1. Task 9- Fanzine

2. Text
Text
Text
Headline
Headline
Image
As apart of this design I
have developed the original
layout of a broadsheet
newspaper using columns
but varying this in size of
different widths and lengths
of the text to be formatted
into. The headline its self
will create this gradual drop
effect down the centre of
the page while the image
will be set behind to frame
the text and been more of a
background feature. As well
as the columns changing in
size the text will also be in a
number of different sizes
across the page, to achieve
more of a fanzine article
appropriate for a younger
audience that will also
reflect the lary colours and
lifestyle of the hippies.

3. Text
Text
Text
Sub Heading
Image
The placement of these text
and images has been
distorted some what in this
case by staying away from
the norm with a blurred and
obscured design with the
font choice and text box
rotation, and again the
image will be set behind
this text following the path
of this in an ‘s’ shape. When
it comes to what is been
incorporated into the page
design in this case I will be
using a sub heading unlike
some of the others as a
taster of the rest of the
story and in terms of sizing
is a lot bigger. The copy will
also be found in some sort
of order within a number of
columns all of which will
include another part of the
main story.

4. Text
Sub Heading
Image
Here I have looked at a different form of orientations for the text to based upon and could be seen as more
appropriate when the image takes more of an important role and there is more of a ratio of image to text, of a good
professional high quality. That could feature a number of different fashion images to create a collage of the hippie
fashion which this design will be based upon, and also be more of a urban edgy design than then could be
emphasized with marker been over the original images created on paper of a distorted looking model from a
number of different magazines and cut out. The headline will also be diagonally across the centre panel of the page
and give the illusion of it leaning.

5. TEXT SIZE 12
Headline Sub
Heading
Image
TEXT SIZE18
TEXT SIZE 30
In this case I would like to achieve something more minimalistic, I will use white space as a design choice to base to
whole landscape page around and inspired by the likes of vogue and Elle magazine all known for there very high
fashion designer brands, that are presented in a specific way to reflect the chic house style of these types of
magazines. But like the usual presentation of a larger header followed by smaller text, these principles will not
come into practise as the smaller headline will be found at the bottom of the page while the main body of text will
be found spread across the top of the page in a considerably bigger font, from the rest and will be found in arrange
of different traditional and modern fonts from a number of different sizes.

7. Research
Before creating my own fanzine article based around the hippie subculture, I looked at some existing products both from the past
and present day for inspiration and get an idea of what is already on the market. In terms of design there are no rules and
anything works as every product is different. However there seems to be a divide in a basic style from a very graphic and hand
drawn and urban style in comparison to some that are a lot more simplistic in design and use white space as an advantage and
incorporate it into the design. Text and typographic are an important part of the article as it steers away from the norm and can
be warped, wrapped and twisted across the page and range in size and gradually increase or decrease to create something very
different to the traditional column style used my many tabloid and broadsheet newspapers, which helps to keep the reader
interested giving it that edge especially when you a presenting the main body of text. However, with this design means that when
it comes to putting the fanzine together it can use a lot more pages, or the original article may need to be cut down to reduce this
to make it less wordy. It is also common to see a lot more decorative fonts then normal which can be sourced from sites such as
dafont. The spacing is also another element to consider as some can use more of a crammed design to base the text around with
over lapping words, while some may have a couple of words spread across a page creating a more staggered and minimalistic
design. The images are also an important part of the product as this is what makes it different and a fanzine article whether this
been your own hand drawn images and magazines cut out to create a collage effect or even a some created which is heavily
edited and distorted on Photoshop which will achieve something of an experimental nature. Or in contrast to this the images
could be simplistic with extreme brightness and in a black and white filter something which could be found as apart of a high
fashion fanzine magazine .

10. Images
When it comes to putting all the content together both the
text and images the visual elements are an important part
of the design that catches the attention of the audience
and makes it more attractive to read into. It can be used to
really frame the text and wrap about this. It can give the
content are certain style flair to it, In this case looking at
two apposing ideas. One with a very minimalistic and
simplistic design using white space to an advantage and
incorporating it into part of the design. Using black and
white photographs with a high contrast and the image
themselves been very basic with one key element that has
been heavily staged, and compliment the sans serif
modern font which the text can sit around. In contrast to
this another idea have been looked at which is a lot more
urban and edgy images that will reflect the large graphic
and decorative font, the images themselves been a
combination of colour and black and white prints and
sketches created both on Photoshop and hand drawn, to
create this very rough design, Something that is more
relevant to the hippie style and festival chic. In terms of
the image content, as the article is based around the
hippie fashion revival and the idea of it been blog inspired
the images will reflect this with hand drawn fashion
silhouettes and designs, newspaper print and symbols and
objects that represent hippies, and with a mix of neon's
and bright, primary colours to attract the attention of the
audience and be a bit more relevant to the younger
readers.
Text
When looking at the different styles of text I looked at a
number of different copy from da font, with a vast
amount of traditional and modern fonts for a range of
different purposes. Firstly looking at traditional fonts
reflective of the 1920s era and could be seen as more
showbiz style type face both in bold, capital letters and
can also been seen as very retro for its audience
however something of a little more decorative nature
could work well as a part of a title or headline, a mix of
different fonts could also work well and are reflective of
a fanzine article in order to create something more
visually appealing with a mixture of different sizes,
rotations and placement across the page. The fonts will
be based around a black and white colour scheme
which will make it clearer to read as fanzines are
traditionally a lot more unusual therefore at some point
the text has to be readable. I have also been looking at
font that are a lot more hand written and scrapbook like
in style so achieve this vintage and retro look of the
fashion article which will be featured on this page. Both
style of fonts the more traditional and more quirky and
decorative fonts have been looked specially at to fit the
images that I have also chosen and complement each
other some of which could need refining when it comes
to warping the text round the images for example the
bunting style font and pearl jam which may need to be
thought about more carefully .

