CCR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ZQlLNw3Hs&feature=youtu.be

Final magazine!

Working on the CCR

   During this last week, I have been working on my CCR since I have finished my magazine. I found that the questions posted are the rubric are very easy to incorporate in a normal conversation. To make my CCR less boring, I want to do a screen-recording showing all my progress while I talk. I have done some research by looking at past students CCR and this was the one that appealed the most to me. I started googling ways to screen record and I found a lot of gaming apps that gives the option to screen record. Apparently, all windows 10 computers come with the Xbox app and that has this feature. I watched a lot of videos in youtube to see how this works and I am not 100 percent sure that it's going to work. However, my mom is an engineer and works at a software company and she knows how to play around with it. My plan is to line up all the links that I want to show in the video, like my blog, final project, and other websites that I used to make the final product, and show them in order to show the steps i did for this project. I have answered all the questions and did my script. It's weird to think that this project is going to end but I am happy with my final project.

Final touches

   After what feels like 100 years, I have finally finished my magazine. I am very proud of it but I am not going to lie it took a lot of effort and dedication. Last class was our last group meeting and I loved them. I loved being able to help people out and give them criticism from a fresh set of eyes. And in return they did the exact same for me. I went into class that day struggling because I could not figure out where to place the content on my two page spread to make it flow. However, they gave me the idea of putting all the pictures on one side and the materials on the bottom of the page with the steps on the left. After I played around with it for a while, I think I finally found the perfect spot to place everything. This is how it looks:

   Some final touches I made to the magazine was I added the page number to all the pages, I made the Masthead look 3D by layering the title two times and by strategically placing one on top of the other to make it look like there is a shadow, and i retook the picture for my two page spread because it was horizontal before and not vertical so it did not fit. I also added numbers to the pictures to make it easier for the readers to follow along. Now all that is left to do is the CCR and I am going to start on that right away!

Finished string art

   Today when I got home from school, my friend came over to help me take the final pictures. Last class, I talked to the teacher because I was having difficulties finding a place to put my cover lines and she suggested that I take another picture for my cover page that showed the room in a different angle. So when I got home I had to prepare the living room again and I got these shots from the different angles:

   With these new pictures it was a lot easier to find a place to put my cover lines. The next thing that I did was finish my string art. It was a lot easier the second time around which made me relieved. During the time I was doing the project i was also taking photos to add to my magazine. Out of all the shots these were the ones that came out the best:

   The only thing that I am having trouble with now is trying to fit everything on two pages because my partner did one full page of a picture and on the other page she did all the materials,steps, and pictures. However, I have more steps in my project than she does and I have more pictures so I need to see how I am going to fit everything which is kind of stressing me.

Its coming along!

I am excited to say that the magazine is finally coming along. I started the cover page and the table of contents. I still have some doubts about the cover page. And I also had troubles with the website I was using. So I am going to explain everything in depth.
   First, I had to switch from joomag to canva and lost most of my project. I had made an account with joomaga long time ago so I could not use my email anymore for the free trial. This was not a big deal because I just switched over ton my mom's email. However, the website does not allow me to sign on anymore because it says that my account has not been approved. This took me a bit by shock but I'm just glad that this happened now and not the week that the project was due. So after this I just switched gears and started using canva. Surprisingly, I really enjoy using canva. I find it a lot easier to use and I feel more secure that I will not lose all my progress but just to be safe I downloaded it to a pdf.
   The first thing that I had to do when starting the cover page was that I needed to edit my main picture to make it brighter. I used the app snapspeed and it worked like a charm. I put the title in the mass head but I felt that it blended in too much with the background so I looked at some images on google and saw that some magazines add a type of color block behind the title to make it pop more so that is exactly what I did. I chose a bluish green to match the color scheme that I had going on with the pillows on the couch. The only thing that I am struggling with on my cover page is where to place the cover lines. I don't know where to put them so they don't look awkwardly placed. I am going to ask for my partner's opinion on that tomorrow. This is the first draft of my cover page:

   The next thing that I worked on was the TOC. I did not want to add a picture like the one one the cover page for this and I did not want to have a simple solid background. So what I did was I took a picture of a pillow that I have which has a really cool design and I used that as my background and I must say that it came out really cool. This is how I did it:

Content for the magazine

   On my flight back from New York, I had some spare time and I decided to write the content for the cover lines, the table of contents, and the two page spread. Fortunately, I got it all done! I tried to use a lot of numbers and empowering words in the cover lines like "spice up" and "20 new ideas". I looked at examples of other magazines and this is what they did the most.
These are my draft cover lines:
- 20 cheap ways to spice up your living room
-DIY summer fllower arrangement
-say goodbye to boring string and hello to string art
-top 10 trending DIY projects

This is the draft for the TOC:
-DIY Flower arrangements
-Step by step DIY string art
-20 cheap ways to spice up your living room
-tips for adding a pop of color in the living room
-statement DIY projects to make others drool

Draft for 2 page spread:
Materials: a slab of wood, hammer,nails,string or yarn, template, tape, and scissors.

1: place the Wooden slab on a flat surface and tape the edges of the template onto it

2: outline the design using the nails. Hammer each nail individually leaving an inch in between each 

3: once the outline is complete, remove the template by ripping the paper 

4: now it is time to begin using the string. Make a small knot around a nail. This will be your starting point.

5: next you will want to make a zig zag design around all the nails. Make sure to go wrap all the way around every nail. 

6: once you have created the design, cut the remaining yarn or string and make another knot.

7: repeat these steps for the two other arrows

8: hang your masterpiece in the living room and observe its beauty!

At school I will talk to my partner and ask for her opinion on these but I believe this is a good start.