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MAGAZINE PRODUCTION WEEK 7 - COMPLETING YOUR FINAL ARTICLE & FRONT COVER


Okay we're at the very end of this unit. So far you've analysed the living hell out of a newspaper and mag, proposed a magazine you're making, as well as creating first and final drafts of an article, and a first draft of a front cover for that mag. Time to wrap things up. Do this in the following way.

REMEMBER DISTINCTION CRITERIA DEPENDS UPON YOUR FINAL ARTICLE & FRONT COVER LOOKING WELL PROFESH. MAKE IT AS GOOD AS YOU CAN AND TAKE YOUR TIME - DON'T BE IN A RUSH TO FINISH UNLESS YOU'RE HAPPY WITH PASSES. 

1. Create a new post. Give it the title 'PRINT PRODUCTION WEEK 7 - FINAL ARTICLE & FRONT COVER'.

IN BOTH THE FOLLOWING STEPS MAKE SURE WHEN SCREENSHOTTING THAT YOU VIEW THINGS AS A PREVIEW SO THERE'S NO FORMATTING LINES/BOXES. I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOUR MAG WILL LOOK LIKE IF PRINTED OUT. 

2. Put in the heading 'FINAL ARTICLE'. Using the FINAL DRAFT of your article text (so it shouldn't be the same as your first draft but should be the final draft you've made using my recommended changes) - lay it out in Indesign as well as you can. Once complete, screenshot EVERY PAGE of your article and put them into your blogpost. If your article is more than one page long, make sure each screenshot is captioned 'Page 1'/'Page 2' etc.

3. Put in the heading 'FINAL COVER'. Keep working on your cover until you're happy with it. Again, screenshot the cover into your blogpost under this heading.

4. Put in the heading 'Final Production Diary'. Firstly tell me what you've done this week. Then simply answer in a paragraph or two what you're HAPPY with, and what you're UNHAPPY with. How would you improve/change things if you were doing this again.

5. Publish the post.


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