Mid Term Submission

If there were this type of magazine out on the market and in stores, I would definitely be drawn in. The colors for my magazine are bright and fun with the yellow, blue, and white scheme. The layout is easy to read and follow. I use three main fonts throughout the entire magazine to keep consistency and organization. The photos I used were the best photos from my photoshoot that were clear and displayed the product nicely. The titles and descriptions are not of elevated language but more colloquial since it is a lifestyle, fun magazine. The targeted audience is those with Celiac disease or is gluten sensitive or just wants to live a healthy, gluten-free lifestyle. The pages are not cluttered with too many photos or too many words but contain sufficient information and are eye-catching. 

Photo Shoot

The majority of my photos are after the recipe was made and was shots of the final product in different settings and lighting. I did use my mom as my model who held the cup which is the photo for my cover but from research, most of the food shots were done on tables with different backsplashes and backgrounds, less with people. It was easy to schedule my mom to help because she was home to help. I used my outdoor patio table for some shots and then the kitchen table for the others. I thought the green picnic patterned cutting board and woven basket added to the summer/spring look I was going for so I used them in my photoshoots. 

Final photos in magazine

I chose these 4 photos to include in my four pages of my magazine because they are different shots and were the best out of all my photos taken. The lighting and angles of each of these photos were what I envisioned in my head before I had even taken any photos. 

Development process of my magazine

Since my two-page article is an easy, summer, gluten-free dessert, there was no interview needed. However, the process of choosing a recipe for the two-page was thorough. I wanted it to be a "no-bake" recipe that included fruits since it's for summer. Once I decided on the dessert, I had to manipulate the recipe to make it gluten-free friendly. This included doing research to find foods such as graham crackers that were gluten-free. Surprisingly, the food industry has increased in gluten-free brands and foods. In the end, the development of my dessert recipe was very educational in that I found some new brands that cater to those with Celiac and a new summer treat for anyone!

Flat Plan

The other articles I included range from gluten-free recipes to the science behind celiac to anything summer related. My purpose for that was to include everyone in the Celiac community or anyone who is gluten-free and give tips and ideas and recipes to have the best summer they can. The ads in magazines I researched were in between each article and can be many pages long, so I imitated that by placing ads on either side of the articles on my flat plan. 

Table of Contents

For my contents page, I chose to put a minimal amount of articles on display to magnify the articles on the page. I also chose articles for that season of the year which is spring/summer. Since it is a June issue, some fitting articles I used were: fathers day gift guide and fitness guide. I chose one photo for this page to enhance the articles featured. I used a basic but clean font for the title because I did not want attention on the title but on the articles that are listed. The font for the articles is the same Bembo font to keep the consistency throughout the pages similar. 

Front Cover

The title of my magazine is Celiac Living. I came up with the title because I have Celiac Disease and have noticed that there are plenty of Vegan and Vegetarian magazines on the market but little to no magazines for those with gluten intolerance. Instead of making just a food magazine with gluten-free recipes, I decided to create a lifestyle magazine for those with Celiac because it is a complete lifestyle change. I chose the font, Bembo, for my title because I felt it is an elegant, legible font that is extremely appealing to the eye. For the body text, I chose Bodoni, a bold font to entice the readers into buying and reading the magazine.