Midterm Submission

Due to the color of the background, the addition of a solid dark yellow bar at the bottom of the age made the black text visible. The headline had to be shifted up so that it was more noticeable against the brown bark. I changed the headline yellow to make it pop against the other colors of the cover photo. The magazine name font changed for stylistic preferences. The photo was chosen because of the attractive color scheme. The red plant is directly centered drawing the gaze to the cover of the magazine. 

I made little changes to the layout of the contents page. The only changes made were in font choices and the color of the border. I mainly focus on picking photos from the various location visited to place in the contents section. I choose photos that contrasted each other and added color to the page. I also added an arrow next to the word “contents”, so that the word stood out more. I also change the color of the border so that it complements the yellow theme of the cover page.

The close-up at the 1^st article page was taken on my second photo shoot due to the poor quality of some of the photos taken on the first photo shoot. Inspired by previous magazines in my research, the close-up image takes up less than half of the page. I chose to write about “The Value of Florida’s Mangroves” because most of the national parks I visited had mangroves along the shoreline. I was able to retrieve photos that complemented the article topic and show examples of mangroves in Florida.

Page 2 design layout was inspired by another magazine I had research. The use of images to break the border between the two columns gives the page an abstract and more appealing appearance. Page two mainly focuses on the national parks/preserves in Florida that contains mangroves. I change the color scheme of one of the photos to black and white for added effect on the design of the page. I added a brief description directly below each photograph on page 2. The photos were mainly chosen for correlation to the articles on the page. The font on page 1 and 2 were decided base on the professional and fresh design. I added a quote from the interview, highlighting certain words in a different color for dramatic effect.