Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Photoshop study(2)(improving skills)

 for practice and to challenge myself i decided to recreate a magazine i found online to get a taste of what it's like to create a music and culture related soul magazine.



  • the picture i found online















  • the artists i used
















  • this is the result, it was quite difficult but i learned alot on the technicalities of editing

photography study(4)

I took these pictures with the intention of puutting them in the culture portion of the magazine to showcase how the people of the coast live perhaps instead of just fancy hotels, how do the people there go about their day th activities like fishing,which is where i took these pictures (on the beach)

























Saturday, 27 April 2024

Photoshop Study(1)

This Is my first attempt at doing a draft cover using the flatplan i created and the photography study i did shortly before this post.

I found this design to be quite boring but it works, but in the future i'd like something more editorial. Also the model covering the text seems to not be working here, perhaps due to where i placed it, but nonetheless it's not a bad start in my opinion.

Friday, 26 April 2024

Flatplan

 For my first try at seeing what the picture could look like i created a flat plan for my cover






Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Vogue Australia April 2023: (codes and conventions)+inspiration (3)

 For this issue i chose the cover as the editorial photography style is something i could carry out for my magazine, as for the rest of the magazine i find the other codes and conventions quite uninteresting so i didn't include them because they are also similar to the last issues i analysed.


  • Cover page

  1. the 2 subjects with the background is good looking and i plan to do a photoshoot inspired specifically by this cover and do another analysis on a different magazine to see what the results will come out ot look like.

Magazine name

I was brainsorming on a name for my magazine and here are the suggestions i came up with perhaps for a new questoinnare

  • Kayàr (a play on my name)
  • Karlture
  • Kalture
  • Kayar:Artisanal collection
  • Kayvar
  • Arayk
  • Kàyaar 
  • Haama
  • Kayama
I like the word Artisanal as it sounds editorial maybe like K
  • Kàyaar 

Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Phtotography study (3)

 Here i attempted to capture the local culture and life in the area near the coast and in terms of art i went to a textile shop to capture the fabrics maybe for an insert on fashion.













  • me taking the pictures!












Friday, 19 April 2024

Distribution and Audience research response analysis


The Research Responses came back of which i will analyse briefly here

 Forms response chart. Question title: 1. How often do you engage with arts and culture content (e.g., films, magzines, visual arts, music, etc.)?. Number of responses: 34 responses.

Forms response chart. Question title: 2. What type of art forms interest you the most? (Select all that apply). Number of responses: 34 responses.

Forms response chart. Question title: 3. What kind of content would you like to see in a Kenyan Issue of an arts and culture magazine? (Select all that apply). Number of responses: 33 responses.

Forms response chart. Question title: 4. How Much Would you pay for a Kenyan Issue of an Art and Culture magazine? (in ksh). Number of responses: 33 responses.

Forms response chart. Question title: 5. What tone would you prefer for the magazine’s articles?. Number of responses: 34 responses.

Forms response chart. Question title: 6. How would you prefer to read an arts and culture magazine?. Number of responses: 34 responses.

  • To note when it comes to distribution

Forms response chart. Question title: 7. How frequently would you like to receive new issues of the magazine?. Number of responses: 34 responses.

  • It makes sense for my mag to be quarterly so since most interact with arts and cullture content weekly or monthly from the previous question.

Forms response chart. Question title: 8. What would motivate you to subscribe or engage regularly with a Kenyan arts and culture magazine?. Number of responses: 34 responses.



  • To engage with my audience towards the end i plan on creating some way for them to interact with exclusicve content

Canva(presentation) Link

Below is my canva presentation link with my final creative critical reflection.  https://www.canva.com/design/DAGRyUQ-vfU/Qynbb32cgbjQq7hZWu...