LO2: Visual Styles & Themes Moodboard

LO2:Production Schedules

LO2: Gantt Chart

LO2: Annotated Visualisation Diagram

LO2: Fonts, Graphics & House Style Colours

The fonts used on the front cover are large and bold which will help grab peoples attention. The first font on the contents page will be used in the introduction written by the editor. The handwriting style adds a personal touch to the magazine which is appropriate as the introduction will be written in the first person. The same text used for the banners on my front cover will be used for all my headings throughout my magazine. I will use a simple text for the body copy so it is easy to read.

LO2: Legal & Ethical Issues

Obscene Publications Act

"Publishing anything that could negatively influence your audience". The target audience for Top Corner magazine is men between the ages of 16 and 40 who are likely to be from the C2DE categories of the NRS social scale. My audience could be negatively impacted by my magazine as they could be attracted to the negative stigma of football and could be enticed into the hooliganism scene. I will adhere to this law by focusing my articles purely on the sport itself instead of the environment which surrounds it.

Libel Law

"Libel law punishes people who publish false statements that could damage a person reputation"

I will adhere to this law by gaining all my information from reliable sources (e.g. websites ending in .gov, .org, .ac etc.) and from multiple sources where possible (reference the source0. As some of the content in my magazine will be fictional I will need to include a disclaimer stating this.

Copyright, Designs & Patents Act

This act allows producers to protect their creations by making people need permission to use them. I will adhere to this by making all models sign release and consent forms, allowing me to use images of them whenever and wherever I want. I will also need to get permission to use football clubs logos as my models will all be wearing football shirts. I will not require location permission as my photo shoot will take place on a public playing field. 

Laws Of Contempt

It is a criminal offence to publish content that poses a risk to justice in proceedings. It prevents magazines from publishing anything that is too sensationalist about a criminal case. This could affect my magazine as a few football fans are arrested at certain matches for committing acts of violence or being drunk and disorderly. I will adhere to this by not mentioning any specific cases of fans being arrested and not glamorising the hooligan lifestyle.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/police-release-images-18-people-9940035

Ethical Issues

An ethical issue brings systems of morality and principles into conflict. Unlike most conflicts that can be disputed with facts and objective truths, ethical issues are more subjective and open to opinions and interpretation. In terms of my magazine, I would need to consider the appearance of the models I use (ethnicity, body type etc.) In terms of the actual articles in my magazine, I should be cautious of how I portray the sport as Competition is not unethical but the allure of winning can drive some competitors to unethical behaviour ranging from being unsporting or violent during a game to match-fixing and the use of illegal substances. 

LO2: Work to be completed

Pass
Visualisation diagram/flat plans
Interview Questions

Merit
Identify & resolve legal & ethical issues


Work to Complete

• Production Schedule - Weekly - Every Monday, plan tasks for the week ahead
• Gantt Chart - All tasks & activities for the entire production - LAUNCH DATE: 02/06/17
• Legal & Ethical - Ensure that you own the copyright for all images used - appropriate language is used - Legal Paperwork (consent forms)
• Annotated Visualisation Diagrams - Take from existing blog
• Visual Styles & Themes Moodboard - Aesthetics - the overall "look" of the magazine
• Fonts, Graphics & House Style Colours - Sample of fonts that will be used for the body copy - make a colour swatch for the magazine
• Photoshoot Plans - Location - Shot Type - (at least 10 photographs throughout the magazine)
• Risk Assessments & Recce Forms - assess the risk of taken photographs at certain locations (hazards to the production team and the general public) - Recce before Risk
• Call Sheet - Who you need - When you need them - Equipment needed - location - Contingencies

LO1, Task 3: Sample Materials (Masthead Designs)

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2

3

In my opinion design number 2 incorporates the connotations of my magazine the best. Despite this I feel that design number 3 looks more professional and it also utilises one of the more interesting colours from my house style so for my final design I will try to combine draft design 2 & 3 together by adding the colour and 3d/shadow effect from design 3 onto the font and style of design 2.

Final Design

Fonts

Lemon/Milk
Ostrich Sans
Blackout Sunrise
Superdie

LO1, Task 2: Sample Materials (Visualisation Diagrams)