- Make sure to establish a clear sense of branding across both elements of cross-media production- using a range of production detail and keep the design aesthetic the same over both issues, the content pages and the website
- Choose fonts with discrimination- not to rely on standard body-text fonts to create sell lines/mastheads etc.
- Use a mix of Photoshop and InDesign to handle both text and page design to make it look more polished and professional
- Make sure to stick to the brief- e.g. If it is a fashion magazine, do not create a front cover with sports stars in front of a car. Therefore, for my lifestyle magazine, I will choose one focus, with perhaps other interests of the target audience(researched)
- You MUST represent two models from two different social groups, to represent diversity
- DO NOT use an inappropriate setting or use the same setting for both covers/ content pages= mise-en-scene will be boring and will not represent a difference in my work
- Make sure to include content and use an aesthetic that the target audience will be interested in and will engage with- for example, for 16-25's, must link to social media (‘digital natives’) and research what other magazines they read and take inspiration from those
- Make sure to include all the usual codes and conventions of a lifestyle magazine- e.g., price, barcode, cover-lines link to contents page
- Make sure to link the print to the online magazine- media convergence and cross-media products- to keep the magazine consistent to the brand's identity
- STICK TO THE BREIF- make sure to read the specification carefully and include all aspects of the content list for the magazine and online section
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