The next page is displaying facts and figures within poverty in the UK. I wanted people to understand what it is actually like, therefore hitting them with facts and figures makes it more real and the facts are quite astonishing.

Again, the features are similar within the previous page. On the bottom of each page is the number, which in this case is 3 and 4 and is sat in the courier type face once again. The left hand page believe it not took the longest to create and this was due to the bullet point type feature within. However, firstly let’s discuss the title. I wanted the type to be short and sweet, and the title to be informative and eye catching. Therefore, decided to use the idea of spacing BEBAS again, (this to continue through the magazine design) but have the & sign in orange to make it stand out more. I did try it being black and the words being orange however it looked very tacky, where-as this design works effectively. Just like the posters I wanted to indicate where all the facts were from, so people knew they were true facts, therefore underneath the title sits the source that sits in the courier type face.

The issue I had with this design was the way in which I should lay out the type, within magazine I did not feel as if I should use bullet points because it made the design look unprofessional. It took a lot to make them change to the way they are now; but I noticed as soon as I added a guideline (the orange line going down the side) it made the design structure a lot better. I made sure the type didn’t go near the gutter as this was an issue when placing it into the mock up. I then made sure there was enough space between each sentence so It looked clean and even.

There are so many facts and figures that surround UK, poverty therefore I wanted to make sure I was portraying the correct ones and the post important ones for people to take action to help. All the facts have figures in them to relate to the title.

Sometimes with magazines about a certain topic, they over power the design with information therefore people skim the page and do not pick up key information. Therefore it was crucial for me to provide information that was easy for people to access and want to read. I wanted the design to show negative space and only portray the important facts clearly which I think they achieve well.

With the right hand page I was inspired by the image found on Pinterest. (bottom image) I loved the way they used collaged with the photography but made it so simple and not over crowded. Therefore wanted to use this within my design on the right hand page.

Comparing it the image before, you can see that it is slightly alternated in the way it’s displayed due to the photos I had to use. The top two photos represent the subject sitting down, and the focus on all these images are the clothing, indicating he is wearing the same shoes for a long time. I thought I have used a lot of imagery so far that’d displays emotion of the face, it was time to show case materials and other objects and surroundings that represented poverty. I think this design page is so clean and slick and show cases It in an effective way. The white lines that gap between each of the photo let them be individual photos but they come together well due to the layout and black and white theme.

test print

The test print was a great way to visualise any errors that occurred through my designs. When I printed this page I noticed a lot in comparison to when looking at it on screen. I am not sure if it is clear in the picture below however I noticed errors within the type when printing that I did not notice on screen, and analysed them on the printing page. There was a lot of odd spacing between percentage signs and number, and spacing between words. The space between each sentence was slightly off and the writing did not match the alignment of the second page. I then used this to re create the page and adjust the elements that needed adjusting and created it to fit in with the final mock up.

This is the final design before adding it into the mock up. I think it is clean, effective and really grabs the readers attention. I wanted the design to follow through from the first page, and it does so well. it has the same cleanest about it, the same us elf black and white photos and the same colour scheme. I was worried how I would lay out certain photos and I think this simple layout makes the photos stand out well and you are able to locate and identify each photo and realise the story they are trying to tell. The audience, can easily read the writing and get an understanding of the facts and figures that surround poverty in the UK, and I think this is due to the fact its not a over whelming page fill of information and imagery it still incises the reader to continue onto the next page.

mock up

Below this is the mock up of two the pages would look when in magazine. For some reason the facts and figures a lot higher and however when you look at the spread above thats what it looks like its just added in unusually through the mock up. I think the design, portrays the sense of sensitivity around the topic, it does not bombard you and portrays the information clearly to the audience. I personally think the negative space allows the photos to take charge within the design and allows the page to tell a story.