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5280 Magazine Analysis

     The issue of the 5082 is a scenic travel magazine that portrays Colorado's extravagant views. Various techniques are utilized on the front cover of this magazine. For starters, the background photo consistently shows mountainous shots. The shots show grassy or rocky terrain and mountains as the backdrop. Two of the three covers show a person in the shot. This can possibly allude to readers as they feel it is a welcoming site instead of an intimidating terrain , given that others have explored the same views portrayed in these shots. The shots are taken either at dawn or dusk, this may be because the sunset/sunrise highlight the beauty of the views (hues of color) and hikers tend to be early birds, making readers want to be present at the time; also, making the possible target: adventurous travelers and nature's admirers.       Furthermore, the colors in the magazine help to create a placid mood and a welcoming feeling. All the ed...

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 cap...