Barbara Sasza

Hello! Here is my CCR. It is a behind the scenes look at how PARAÍSO came to be. Enjoy :) Click the link below:        https://drive.google.com/open?id=1b00UOJopVK0aEcx9Vgbjr1uIGzrXa0uh Yours Truly,      bsasza

Hello! It's crazy we are finally here. This my penultimate blog post. I have finished the magazine and I couldn 't be happier to show it to you. I hope you love it as much as I do. Feel free to leave a comment down below with your opinions. Yours Truly,       bsasza

Hello! As I said in my last blog, my magazine will be about the Bahamas. For the double-spread, I wanted to do something creative but as well as realistic. So I came up with the idea of 24 hours in the Bahamas. It is something that I can use in each volume of the magazine I am making. It would be like a staple article. Let me know if you like the idea or have any of your own that you would like to see. Yours Truly,       bsasza

Hello! Here is a quick update! I originally wanted to shoot in Miami, FL but since my plans hit a bump in the road there was a change of plan. Fortunately, it's Spring Break! My friend and her family are going on a trip to the Nassau and my family has decided to tag along. So my magazine is going revolve around the Bahamas. Can't wait for y'all to see the pictures! Until then, I'll leave you with this post. Yours Truly,     bsasza

Hello! I forgot to inform you what I will be using to create this magazine. The two most common options to create a magazines were Canva and Joomag. I tested both websites to see what suited me the most and I felt more comfortable with. I wanted something that was going to help me create the vision I had.  I have been using  Canva since I was a sophomore in high sch0ol so you can say I am an experienced user. I enjoy that it is user-friendly  with many virtues like free icons but it can be limiting as you can't be as creative with it as   possible . Our teacher, Mrs. Marchetti, has given us the opportunity to use  JooMag . A website that many  students have used in the past but as I started to play with tools and figure out how to use it, I realized it is not  as user-friendly. So I decided I will be using Canva instead. Yours Truly,       bsasza

Hello! As I stated in my last blog, I will be working on designing the layout of the magazine. I have already started looking at travel magazines to get an idea of what I wanted to do. Here is what I have been loving so far and why! These magazines are very minimalistic which many people are loving especially the target audience I will be focusing on. Although I do like these magazines, they not your usual travel magazine which is okay but I wouldn't like to stray so far away.  Compared to the magazines above, these magazines have more life to them. The colors are vibrant which makes the magazine more appealing to the eye, especially for a travel magazine. The ultimate goal is for the cover to be so aesthetically pleasing it makes the reader want to see what's inside. Hopefully, my magazine will be the perfect fit between the two! Yours Truly,       bsasza Sources :  KEZDesign. “Typography.”  Pinterest , 7 June 2017, www.pinterest.com/pin/4196088902727287

Hello! I have barely started and there is already a bump in the road. As in my schedule, I was going to start shooting some pictures for the magazine but changes will have to be made. Unfortunately, my schedule, my friends, and my family doesn't coincide. I won't have the car this week to be able to drive to locations that I wanted to shoot at. My friends are also having a busy week which leaves me no one to shoot with. I have decided to switch the days I will shoot and layout. This will allow me to take pictures during Spring Break which is fantastic since I will have more free time but most of my friends will be gone. As I right now, I will face the challenges along the way. Now it's time to shift gears and get started on the layout. Yours Truly,       bsasza

Hello! Due to my busy life as a full-time student and part-time worker, I tend to lose track and get behind which I can't afford with this project. I decided to make a schedule that will help me to keep focus in order to finish the magazine on time for the deadline which is April 14th which means I have less than a month to complete and submit. So here is my schedule: March 21   - Post a blog        -  Take pictures for cover 23   - Post a blog        - Take pictures for table of contents & spread 26   - Post a blog        - Layout front cover 28   - Post a blog        - Layout table of contents 30   - Post a blog        - Layout spread April 02   - Post a blog        - Work on headlines and subheadlines 04   - Post a blog        - Work on table of contents copy 06   - Post a blog'        - Work on spread copy 09   - Post a blog        - Work on final details 11   - Post a blog       - Work on CCR 14   - Post final magazine and CCR I will hop

