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PTS feature spread creative process

For the creation of my feature spread I, first wanted to include a spread with only one article throughout the two page spread and was torn between a Colorado or California article. However, I then realized that I was replicating the format of several travel spreads I had researched and failed to put my own spin to it.
As a result, I brainstormed the format of two separate mini articles on my two page spread (previous brainstorming mentioned in blog post "PTS spread and table of contents brainstorm layout" went into the construction of this formatting below) :
 
The photos about each article will be in relation to the article below it. Therefore making each page separate articles, on the nature spot I deemed suiting for Colorado and the other for California.  


For the photos featured above the articles, I had taken panoramic shots and I wanted to include one in the spread. Specifically for Yosemite because of the blue hues and purple hues that I was able to capture with my camera. I also liked the location because portrays the vastness of nature and how minuscule we are compared to it.The vastness of this photo conveys the theme I want in my magazine: appreciation of nature and its beauty.

The use of one panoramic view creates a slight difference in the placement for both articles. I saw this in magazine spreads I drew inspiration from. 
Below is the panoramic view taken in Yosemite: 
 
Below are the magazines with different picture placement: 



As mentioned in my previous blog post "PTS spread and table of contents brainstorm layout", I included a two section formatting for the spread I created. Where the photos are sectioned into two column as well as the text--to create visual balance. I sought to do this after viewing the feature spread "Sand & Castles" above. This simplistic formatting allows for the focus to be on the photos featured as appose to the text, which is a concept I want to recreate throughout the entirety of my magazine. 

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