Research: Characteristics

Below I have mentioned some of the major characteristics that are seen in a Fashion, casual wear magazine for Women.

• Clothes:

 Plain, simple and decent and not that extravagant.

• Make up:

Follows the contemporary trends. Natural or light make up or according to the clothes worn by the model.

• Hairstyle:

A variety of hairstyles used, tied hair, open hair or semi-tied hair. Whatever, hairstyle best fits the clothes.

• Typography:

The font style used is sans-serif to give a casual impact.  

•  Background/Settings:

The setting is usually indoor and the background is most of the time plain in very rare cases the shoot is done in an outdoor location.

• Expression:

A serious expression or the model could be smiling.

• Body Language:

Is casual and spontaneous.

• Accessories:

Delicate and light jewellery worn. A necklace, studs or bracelets worn. Bags could be used.

• Colour scheme:

Too much bright colours or too much light colours are not used a balance is maintained.

• Props:

Could be a chair, sofa,bench or pets.

• Masthead:

The font used is sans-serif as it is curvy and gives a casual impact.

• Puffs and pugs:

Are used to catch the attention of the audience.

The content the magazine contains:

• On clothes
• The latest fashion
• The hairstyles
• Make up
• Where to get outfits from
• Shoes

Research: Similar Magazine Research

Here are some magazine similar to my genre (Fashion) I will look at these for help to better understand the codes and conventions when it  comes to fashion magazine.

Research: Genre

Genre: Fashion

Sub Genre: Casual Wear for Women

A genre adopts the codes and conventions of other texts in that similar genre and the content and style tells us what genre a media texts belong to. 

The genre I have chosen is fashion and the sub genre is casual wear for women. Fashion is of great importance in our society and our appearance is greatly affected by the clothes we wear. Fashion matters in our day-to-day lives. As, we see casual wear attire has become very popular in Pakistan especially in the teens and young adults. Teens want to experiment with their looks. According to the statistics the Pakistan's youth population is 30%. 

The casual wear is the Kurta with Jeans and Trousers. Tight half sleeve and sleeveless shirts with Capri trousers and a top and jeans have also been adopted. The casual wear is inspired by the American fashion. The youth feels that casual wear is comfortable and gives them a freedom of expressing themselves. There are no magazines on casual wear to guide the women and keep them up to date on the latest fashion. I have a general knowledge on this sub genre. But, I will have to do a lot of research and conduct  a survey in order to understand my audience. I am going to take this as a challenge as it does not belong to my culture, but to a foreign culture adopted by our society. But as it is becoming dominant in my society I want to help the audience so they could have the right guideline on casual wear. A lot of Pakistani fashion designers are launching their casual wear collection. Which shows that casual wear is becoming dominant in our society.

Preliminary Task:(Final Cover Page and Content Page)

COVER PAGE

CONTENTS PAGE

Preliminary Task: (Final Content Page Evaluation)

Preliminary Task (Final Cover Page Evaluation)

Below is presentation on the cover page evaluation. 

Presentation created on: Microsoft PowerPoint

Preliminary Task:(Mockup Overlay For Final Selection)

As I made a mockup for my magazine previously I placed the main image on the mockup. Below are the are the results.

This is how I decided to  place the the photographs I have taken for the main image on the mock up of the magazine cover page. This is an example of how the photographs for the main image will look like. This will help me decide which is the best fit for the cover page. From the mock up overlays I will decide the final image I will use for the cover page.

Below is the selected final image for my magazine.

I have chosen this mock up overlay because the model has a stronger eye contact with the camera and perfectly fits on the cover page and the cover lines wont look congested on the cover page as they will come on the sides of the cover page and wont overlap with the model as compared to the rest of the images as there is more room on the sides. As compared to the rest of the photographs the hairstyle of the model is perfect and has a way better posture as compared to the rest of the photographs.