Hello! It's March 16 and today we had our first feedback session in class. We were in groups of six students. We all showed each other our blogs and ideas for our projects. It was very helpful since I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I had so many ideas that it was hard to make a decision. The only thing I knew as I stated in my last blog is that m magazine name would be PARAÍSO. With the feedback, I received from my peers, not only was I able t get a general direction where I wanted to take my magazine towards but inspirations for it as well. Here is an inside look at what I want to do as of right now! Yours Truly,       bsasza Source:  Garcia, Blair. “D Magazine – Travel Planner.”  Blair Remington Garcia Design + Art Direction , 2018, www.blairgarcia.com/portfolio-item/d-magazine-travel-planner.

Hello! In my last blog, I informed you on what I was doing to find a name for my travel magazine. I made a list of 25 various terms that relate to travel in different languages. I bolded the ones that interested me the most, which I made into a poll. This allowed me to get feedback from my family, friends and peers. The options were the following: - Voyage - Wanderlust - Movement - Movimento - Escape - Escapar - Paradise - Paraíso The final decision is...... Paraíso Hope you love it as much as I do! Yours Truly,       bsasza

Hello! As I said in my last blog, my next challenge to tackle was the name of my magazine. This is a really important decision for me because the name has to embody every aspect the magazine stands for. This name also has to be easy for people to remember but also aesthetically pleasing to the ears. I picked out a few words that fit those categories. I translated it to the 5 languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Romanian, and Italian.  Travel                Wanderlust                        Movement             Esca pe             Paradise -  Viajar            - Pasion de  viajar                - Movimiento          -  Escapar       -  Paraíso - Viagem         - Wanderlust                        -  Movimento        -  Escapar          -  Paraíso -  Voyage       - Esprit  d'adventure           - Mouvement           - É chapper       -  Paradis - Voiaj             - Wanderlust                        - Circula ţie               - Evadare          -  Paradis - Viaggio        

Hello! After a lot of research, I think I have come to a decision. One by one I started to look at my options. Then, I started to eliminate the topics I felt didn't suit me and my needs. This is why I choose a travel magazine. Here is some inspiration that has got the gears in brain getting more and more excited to get started with this magazin e. Now I am going to tackle my next challenge, which is giving my magazine a name. Some choose to leave the decision for last but it's important to me to find something that resembles who I am and the vision I have. After I decide on a name, I would like to make each and every decision from there on to reflect my magazine. It has to embody the magazine in every aspect. If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment below. I'd appreciate it and until then. Yours Truly,      bsasza

H ello! As I said in my last blog, I am starting to research on my top five topics I would like my magazine to be about. The ones chosen are topics of magazines that I find myself reaching for the most. If you don't remember the top five topics I have relisted them down below.  1. Entertainment 2. Travel 3. Beauty 4. Lifestyle 5. Interior Design I have to be realistic when it comes to choosing a topic. This is important because if I am unable to get the necessary materials in order for me to create a magazine that other people would like to see, I won't be able to create something that I am proud of.  I will be conducting a poll in my school by asking friend and classmates what they would like to see and what they are interested in. If you would like to share your opinion feel free to by leaving a comment below. Yours Truly,        bsasza

H ello! I am an AICE Media Studies AS Level student. It's March 5th and today marks the beginning of my blog posts. I will start to blog in order to document the process of the magazine I will be creating for my class's Foundation Portfolio project. I will document every thought, research, and change made to this project.  Although a film opening is fun and a tad bit more challenging choosing to do a magazine was what I believe is the best decision for me. Hopefully, I prove myself right at the end.  With my experience of taking photos, creating layouts and designs in my yearbook class will give me an advantage. Although, I have already made a big decision on choosing to do a magazine instead of a film opening. I haven't given much thought to what I want to do for my magazine. I will have to do my research and  narrow  it down for you. Before I leave here are a few topics I have in mind. These are topics that I put in order of what I  interested  in, so lifestyle is