbie added to this by suggesting that I should 

magazine post 13

I have discussed taking pictures with Ryan. He seems like he will be able to but we both have busy schedules and I might not be able to take pictures of him for a few days. Adding to the difficulty is the fact that I lie in Bradenton, FL and he lies in Myakka, FL. These two locations are nearly an hour and a half away. I have scratched the idea of a photoshoot in the city as I realized that having a photoshoot in the street wouldn't be practical. There is too much traffic hear in Sarasota and we would have to find a convenient place to shoot. As I discussed before I am seriously considering Payne park as an option. I am actually kind of glad that Ryan cannot take pictures now. I do not want to put it off, of course, but I want to focus on other elements of my magazine. However, I do realize that without a cover picture, I cannot place my puffs and other elements of the cover effectively. Even with this predicament, I do not feel stressed because I believe it will be easy to manipulate my puffs and elements of my magazine cover around my picture. 

I will continue to work on the artistic elements and designs of my magazine. I want to ensure that the fonts work together. I do not want any awkward fonts that don't coincide with the theme the rest of my fonts convey. In other words, my fonts cannot "contradict" each other. I am also experimenting with different colors to see which colors fit best with each other. I do want a variety of fonts to spice up my magazine.

magazine post 12

I could not take pictures of Ryan today. Instead I further focused on the basics and the outline of my magazine. I have been working on the table of contents. However, today I decided to split my time between the table of contents and the two-page spread. I cannot do much with my two page spread at the moment as I have neither a photo of Ryan or an interview with him. I just wanted to title the interview portion of my two page spread. I decided the title would be "Ryan: The man, The myth, a Legend?" I figured this particular title would capture the readers imagination and partially convince the reader that Ryan's interview might be worth reading about. It asks a question to the audience and I often find that if you leave an audience guessing they will want more and more knowledge about the topic; in this case Ryan's mastery of cross country.
The font I used for the title of the future article on Ryan is called chewy. It is a sort of bubbled in font and makes the letters appear to be wide. It adds to attention catching and this is the reason for the style of font. I am now debating on what the subtitle below the main title will say. I think it will hint at the information in the article further. It will probably be an intro to the intro of the article on Ryan.

Magazine post 11

Today my group mates and I took pictures. We took pictures today but it was not when we wanted to take pictures. We wanted to do it earlier so we would have more time to focus on our interview questions. One of my group members is using me as a picture and he is using me as the focus for the magazine. I didn't take pictures today because I neglected to bring my phone.
However, I did participate in being the model for the pictures my friend was taking. In addition, my model is going to be Ryan and he isn't in are class. This is another reason that I couldn't take pictures in class. I didn't think coordinating with someone else outside of the class was going to be this hard. I will take pictures of Ryan soon so I don't fall behind.

Photo taken at this particular shoot:

Magazine post 10

Me and my group have run into quite a few problems. First and foremost, the amount of pictures we have taken is not substantial enough. We have a few but still need more for our respective magazine editions. In addition, the runner I am trying to interview has not been at school either because he is sick or because he's on vacation. I am going to try interviewing him today and if I can I will start using his dialogue in my magazine. I have also decided that my magazine will consist of a two page spread with one of the pages being a full shot of Ryan.
On top of all of this, I am having difficulty using Canva. Cana is difficult to use because of the limited amount of space the text boxes give you and the inability to shape the text boxes the way you want them to look. I have found that incorporating pictures into Canva I also difficult because you have to upload them to the computer first. My phone isn't equipped for this and due to this it is difficult to upload my photos.

magazine post 9

Let us just say that the photoshoot was not our proudest moment. No one could have expected that we would not have enough time to go down town. We made a little progress. During class, we left, with the teachers permission of course, to take pictures at the track. We got some pictures taken. I modeled for Nick and we took a picture of me running up the bleachers. In addition, we got some pictures of me running around the track looking super serious. I am glad I helped my teammate out.
During this process our other teammate Robert was taking pictures of Nick while this process was going on as to document it for him. Today we really just focused on helping Nick with his magazine. Both of us plan to do photos at another time. Robert is thinking of taking photos of Nick during one of his Payne park workouts. This is a great idea and I might be able to do the same thing with Ryan.

magazine post 8

We still have not been able to get time out of our schedules to do pictures. We hope to do them today after school. Since the person I am taking pictures of is not in our class this is the most effective way to do a photoshoot. I believe, as does my team, that taking pictures downtown will reflect what we as a group love about running. Due to the fact that we are taking pictures later, I decided to move forward as best I can and work on the table of contents. While we don't have pictures yet we are committed to making the rest of our magazine ready for the exam.
As stated before, my table of contents was my main focus for today. I worked with my teammates to incorporate a uniform title for the table of contents as well as a uniform format. However, my teammates and I agree to disagree when it comes to the design and font type of the table of contents. I want a more sleek look but I am being overruled by my teammates, I was not going to win that fight. I am thinking about incorporating a few of my own designs that will subtly blend in with their ideas.

magazine post 7

My group and I have decided to move the picture day to November 5th because one of our group members has work November 4th. We also decided that instead of Payne we are going to do our photoshoot in downtown Sarasota. We did this because most of the runners world magazines we looked at were set in urban settings. We want to make sure that all of our "subjects" are aware of the time and place that we are meeting at.
It is important to note that we are not experienced in this sort of thing. We will try our best but I believe that, inevitably, we will have to have another photoshoot. The best person in our group at taking photos is Nick Rich. I will ask him for tips on how to get a proper shot and how to effectively incorporate it in my magazine.