13. In terms of the images for a part of my fanzine I
feel that they are in extreme cases more important
than the text as it is what really sells the product
and, and are also a way of getting across this
message in a more powerful and moving way, and
so here are some examples of the processes I went
though to achieve my final product, the original
image taken from Google that really shows what
the hippie lifestyle is about the relaxed vibes,
flower power, young and carefree, that is also
feminine. With this image on Photoshop I
experimented with the colors and changed it to
this harsh black and white cartoon effect to give it
this scrapbook style, which also will contrast well
with a white text. However if I were looking at
some of the negatives to an image like this I would
have to say that the fact that this stronger contrast
has been used distorts the image somewhat and
for some people that haven't seen the original
photograph could be been as difficult to
understand as well as the fact that this style of
photograph doesn’t really live up to the
connotations of the hippie culture, and would
work better with something like a punk subculture.
From this I also looked created a gradual fade
effect though the image to give it this ombre effect
and the use of the makes a smoother run from
image to white background to what already has
been created and caused a problem with the
design. therefore with this technique I have
experimented further with when it comes to some
of my other designs. Been happy with this effect
allowed me to experiment and develop this further
in this case by adding a clipping mask from the
hanging letter that gives more of a suitable effect
and could be used as a part of the title/headline of
the fanzine.

14. After experimenting with images it was important to incorporate both the text and images together, but in more of a creative and
different way. My inspiration was the work of ray gun that is extremely different to what you see on the market and this layouts can
cause images and text to fall of the page rotation and stretching, in order to stay away from the norm. Before concentrating of the text I
looked at the positioning of the text and images trying to push the boundaries in this case to the text moving the text around the page
in irregular sized columns, overlapping of text, and as the copy moves on the text both increases and decreases in size to give the
audience this very unusual overall look, with the idea of the text scattered across the page. However it was still of importance to make
the headline larger then the main body of text either in one way or another here showing two versions of this with and without the first
image I created as it can change the whole perception of the newspaper and works well at complementing the colors well showing the
contrast from light to dark. But I feel that I should also try out colored images to see which images I prefer and the overall outcome.

15. From first trying out the this gradual lighting effect I felt that I could incorporate into the whole design. Firstly by taking ‘hippie fashion
photography’ from the internet and using the lasso tool to cut out the main feature of the images, a variety of models from long and mid shot,
which are a good combination when it comes to layering up these pieces so create a collage style piece of work. From this I added the gradual
faded effect to the overall image that I had created because using it on each individual model didn’t work as well as the transition wasn’t as
smooth. I feel that this effect also helps to compliment a better overall color scheme for this design and using more pastel feminine tones. The
fact that the images a placed towards the right of the page allows the text to fall around this as well as experimenting with further backgrounds
to set the page upon duplicating and rotating the design more than once to give this idea of reflection

16. As I have kept developing the original images I
sourced off the internet, as well as using the white
space within my design I looked at creating
something a little more busy, with a newspaper print
background to set the models behind sourced from
the internet, with this original newspaper print I have
experimented with the filters to give more of a sutal
effect by increasing the brightness and contrast of the
print in order to create something like this, which I
could look to develop even further with different
textures and patterns for the text to be placed upon
anything from a floral background to a more
distressed paper look. To highlight this point even
further I have added transparent style boxes over the
top of the newspaper print with a hint of color, all of
the sepia variety which suggests this Idea of age and
time to the piece and communicates this idea of how
long the hippie subculture has been around for as
well as reflecting the color of the colors that are worn
by hippies today especially when the aim of the
article is to talk about the rediscovery of this style.
That has taken place in the form of rectangular boxes
that have been distorted and scattered across the
page to add interest to the article giving another
angle to the images as the boxes can subtly been
seen through the boxes behind. To emphasize this
aged look. Which also allows the text to sit a little
differently too then the norm giving the effect of the
text fitting in these boxes/collums but seen as
distorted slightly .