Print Research

 Hi Blogger! Another component that I have not focused on as much is print where I will be creating a magazine article discussing my episodic documentary and the series as a whole. I am super excited to create this since I adore using Canva. In order to fully understand what should be done within this print aspect and what I should include on the magazine itself, I thought it was only best to research what I observed within these magazines in order to grasp how I want to structure my own. Therefore, I decided to look at some past AICE Media A Level samples to get an idea of how I can create my own print component.

Although I am aware of what a typical magazine should look like, I wanted to really delve into the specific characteristics that it includes so I know what I should implement within my own print component. Therefore, I created a list of characteristics that should implement when designing my own magazine. 

-Title 

-Subtitles 

-Bold images

-An overview of the director

-Questions prepared about the project itself

-Magazine brand

-Page numbers

-Bold graphics

-Engaging overall image

One thing that I am also definitely taking into consideration is that even though I am only producing an excerpt of my episodic documentary, there is still an entire series behind it which should definitely be mentioned within the magazine I am creating that way readers have a better understanding my intentions and what my product is. 

After analyzing what I need to put in my own print component, I headed over to Canva to look at layouts and graphics that I can have within my own project that is engaging, bold, and included characteristics. 

I got excited and started to explore Canva by looking at potential templates. However, I have not found exactly which one I would like use for my own print component. Despite this, I am still thrilled to be creating this magazine regarding my episodic documentary for my portfolio project and will be continuing to look at possible layouts on how I want my print component to look like. It was especially helpful to observe past portfolio projects that had a print component since they aided me in taking note of everything that I should include and consider within my creation. I am super excited to start up its creation throughout this upcoming week. Until next time!