Double Page Spread - Flat Plan's

These are some mock ups of the double page spread. These are all of my original ideas that I may include in the double page spread. All of the designs include a header and at least two images. All of the different layouts show a wide variety of ways that my double page spread can be laid out. I will need to pick one of these designs to take forward and produce a draft of my double page spread to see if the layout works and if I like it.

10 Examples of Fonts

Above are examples of fonts that I have considered using for my magazine. All of these fonts are bold and will stand out. There are two very unique and original fonts such as the 'Hanging Letters' font and also the 'Bubble' font. All of these fonts stand out but each for their own reasons whether they are bold and big or if they have a uniquely shaped letter style or even if they include a texture within the font. 

Photographer / Graphic Designer / Magazine Creator

Photographer:

Alex Welsh - Alex Welsh is a documentary photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. The interest he has in photography lies in its ability to examine longstanding systemic problems in society and establish a dialogue with audiences to confron those issues. His clients include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Fader, Business Week, Nike, FYLP Media and The Oakland Tribune. Alex claims that he does not have a specific style or technique but that is what makes his work unique. He says he is always trying to figure out and find out what makes his work unique.

Graphic Designer:

Jack Hunter - Jack Hunter is a graphic designer and has designed covers for magazines like 'The New Yorker' and he is based in Liverpool. A company called Downtown In Business (DIB) took Jack on as an apprentice and he has now been promoted along each stage and has ended up as a graphic designer from the company that distributes his work into magazines and also other forms of social media.

Magazine Creator:

Noah Callahan-Bever - Noah Callahan-Bever began working in magazines when he was 17, serving as the senior editorial assistant at NYC's ego trip magazine. He began attending NYU, in 1997, and already spent the summer fact checking at VIBE. Through out college Noah maintained the position of contracted Writer-At-Large for VIBE's spin-off, BLAZE. In the years after leaving school Noah tried his hand at a number of related trades, A&Ring for a Sony distributed label and writing numerous programs for MTV and MTV News, however in 2002 he returned to magazines as the Editor-In-Chief of Mass Appeal. Eleven months later he was asked to be the Senior Editor of VIBE, which he did for 2 years before joining the staff of Complex as Deputy Editor in 2005.

Fashion Associated with Hip Hop

The fashion associated with Hip Hop is a distinctive style of dress originating with the African-American youth living in New York City and Los Angeles. Each city contributed various elements and unique styles to its overall representation seen worldwide today. Hip Hop fashion complements the expressions and attitudes of Hip Hop culture in general. Hip Hop fashion has changed significantly during its history, and today it is a prominent part of popular fashion as it is mainly street wear which is also seen as a whole across the world and for all ethnicities.

The typical brands you would find to do with Hip Hop in the present day are:
- Nike Air Jordan
- A Bathing Ape
- Billionaire Boys Club
- Crooks and Castles
- Supreme
- Stussy
- Ralph Lauren
- Gucci
- Carharrtt
- Black Scale

Magazine Cover Construction Task

Mobb Deep play a massive part in the old school hip hop industry which is why I used them for the front cover. I went with a simple black and white colour scheme to match the image and decided to add the Crooks and Castles logo which Mobb Deep are sponsored by. For the header and 'Mobb Deep' text I used the font called Motion Control because it is big, bold, easy to read and it stands out. With 'The Infamous' text I have used another font called 'Russian' because it gives the cover uniqueness and originality. 

20 Song Playlist

Analysis of 3 Magazines - Double Page Spread

On the first page of this double page spread we see the main artist 'Lupe Fiasco' who is facing away from the source of light and is wearing the typical 'bling' around his wrist as most hip hop rappers do. We see the headline of this article 'Fiasco @ 9:30' in a bold and capital font so that it is easy to read and stands out on the page so the reader knows what the topic is. Also the two colours used are gold and white in this title which sticks to a very hip hop like colour scheme with black gold and white. This colour scheme runs throughout both pages showing in the text on the second page and on the first page it also matches Lupe's costume. Also on the second page I like the way a quote from the rapper is used in big writing so the reader can see an insight to what he might be like and also showing a second image of him but smaller and faded.

With this double page spread, again showing an image of the artist on the first page, has a different approach to the other spreads. This is because a full image is used on the first page and the article is written in full on the second page. This is a very formal way of presenting a double page spread because of the font used on the article but mainly the way it has been laid out and represented to the reader. There seems to be no deliberate colour scheme but the colour which is most out standing is definitely the red. On this double page spread there has also been a quote shown from the artist which seems to be a popular thing in hip hop magazines. This is something I can include and take note of while producing my double page spread.

This double page spread is taken from the very popular hip hop magazine 'Vibe' who is starring the rapper 'Dee'. In this article we can see from the title it is explaining Dee's road to success and how he made it to the rapping industry. Again like the other double page spreads there is an image of the artist on the first page showing his fashion sense and culture. We also again see a quote from him which has been used with a very original and unique font which makes this magazines double page spread stand out from any other. Also we can see that there is a deliberate colour scheme and theme that runs throughout these pages which is white black and blue. we see this in the headlines, the quote and in the main image.