Stage 5

This is the final stage of the magazine production. I finished adding the text that I wanted, then I added an image at the bottom of the spread just to make the magazine look more attractive. I created it in Photoshop using the "Pen Tool"

Stage 4

At this stage, I decided that I didn't really like way the blue looked for some of the text so I tried the Red and I liked it. I also added text, about college trips, that made the magazine look more like a college magazine.

Stage 3

At this stage, I began to add some text to attract the reader. I tried to continue with the Red and Blue scheme. For the titles I used on of the fonts that I liked previously. Then by changing the size, it created the effect where the text has protruding spikes. I accidentally stumbled across this but it worked well.

Stage 2

Here is the second stage of the Magazine creation. I decided to include RED into my colour scheme; I used it for a border colour. Then I added text at the top just to sum up the magazine. I also changed the magazine name a bit from "Kingdom Factory" to "Kingdom Factor".

Stage 1

Here is the first stage of creating the Front Cover. I have included the magazine tile "Kingdom Factory". i have chosen to use mainly blue colour scheme.

Chosen Cover Image

After analyzing the results from the table, I have decided to Use this Image.

over Image Choice

This is a table that I constructed to help me choose which image to use. I printed the images off and then I went and asked some friends which would look best according to the type of magazine I was aiming for.

Image	Count
	5
	2
	3
	4
	3
	1
	1

Front Cover Image Ideas

Here are some photos that I am looking to use for my magazine cover. I tried to portray either college life or the theme of religion for my magazine.

College Magazine Proposal

Target audience

My main target audience will be male/female Christian students aged 16-18. This is because, being a Christian myself, I have a clear notion about what a Christian would look for in magazine that type of magazine.

·      What it will be about

I will hope to capture the diverse styles of gospel music that Christian students listen to. However the content of the magazine will also include sections for sports and other recreational activities that Christians participate in to socialise.

·      Ideas for Cover lines

I have decided to use such lines that will relate to the issues that most teen Christians face e.g. “How to cope with being a Christian”. In doing so I hope to make the magazine look appealing to my target audience.

·      The Title

I was really finding it hard to choose a title for my magazine. I was totally concentrated on making sure that it wasn’t too long but not too short and making sure that it really attracted my target audience. Considering those factors I came up with some ideas, these include: KP (Kingdom Project), GFM (Gospel Factory Magazine),

·      Fonts

The font that that I was thinking about using was “Princetown Let”. However after remembering that I could download a font online I have chosen to use “Birth Of  A Hero”, simply because it loos more appealing. Then the font for the context will be “Puritan 2.0 Regular”, because it looks basic and it suites the title font.

·      When & How often will it be published

I thought about the publishing times very carefully, thinking mostly about what kind of schedule would most-suite the magazine. After this consideration I decided that the magazine would be published every other week; the magazine needs too be quite frequent but not too frequent because the target audience is quite small.

·      Imagery and colour

For the front cover, I am expecting to use an image that shows both a male and female reflecting their Christianity. I will be taking these photos myself using my friends as models. On the contents page, I am going use images that will basically illustrate the content of the magazine.

·      Dimensions

The magazine cover will have the dimensions of 8.5 X 11 inches. I feel as though this is a standard size and it is also widely used.

Font Ideas

This is a table that I constructed in Microsoft Word. I wanted to get some feedback on some fonts that I liked and couldn't choose between. Since I didn't really like the fonts that were already available for use on my Magazine cover, I decided to visit a free font website. I went to http://www.1001freefonts.com/. So some of these fonts, such as "Birth of A Hero" was downloaded from that website. I constructed this table because I wanted to use a font that was preferred by a majority of people rather than a small minority.
So this table is a tally that shows the preferences of various people that I asked; I asked 10 of my friends to choose the font that they liked best and here are the results.

Font	Count
Princetown Let	3
Birth of a Hero	5
Tekton Pro	0
Myriad Pro	1
Bank Gothic	1

Blog Issues

For a while I was having some issues with my blog, it wouldn't let me access my account so I had to do my work without uploading it. However the issue has been rectified and I am now able to upload my work.