My Design Philosophy

I need to decide what I would like to include in my magazine and what layout I would like from my magazine.
The four F's:

• Formula-the articles and features that go in magazines, they should remain the same format every month. This is not something I will be able to explicitly apply to my magazine as I will only be creating one edition of it, but this will be something I will consider depending on what type of the articles I would like to include.
• Format -the design and layout of the magazine and the general appearance. This is something I will definitely need to look at and think about when designing the magazine, and is something I will begin to explore in this post. 
• Frame- the margins and gutters, although this doesn't seem important, it does help with the general layout of the magazine and make it look professional.
• Function- what is the magazine for? this must me made clear.

Not only do I need to look at the Four F's I also need to look at:

• Retro vs. Modern-modern is my preferred design, however retro design creates quite a different and interesting appearance
• Minimal vs. Cluttered design-I would definitely say I prefer a minimal design, and this would work best with my style of magazine. Cluttered designs appear to work for pop artists.
• Balance- It it important in my opinion for the balance to be even so that sell lines are positioned around a main image. However I am willing to look at different layouts and see how they work with my genre,
• Conventional vs. original- Although some designs like Shindig! look quite eye catching and original, for my coursework I think it is important to be conventional. But I will look into developing some conventions. 
• Use of Colour- All the colours used in the magazine need to go with one another, however also need to contrast so that sell lines and other features stand out and are eye catching.  
• Consistency vs. inconsistency-It is extremely important to be consistent throughout my magazine, if they style or overall representations change the reader will be confused and the magazine wouldn't ne as successful. 
• Effect of genre/ideology on design