CCRs

CCR 1.pptx

CCR 2.pptx

https://prezi.com/p/edit/tvqi4xub5uup/

Project

https://www.canva.com/design/DADpG4qeiNs/roPScbUxrm8PQrW6qXV5nQ/edit?bot_score=95

Magazine post 26

Today, I worked on my creative critical reflections. My creative critical reflections focus on all of the elements that make up my magazine. Today I worked on two different creative critical reflections. I addressed the question, "How do your products use or challenge conventions and how do they represent social groups or issues?" In addition, I addressed the question, "How do the elements of your production work together to create a sense of 'Branding'? I am making steady progress on my creative critical reflections.
I am going to finish the last reflection at home today. It will be important to get it done now so that I can be ready to submit my project to AICE. I am confident that I will get the reflections done. I feel like the magazine turned out to be all right. My creative critical reflections are in the form of a power point. I am going to make my next reflection a Prezi.

Magazine post 25

Today, I continued to work on my creative critical reflections. I didn't get much done today as I was also busy fine tuning my magazine. I want the title and cover page to pop out at the reader so I had to do a few edits to be able to produce the product I wanted. I started work on my second creative critical reflection. I think the most effective method to finish my CCRs is to do them at home. I will have enough time to do them at home and I will be in a relaxed environment and therefore, will finish the CCRs in a decent amount of time.

I have finished production of the magazine and I am satisfied with what I have created. The only thing I have to do now is to reflect and finish my blogposts. All in all, I believe that the project will turn out all right.

Magazine post 24

We have been told to emphasize work on the CCRs. I am still a little bit behind but I hope to be successful by staying up late and working hard to finish. We are about to enter our last week of work before turning in our project for a grade. I am confident the amount of effort I put in is sufficient. I don't know exactly what the different forms of media I will use for my CCRs will be. I already have one done and it is a power point. I am thinking that the next two will be a video and a Prezi. However, since I am running out of time and have limited experience making online videos, I believe that the best course of action will be to make another power point and a Prezi. I have little experience in Prezi but I believe that Prezi is a better alternative to making a video.

Magazine post 23

A lot has transpired from Monday to Thursday. My group is putting the finishing touches on our respective magazines. I have my product essentially finished. I do not know how my group is faring in terms of the completion of the project. From what I have seen I think my group mates are also just about close to completion. I have decided that I will update my magazines table of contents. I wanted it to stand out more so I made an arrow that surrounds cover stories. I think this adds a touch of design and pronunciation to the table of contents that just simply was not there before.
I hae started to think about the CCR questions and how to approach answering them. I don't know what formats I want to use. I was asking around and my groupmates thought that power point should be my first choice. When I told them that I was already going to use that they told me I should do a Prezi. Personally, I have never used Prezi so this will be a new experience for me. My groupmates told me that Prezi is quite easy to use. I hope they are right.

Magazine post 22

This week me and my team are looking to finish out the rest of the project. We have all of the elements we need to finish our magazines. I am going to be able to finish my magazine tomorrow. I have every part of my magazine done. My article is completely done. I have revised it enough so that I feel comfortable with it. My pictures have been completed and I feel good about what they represent. My cover is probably what I am most proud of it incorporates a variety of artistic techniques to grab a readers attention. With the help of my team, I believe that I have created a good magazine.
Up next on the agenda is to complete the CCRs. I have to review the questions and prepare my responses to them. I have not really been thinking about the CCRs so I will have a bit of time in class to go over how to respond to them with my teacher and my team. I believe we have to have to answer four different questions. I am going to fine tune my magazine then I will begin work on the CCRs. My magazine has a few details that need to be ironed out.

Magazine post 21

It is getting close to crunch time. I have gone over all of the specifications of my magazine and I have finished the article in class. I have had my article peer reviewed by my group members and they say it looks good. I also had Nick take a look at my magazine. He says that It needs a few tune ups. I allowed him to show me what he meant. He went over my color scheme and we both agreed that it would need an upgrade. For my cover picture it was important that the color scheme would blend with it so we worked hard to find an effective color scheme we settled on the color scheme of gray and red. Even though we did end up changing the cover page, Nick and I both agreed that if we left the rest as it was my magazine would stand out and challenge normal conventions. Most magazines keep their color schemes uniform the entire time through we decided that my cover page being different would actually be a positive thing.
After this incident, I worked on polishing up my cover. Recalibrating my puffs and changing their fonts one last time. I changed the puffs to the fonts, Amaranth and Adumu Regular, respectively. With Nicks encouragement, I decided to change my advertisement or eye candy to right above the sweet spot. This allowed for my cover picture to not be undersold due to puffs getting in the way. It freed up space for the picture and it looks better. Overall, I am proud of how my cover page turned out and I have my team to thank for supporting me.

Magazine post 20

I finally got my interview with Ryan. I met him at lunch and we went over the questions I had planned out for him. I asked him questions such as, "what is your motto for running?" and, "Will you get serious about running?" I believe I got enough information to create an article based on his answers to my questions. As originally planned, I am going to make Ryan's interview into an article about his life as a Sarasota Sailor cross country runner. I finally have all the elements I need to be able to complete my project. Tomorrow in class I am going to finish writing the article. I have started writing the article at home. I am confident that I can finish the article rather quickly.
In addition, the interview gave me an idea. I asked Ryan what the shed means to him. He just looked at me for a little bit. When I explained to him that I wanted him to explain to me what the shed symbolized to him, he understood the question. He answered that he had so many memories around the shed and in the shed that will, "stick with him". I decided to include that in the photo of Ryan earlier as to give further meaning to the reason for the picture being taken in that particular setting in front of the shed.

Magazine post 19

Ryan and I hae set up a date for my interview with him. I will do the interview in three days which will make it a Friday. I am looking forward to doing the interview with Ryan. I already have the photo I am going to use to make my two-page spread. I spent today experimenting with ways I could manipulate Ryan's photo to make it stand out more. After many tries, I decided that simple was better.
I decided that I would not manipulate Ryan's image and instead opt for a simple but effective method.
Due to the way I shot the picture and where I shot it. Ryan's image already stands out due to the white background. I simply pasted Ryan's image onto a yellow background to keep with the theme of my magazines colors. I like the image this way the best and I think it will coney a silent message to the reader.

Magazine post 18

I am writing this blogpost at home because I want to discuss my photoshoot that occurred today. During class I focused on making everything perfect for the picture. I also decided what my reasoning behind where I was taking the photo and the specifications of the photo were going to be. I decided on taking a picture of Ryan in casual wear with his hat on backwards. The reasoning behind the look is that I wanted to emphasize that running isn't always serious. Running isn't about constant pain. In fact, the casual wear emphasizes that before Ryan is a runner he is a person just like everybody else.

I decided on the setting before we took the picture. My picture was taken near the track with the background of the picture being the team shed. There are a few reasons behind why I chose this specific background. Ryan has been persevering and running cross country every season and every day he comes to this shed and gets focused and ready to run. This shed symbolizes his constant commitment to running. No matter how far he roams, he always comes back to this shed. On top of this, I think the white background allows Ryan to stand out instead of blending into the background. It makes Ryan appear to be a little bigger than he actually is. White is a canvas you can paint on. Ryan is the paint.

The picture of Ryan that was taken: